Sick? Don't panic, it's probably not swine flu
It's winter so there's plenty of regular seasonal flu around, so if you feel sick with flu-like symptoms, don't panic.
If you have symptoms of flu but have not travelled overseas or havn't been in close contact with someone who has travelled overseas chances are you don't have swine flu but just seasonal flu.
Call your GP for advice - don't bowl on in to the doctor.
If you have any questions about what to do if you think you have the flu, post them below and Regional Public Health have promised to help me with answers.
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If for some reason you don't want to call your GP, the other number to call if you suspect you have swine flu is Healthline: 0800-611-116
I bet the people that make those masks etc love it when stuff like this happens
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Parents don't want son's killer in town
I would really like to know how many cases of "seasonal" influenza there are at the moment, particularly "Brisbane Type A" which I recall reading caused 6 deaths in Australia last year. "Just seasonal 'flu" can still be very serious, and it would be good to have a fraction of the attention devoted to swine 'flu given to a more likely (at this stage) contagion.