H1N1 symptoms

The recent news reported the death of the form 4 student in Kajang who confirmed H1N1 positive tests. The H1N1 seems come back again silently and raise up the threat again among the students and school teachers now. They main concern now is people who do not have H1N1 awareness, they may think that is just a normal flu and they delayed for seeking medical treatment, it would probably become too late and will cause death. This is a serious matter and we should take the H1N1 alert seriously. How to identify that is a H1N1 symptoms? You are advice to know the difference !

Know the difference!

Make an informed decision and take the right action!
Understand the difference between Cold & Influenza A (H1N1):
Symptoms	Common Cold	Influenza A (H1N1)
Fever	Rare	Characteristic, high (38° C) lasts 3-4 days
Headache	Rare	Prominent
General Ache	Pains Usually Slight	Often Severe
Fatigue	Very Mild	Can last up to 2-3 weeks
Extreme Exhaustion	Never	Early and Prominent
Running/Stuffy Nose	Common	Sometimes
Sneezing	Usual	Sometimes
Cough	None/Mild	Severe, without phlegm in the beginning
Sore Throat	Common	Sometimes
Chest Discomfort	Mild to moderate hacking cough	Common: Can become severe

In case you have any symptoms of above, please advise your medical doctor for further confirmation. In a daily lifestyle, people are encouraged to wash hand thoroughly or wear mask when they go places packed with crowds, public area like shopping complex, hospitals, cinemas, taking public transport etc. Those people who has lower immune system like pregnancy women, children and old age people are among the high risk group. Others important measure such as having a healthy lifestyle, take balance food intakes, regular exercise and take supplements are among the basic steps to enhance your body immune system level.