WEB CHAT: Q & A on H1N1 (swine) flu with Dr. Marla Gold
Monday, May 4th, 2009
By: Kerry Grens
kgrens@whyy.org
How does swine flu differ from normal flu? Does this year's flu vaccination offer any protection? When should you consider wearing a mask? Get the answers.
Senior Health and Science reporter Kerry Grens and Web Producer Todd Vachon were joined by Dr. Marla Gold, Dean of the School of Public Health at Drexel University and a doctor of infectious disease.
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hi, i`m a bit scared now as in the last two weeks i did recognized on myself all of this symptomps :unusual, tiredness, headache, runny nose, sore throat – well this one i have more long time maybe year, shortness of breath – since 1 week maybe but no cough, `heavy` muscles, diarrhoea but no vomiting. Except of fever i do have all this symptoms. Oh and one more strange thing i discovered before yesterday when i touch my belly buton it makes me pain around it I hope this doesn`t mean i that I have h1n1 just want to be sure Thank you