Dr. Joseph Servideo, chairman of the Fauquier Hospital Emergency Department, emphasizes that at this time the swine influenza cases have been mild. In the U.S., only a handful of cases have required hospitalization.
Dr. Servideo recommends that residents who experience any of the following warning signs should seek immediate medical attention:
Children
• 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
Adults
• 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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