Not H1N1

[helen99]

I just got back from the doctor. He said I had accute viral gastroenteritis (caused by a family of viruses that include norovirus). He said it was most probably not H1N1, because H1N1 usually manifests with sore throat and upper respiratory congestion and cold-like symptoms, not digestive symptoms. Edit: CDC FAQ says both can occur but respiratory is more likely. Anyway, I asked for the test. The results from that will be back in a few days (or longer - it had to be sent out to a lab). Hopefully going to the clinic won't have exposed me to it. :p

I probably caught this from some bad food. I'll probably have to chuck all meat and sauces now.

That said, this is quite contagious, and not fun.

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[kitten-goddess.livejournal.com]

Yikes! Glad it's probably not swine flu.

I hope you can get the vaccinations for both flus if you so choose.

[helen99.livejournal.com]

I think there's a shot available for the regular flu. They're working on one for gastroenteritis viruses (not there yet). They also have a limited number of doses of H1N1 vaccine (around 3 million doses - there are 307,505,000 people or more in the US), but according to this article,

"Nearly all those 3.4 million doses will be of the FluMist nasal spray type, which is not recommended for pregnant women, people over 50 or those with asthma, heart disease or several other problems, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned."