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What are the symptoms of H1N1... and how are they different from the common cold?

Reblogger Randy Hooker
Real Estate Broker/Owner with Dreamcatcher Realty / Greater Phoenix Area

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Original content by Debra Leisek

What are the symptoms of H1N1... and how are they different from the common cold?

How can you help stop the spread?

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I don't know if this is accurate or not but several different sources seem to be giving us this information so I thought I would pass it on... some say the HINI outbreak will peak this week...some say it will break out again in January... I am not a doctor and have no idea but the chart is interesting so I thought I would pass it on... it makes some sense... as always wash your hands and stay home if you are sick and as we do in my office LYSOL!

 

Symptom

Cold

H1N1 Flu

Fever

Fever is rare with a cold.

Fever is usually present with the flu in up to 80% of all flu cases. A temperature of 100°F or higher for 3 to 4 days is associated with the flu.

Coughing

A hacking, productive (mucus- producing) cough is often present with a cold.

A non-productive (non-mucus producing) cough is usually present with the flu (sometimes referred to as dry cough).

Aches

Slight body aches and pains can be part of a cold.

Severe aches and pains are common with the flu.

Stuffy Nose

Stuffy nose is commonly present with a cold and typically resolves spontaneously within a week.

Stuffy nose is not commonly present with the flu.

Chills

Chills are uncommon with a cold.

60% of people who have the flu experience chills.

Tiredness

Tiredness is fairly mild with a cold.

Tiredness is moderate to severe with the flu.

Sneezing

Sneezing is commonly present with a cold.

Sneezing is not common with the flu.

Sudden Symptoms

Cold symptoms tend to develop over a few days.

The flu has a rapid onset within 3-6 hours. The flu hits hard and includes sudden symptoms like high fever, aches and pains.

Headache

A headache is fairly uncommon with a cold.

A headache is very common with the flu, present in 80% of flu cases.

Sore Throat

Sore throat is commonly present with a cold.

Sore throat is not commonly present with the flu.

Chest Discomfort

Chest discomfort is mild to moderate with a cold.

Chest discomfort is often severe with the flu.

Table credited to The Mortgage Market View...For the week of Oct 26, 2009 --- Vol. 7, Issue 43

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Bob Murphy
Keller Williams Realty Consultants - New Albany, IN

Well at least I now know it wasn't H1N1 that got me down last week.  Just a severe cold.  Thanks for sharing.

Oct 27, 2009 06:45 PM
Debra Leisek
Bay Realty,Inc Homer Alaska - Homer, AK

Thank You Randy! NIce Background on your blog site!

Oct 27, 2009 07:26 PM
Randy Hooker
Dreamcatcher Realty / Greater Phoenix Area - Gilbert, AZ
Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa, Queen Creek

Bob ~ glad the swine didn't tag you!

Debra ~ thanks!

 

Oct 27, 2009 07:39 PM
Andrea Swiedler
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties - New Milford, CT
Realtor, Southern Litchfield County CT

Hi Randy, great reblog, thank you! I carry around a HUGE thingy of disinfectant wipes these days. I usually am not so worried, but this time around I am being very cautious. Have that grandson plus a daughter who is pregnant to worry about. I am sure my husband had the flu early this month. Poor guy, I actually left the house and stayed with one of my daughters! I threw in what he needed and ran away every day, wiping myself down with those disinfectant wipes. Just call me MONK!

Oct 27, 2009 11:00 PM
Randy Hooker
Dreamcatcher Realty / Greater Phoenix Area - Gilbert, AZ
Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa, Queen Creek

Andrea ~ LOL! Great visual image of your anti-flu-wipes. I caught the flu about 20 years ago, along with my wife and 2 sons - all at the same time. What a miserable bunch we were!  Not fun.  Hope those wipes do their magic for you!   :))

Oct 28, 2009 05:32 AM
Lisa Hill
Florida Property Experts - Daytona Beach, FL
Daytona Beach Real Estate

This is good to know. I had no idea of any differences in the originating symptoms of the deadly vs the normal viruses.

Nov 07, 2009 10:39 AM
Sidney Kutchuk - Realty Works Temecula Kutchuk - Realty Works Temecula
Realty Works Temecula - Temecula, CA
Realty Works Temecula

Cheers back at ya and when are you going to write a new post???

Feb 09, 2010 03:39 PM