Could it be Swine Flu?
March 2014: Over 100 people have been admitted to hospital with swine flu in Queensland already this year - double the number for the same period last year.
85% of influenza notifications in Queensland are H1N1 virus (swine flu). Courier Mail, 12 March, 2014
Similarly , a swine flu pandemic has been reported in New Zealand, prompting both NZ and Australian health authorities to encourage people to have their flu shots early. International Business Times, 27 March, 2014
H1N1 Influenza virus is a relatively new strain of Influenza A virus - first detected in Mexico in April 2009. The H1N1 virus spread rapidly around the world and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation in June 2009. H1N1 is referred to as swine flu because it contains some of the same DNA from influenza strains that infect pigs.
The symptoms of swine flu are similar to the symptoms of seasonal flu:
- fever
- cough
- sore throat
- runny nose
- body aches
- headaches
- chills
- fatigue
Some people also have diarrhoea and vomiting.
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