Swine Flu or Cold?

My aged mother-in-law has travelled to see us and brought a cold which I now have. It seems like a cold but is it Swine Flu?

Checking on the NHS website it says;

If you or a member of your family has a fever or high temperature (over 38°C/100.4°F) and two or more of the following symptoms, you may have swine flu:

  • unusual tiredness,
  • headache,
  • runny nose,
  • sore throat,
  • shortness of breath or cough,
  • loss of appetite,
  • aching muscles,
  • diarrhoea or vomiting.

I feel hot and have a runny nose, a bit of a sore throat and a bit of a headache. But it feels like what I’ve always thought a Cold. Is it that I always had Swine Flu? Can I be arrested for continuing life as normal without asking for free Tamiflu? If I was at school or work maybe I’dtake a sick day although I probably only had a couple of months off in nearly 40 years of work so probably not. It’s a Cold anyway and not even a bad one.

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