swine flu catching period?
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Topic: swine flu catching period?
Posted By: ElfsMum
Subject: swine flu catching period?
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 11:07am
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i went out to a great dinner saturday and sat next to someone who had definite swine flu... w egot 5 days treatment that ended on wed and this was sat...his doc told him after wed was fine..
if i had known i wouldn't have sat next to him..i did wonder why noone else did:) I was a bit worried but now not freaked at all about it i just wondered if anyone knew the contagious period for it.. ? and if I was going to get it how long before I showed symptoms? I have informed CG, PAFt and MW who all said fine to carry on as long as no symptoms.. i have looked up a few sites but they seem to say different things? ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 11:58am
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I think it's a fairly short incubation period. Have you visited the MOH influenza.org.nz site?
If he didn't cough, sneeze and you didn't share cutlery etc. then you're probably not infected. -------------  
 
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 4:11pm
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he did cough but everyone watched him like a hawk he coughed twice and both times into his hand.. :) lol.. definitely didn't share anything and eventually the others made me a space at the end of the table:)
nope i haven't seen that site..I will look tonight.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 4:14pm
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had a quick look.. thanks...very informative.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 8:48pm
Just gotta say though how awesome are all those people to know that he had just got over that and still let a pregnant woman sit down next to him?  -------------
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Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 07 September 2009 at 9:47pm
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Latest information is that you are infectious from one day before up to seven days after the onset of symptoms. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 08 September 2009 at 9:58am
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jaz yeah so i should be fine
bobbie- yeah:( ..they thought he was joking.. but realised he wasnt when i told them..then they felt bad:( I'm the only one without him on facebook. (otherwise i would have known) mw said i can take tamiflu but needs to be in first 48 hours of symptoms..I was like lets just hope it doesnt come to that..she is pretty sure i would have had symptoms by now. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |