What Should You Do?
The Symptoms
If you catch the flu, you may not be able to tell whether you have 2009 H1N1 or the seasonal variety, since they both make you sick with the same symptoms, including:
Fever
Cough
Sore throat
Runny or stuffy nose
Body aches
Headache
Chills
Fatigue
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Treatments
Tamiflu
Most effective in the first 48 hours of illness, the drug works against symptoms of the new H1N1, but seasonal flu is resistant to it
Relenza
Not for young children but effective against both seasonal and 2009 H1N1 flu
The Vaccine
When the shot becomes available, around mid-October, the CDC recommends that the following people be first in line:
Pregnant women.
Those in households with babies 6 months old or younger.
Health-care workers.
Everyone from 6 months to 24 years old.
People ages 25 to 64 with conditions like asthma.