I've seen some tests via private Gps for about £125 - tempting! Don't know whether they're above board but some of them seem to be.

pigswithfludontfly - I agree. Now I am feeling better and it really doesn't matter healthwise if I had SF or not last week. But part of me just would love to knpw!

I can imagine!

It's quite infuriating not knowing whether it was SF or not isn't it.

I have also now found out of some local confirmed cases where there have been no fever. I had thought this was crucuial to a flu dignosis, but it seems not to be the case with SF in some cases.

So maybe last wee when I was ill it may have been SF after all.

That is interesting - thank you

Ohyubadkitten - this is a very interesting site

Hope all poorly ones are on the mend. We have an unconfirmed case of swine flu in our school. Most concerned about myself due to asthma and dd2 who's colds always go to her chest. We'll see if/when we get it.

pigs. I'm not at all medically trained - just had a long standing interest in emerging and pandemic viruses. Didn't actually really think that my interest might pay off. bit of an embarrassing interest really now!

Your ds does sound like he may meet the criteria, as growingup says some people do get it really mildly or even asymptomatically.

HPA say 'The clinical diagnostic criteria are:
* Fever [pyrexia ≥38°C] or a history of fever,
AND
influenza-like illness (TWO OR MORE of the following symptoms: cough; sore throat; rhinorrhoea; limb or joint pain; headache; vomiting or diarrhoea) OR
*
severe and/or life-threatening illness suggestive of an infectious process'

But saying that, you can't be really sure because the usual colds and germs that are always around still are around.

Some people have it very very mildly, pigs: I know of someone who was swabbed as positive and didn't even have a temp.

OYBBK you seem to be very well-informed about this (as well as being my fave MN weather gal!) which is fantastic.

Do you think my ds had it or not - he was diagnosed with it by the GP over the phone on the basis of:

- high temp
- he was saying he was achey occasionally
- very slight runny nose occasionally
- had had contact (brief though) with someone with it recently and we are in a hot spot

BUT he really wasn't that bad and was totally normal within 48hrs and didn't have the tell tale cough....