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The New Scientist debunks 8 dangerous swine flu myths in:
Swine flu: Eight myths that could endanger your life.
Each myth has a link to a more detailed answer, so by all means follow them. I’ve only reproduced the openings of the first 3, but all are worth reading.
Highly recommended.
MYTH 1
The symptoms are like regular flu. You've got it if you've got a fever
Up to half the people who get swine flu never develop a fever, and some suffer from gastrointestinal symptoms as well as more standard flu symptoms. Read more
MYTH 2
This is just mild flu. The death rates are even lower than for normal flu
Swine flu is killing young people rather than the very elderly, and although winter is just starting, more young people have already died of flu than normally die over the entire winter. Read more
MYTH 3
You're safe as long as you're healthy. Only sick, weak people get really ill
Most of the children who have died of swine flu were perfectly healthy beforehand, and many of the adult victims also had no underlying conditions. Read more
A hat tip to @Dutchy123 on Twitter for tweeting this article.
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