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H1N1 weekly update
Join us on our sister site Canadianparents.com each week. Dr. Bob Bortolussi, professor of pediatrics at Dalhousie University in Halifax and chair of the Infectious Disease and Immunization Committee for the Canadian Paediatric Society, will be answering our H1N1 questions. Plus, leave your own question for Dr. Bortolussi

H1N1 flu facts
What parents need to know about H1N1

A parent's guide to influenza
Dr. Lindy Samson offers advice on keeping kids flu-free all year long

H1N1 news
Get the latest news updates from the Public Healthy Agency of Canada

Facts from Health Canada
Get general information and provincial updates

How to wash your hands
Handwashing is easy to learn, cheap and incredibly effective at stopping the spread of disease-causing germs

Symptoms

Almost always:

* Cough and fever

Common:

* Fatigue
* Muscle aches
* Sore throat
* Headache
* Decreased appetite
* Runny nose

Sometimes;

* Nausea
* Vomitting
* Diarrhea

For more up-to-date H1N1 information go to Fightflu.ca and Caringforkids.cps.ca

 

Originally published in Today's Parent November 2009