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Turin_C3PO

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10. Was swine flu the one in 2009?

Reply to alittlelark (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 10:40 AM

Mar 2020

That year, I caught the worse flu of my life, by far. 104 degree fever, aches, pains, coughing, labored breathing, even minor hallucinations. I was in bed for two weeks and had a lingering cough for a couple of months. I literally wanted to die.

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Was swine flu the one in 2009? Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #10

my experiece was very similar, but lasted a month. alittlelark Mar 2020 #12

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