How long are you contagious with H1N1?

How long are you contagious with H1N1?

How long is someone with H1N1 flu infectious to others? People with H1N1 flu virus infection should be considered potentially contagious one day before the onset of symptoms and as long as they are symptomatic, and possibly up to 7 days following the onset of illness.

How long does the H1N1 virus last?

The symptoms of swine flu (H1N1), including fever, chills, cough, and body aches, last about eight days, on average. Some symptoms may continue longer than that.

Can H1N1 be asymptomatic?

The asymptomatic fraction varied from 6% for A(H1N1)pdm09 to 20% for influenza B, but these differences were not significant (P = .

Can you get H1N1 more than once?

There is some good news, though. Once you have had the flu, you may have milder symptoms if you become infected with the virus a second time. If you had H1N1 you are unlikely to get sick again from the same virus, but you are susceptible to new flu strains, so you should still get an annual flu shot.

Can you get flu again after having it?

It is possible to get the flu twice during the same flu season. Since there are two types of flu strains – influenza A and influenza B – if you get influenza A, you can also get influenza B.

Can you be around someone with the flu?

The flu is a very contagious virus. An infected person often becomes contagious, or capable of spreading the virus to other people, even before they begin to show symptoms. Also, it’s possible to spread flu germs to others for up to seven days after becoming ill.

Is H1N1 airborne?

The 2009 H1N1 virus is not zoonotic swine flu, as it is not transmitted from pigs to humans, but from person to person through airborne droplets.

What is the deadliest strain of flu?

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1
Virus classification
Family:	Orthomyxoviridae
Genus:	Alphainfluenzavirus
Species:	Influenza A virus