Is fever, cough, blocked nose and diarrhoea symptoms of swine flu?
Patient: Dear sir, my son 10 years old had fever past one week, he having running nose,some time blocked nose, and dry cough,and he feeling tried,and not taking normal food, yesterday i took him to decoter he examined,and said he had infection in his chest, and gave augmentin but he had now diarrhea, is it symptoms of swin flu. plesae i am waiting Doctor: Hi,  Swine flu usually presents with severe fast breathing, cough, cold, respiratory distress and high grade fever spikes. Confirmatory test are by h1n1 PCR from nasopharyngeal swab. Even if it is swine flu, no need to worry. Treat with Oseltamivir for 5 days, it is a good drug.  Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.  Regards, Dr. Prasanna Lakshmi, Pediatrician