According to the Center for Disease Control, here are some symptoms of the H1N1 “swine flu”:
The symptoms of this new H1N1 flu virus in people are similar to the symptoms of seasonal flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. A significant number of people who have been infected with this virus also have reported diarrhea and vomiting. Also, like seasonal flu, severe illnesses and death has occurred as a result of illness associated with this virus.
Thankfully, it seems, the Mets players (Carlos Beltran and John Maine) don’t seem to have the swine flu.
An SNY producer has been sent home, via car, after becoming ill en route to Pittsburgh. He’s being tested for the swine flu virus, but results won’t be back until later this week.
Here’s an update from Jon Heyman:
Mets officials say neither Maine nor Beltran has a fever, which can be associated with swine flu. While a fever does not always accompany swine flu, according to a report last month in the New York Times, Mets people say their doctors told them that neither Maine nor Beltran has swine flu.
I wouldn’t be worried, Mets fans.