Swine flu, aka spanish flu aka (A)H1N1 - (spanish flu according to conspiracy theories)
Swine flu was pretty easy:
- Fever went up to 38,7 (centigrade) in a few hours
- Dry cough
- Headache (worse than migraine)
- Pressure on chest
- Muscle weakness
- Tiredness
- just like your regular influenza.
However, I have asthma, so I took it seriously.
Got Tamiflu, five days.
After five days went to the doctor, complaining difficulty to breathe, diagnosis: my asthma had gotten worse.
Got Prednisolon, five days. Double dosage of Symbicort.
Went to the doctor, complaining difficulty to breathe. Went for x-rays, blood tests, EKG.
Diagnosis: pneumonia.
Got Amoxillin, ten days
Feeling much better now, but still have this horrible weakness and it's still hard to breathe..
I'm happy to be alive, though. Most people who have died had something wrong with their lungs..