I've been exposed to H1N1 swine flu. What should I do?

  If you come into close contact with a person who has the flu -- especially if that person did not cover a cough or sneeze when you were within 6 feet -- you've been exposed. Exposure does not guarantee infection or illness, so there's still a good chance you won't get the flu.

Who is at highest risk from H1N1 swine flu?

Most  U.S. cases of H1N1 swine flu have been in children and young adults. It's not clear whether this will change as the 2009 H1N1 pandemic wanes and the virus becomes a seasonal flu bug.
But certain groups are at particularly high risk of severe disease or bad outcomes if they get the flu:

What are swine flu symptoms?

Symptoms of H1N1 swine flu are like regular flu simptoms  and include fever, cough, , runny nose, body aches, headache , chills, and fatigue. Many people with swine flu have had diarrhea and vomiting.  But these symptoms can also be caused by many other conditions.

Swine flu (H1N1)

Swine flu is the common name given to a relatively new strain of influenza (flu) that caused a flu pandemic in 2009-2010.
It is also referred to as H1N1 influenza (because it is the H1N1 strain of virus).
From now on, these pages will refer to the illness as H1N1 flu.