Reply to: Whos had Swine Flu ?

[Cyberman]

Is there no chance that the steam might kill the germs?

Maybe at a high temperature, but not at that temperature which is highly variable, and of course the germs would only need to survive for a few seconds to enter somebody else's lungs.

[BrilloPad]

So do I. I walked into the steam sauna at my club last week and some guy was coughing and sneezing. I immediately exited, but obviously just one breath of that unhygienic steam was enough to infect me !!

Is there no chance that the steam might kill the germs?

[Cyberman]

I blame a lack of hygiene

So do I. I walked into the steam sauna at my club last week and some guy was coughing and sneezing. I immediately exited, but obviously just one breath of that unhygienic steam was enough to infect me !!

[cailin maith]

I blame a lack of hygiene

[NickFitz]

Feeling awful today after feeling ok yesterday and worse than ever with aches everywhere. This is now my 10th day of symptoms. No doubt now in my mind that this must be the dreaded swineflu.

I blame a lack of hygiene

[DimPrawn]

I had a sore throat and cold for a few days, which had gone away by yesterday, but then in the afternoon I started getting a stomach ache, turned the heating on and up because I was shivering, and ended the night throwing up.

I hope this is the flu because it's been nothing. Today I just feel a bit tired through lack of sleep and food, but otherwise fine.

But being on the bench, living by myself and generally being an anti-social bastard of late I'm not sure where I could have caught it.

Why don't you find out?

http://www.medichecks.com/index.cfm?...FWIB4wodt0s36w

[TimberWolf]

If you hold a swine flu party, I expect an invite

I'll come too. I would prefer to catch it in Summer, if I haven't already had it.

Obquestion: Does the size of the 'inoculation dose' (forgetting the correct terminology for the number of lurgies you need to be exposed to to catch something) affect the symptoms, or is it all or nothing, i.e. you catch a cold/flu or don't? Or another example, would a really small dose produce an immune response with few symtoms, whereas a large flemmy dose could really fook you up?

[BrilloPad]

I am not voting on a poll with no andyw option!

[VectraMan]

I had a sore throat and cold for a few days, which had gone away by yesterday, but then in the afternoon I started getting a stomach ache, turned the heating on and up because I was shivering, and ended the night throwing up.

I hope this is the flu because it's been nothing. Today I just feel a bit tired through lack of sleep and food, but otherwise fine.

But being on the bench, living by myself and generally being an anti-social bastard of late I'm not sure where I could have caught it.

[OwlHoot]

You've just given me a temporary Plan B idea !!

If you hold a swine flu party, I expect an invite

[Cyberman]

I wish I could catch the perishing thing while I'm on the bench, instead of probably bagging a contract and then going down with it a week later.

You've just given me a temporary Plan B idea !!

[OwlHoot]

I wish I could catch the perishing thing while I'm on the bench, instead of probably bagging a contract and then going down with it a week later.

[sasguru]

Lets hope you reach the "cant move your arms to type" stage soon.

[Cyberman]

Feeling awful today after feeling ok yesterday and worse than ever with aches everywhere. This is now my 10th day of symptoms. No doubt now in my mind that this must be the dreaded swineflu.

[Cyberman]

Paracetemol is useless. Try a bottle of brandy, to sweat it out.

I've not really had much of a temperature, but perhaps that will hit me tomorrow. Not much sneezing or cold but a bad throat with lots of phlegm until today when I seem to have moved onto the weakness stage. I did spend about half an hour on and off in the sauna today, so I hope that has helped.

I tend to go for the hot water and rum option if things get really bad.