The symptoms of the flu are:

-shivering
-sudden high fever
-coughing and sneezing
-sore throat, muscle aches
-feeling exhausted.
-a part of the Mexican flu patients also experienced nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

Within a few hours someone feel really sick. The symptoms least five days to keep.

The time between infection and the emergence of the disease, known as the incubation period, Mexican flu is one to seven days.

When the first symptoms manifest themselves, it is important that patients at risk (people over 60, chronically ill, including cardiac and vascular patients, diabetics, asthmatics, people with lowered resistance, children up to four years and pregnant women) direct contact with their GP. He may then, if necessary, the virus inhibitor Tamiflu prescribing.

This means only works if the cure within 48 hours after the onset of the flu starts and it inhibits the replication of the virus and thus the risk of infection from other people. Tamiflu is prescribed only for people who have the flu and the risk groups. Someone get Tamiflu even if he / she is not at risk, but serious illness.

A doctor should be consulted immediately if fever persists in children over four to five days in fast, difficult / painful breathing, blue skin, decreased consciousness or convulsions, confusion, fluid deficiency by much vomiting, aggravation of the disease (high fever and more cough, more abandonment of mucus from the lungs) after an initial improvement.

The same considerations apply to adults. In addition, a shortness of breath or pain / chest pressure which may indicate heart problems. Even then medical attention should be sought.

In young children, adults and children with a chronic illness, pregnant women, elderly and special care because of an increased risk of complications. Ask about information, if necessary by the treating physician, a specialist or a patient.

From the second week of November in the Netherlands is a Mexican flu vaccination campaign started. There are two vaccines used: Pandemrix and Focetria. Same target groups for vaccination are considered as the seasonal flu. The Health also advises that young children aged six months to four years plus to vaccinate pregnant women from the fourth Mon.