I've thought about going to the Health Center on campus, but I'm not sure they can do anything to help me and I might just need to ride it out. We had a confirmed case of it here in the hall this past weekend, and so it's quite possible I caught it here.
How does it compare to regular flu? It's about the same: you basically wish you were dead.
For the time being, I'm camping out in my room and waiting it out, trying to have as little contact with the outside world as possible. So far, that seems to be effective.
In the mean time, here's some flu facts that you should know, courtesy of the CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/qa.htm
Take these everyday steps to protect your health:
* Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
* Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub.*
* Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
* Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
* If you are sick with flu-like illness, CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or for other necessities. (Your fever should be gone without the use of a fever-reducing medicine.) Keep away from others as much as possible to keep from making others sick.
Other important actions that you can take are:
* Follow public health advice regarding school closures, avoiding crowds and other social distancing measures.
* Be prepared in case you get sick and need to stay home for a week or so; a supply of over-the-counter medicines, alcohol-based hand rubs * (for when soap and water are not available), tissues and other related items could help you to avoid the need to make trips out in public while you are sick and contagious.
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The only good part of having swine flu:
* I don't feel guilty about sitting home in my PJs eating Ben & Jerry's and sipping tea while catching up on some good ol' facebook stalking!
Hope it's not really the Swine flu!! In order to know for sure they do a test where they stick a swab up your nose and rub your sinuses -- and it's mandatory that you sit on your hands when they do it (seriously, because people swat the nurses... it's not pleasant). One of my friends up here just had the test done and thankfully doesn't have it, but eeew!
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