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What should I do if I get sick?
If you live in areas where swine influenza cases have been identified
and become ill with influenza-like symptoms, including fever, body aches, runny
nose, sore throat, nausea, or vomiting or diarrhea, you may want to contact
their health care provider, particularly if you are worried about your symptoms.
Your health care provider will determine whether influenza testing or treatment
is needed.
If you are sick, you should stay home and avoid contact with other people as
much as possible to keep from spreading your illness to others.
If you become ill and experience any of the following warning signs, seek
emergency medical care.
In children emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention
include:
- Fast breathing or trouble breathing
- Bluish skin color
- Not drinking enough fluids
- Not waking up or not interacting
- Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
- Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
- Fever with a rash
In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention
include:
- Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
- Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
- Sudden dizziness
- Confusion
- Severe or persistent vomiting
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