swine flu symptoms Influenza A-H1N1 Symptoms Questions and Answers

Meanwhile it is important to know the symptoms, which unfortunately are similar to those of a trivial influence.
As you can diagnose infection with influenza virus A (H1N1) in humans?
With the transition to the pandemic phase and increased progressively cases in Europe and Italy have been strengthened surveillance systems but it is not considered more essential laboratory confirmation of suspected cases and thus the diagnosis is only based solely on clinical criteria (symptoms ).
Patients are always obliged to inform the doctor on a trip abroad in the last seven days of disease onset, but now the suspicion of influenza A (H1N1) should be considered without foreign travel.
Influenza A (H1N1) is a condition called acute respiratory abrupt and sudden onset with fever of about 38 degrees or greater accompanied by one of the following symptoms:
• headache
• general malaise
• feeling of fever (sweating, chills)
• asthenia (weakness)
and at least one of the following respiratory symptoms:
• cough
• sore throat (sore throat)
• Nasal congestion
For the clinical diagnosis of influenza in children is important to consider that for adults taking into account that:
1. younger children are not able to describe the general symptoms, which instead are associated with irritabililità, crying, loss of appetite
2. the infant's influence is often accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea, and only exceptionally by fever
3. red eyes and conjunctivitis are characteristic of influenza in children under school age, in the event of high fever
4. in children of 1-5 years, flu syndrome is frequently associated with bronchitis and laryngotracheitis and high fever.
During the pandemic, laboratory testing will be done on the advice on all cases with a clinical picture demanding and require hospitalization. For the purposes of monitoring, in addition, laboratory tests are performed by sampling and in cases which have occurred in the absence of travel or contact with confirmed cases.
For the laboratory analysis is necessary to collect a sample of respiratory secretions (nasal or pharyngeal swab) within the first 4 - 5 days of symptom onset (when it is most likely the person removes the virus).
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