Swine Flu

Swine influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease that is more normally found in pigs, but (as the news programmes indicate) human cases can and do occur.

The symptoms of swine influenza in people are similar to the normal flu symptoms and include:

• fever
• fatigue
• lack of appetite
• coughing and
• sore throat.

Some people with swine flu have also reported vomiting and diarrhoea. For information and advice about swine flu, please follow this link to the Health Protection Agency website or to the NHS Direct Website.