You may not realize it, but swine flu symptoms are very similar to other forms of influenza that affect people every year all over the world. That said, there are some slight differences because this form of human flu virus contains swine flu as well, a combination that means humans aren’t as immune to it because it’s new. This could be trouble if it starts to build up momentum and becomes a large flu pandemic.

Here are some signs and symptoms you should look for if you think you may have swine flu:

A fever is sometimes present and sometimes missing. If it is present, there’s a good chance it’s going to be a high temperature, which isn’t good. Because of this, keeping track of your temperature is important if you think you may have some type of the H1N1 human flu virus.

Coughing is another symptom of both types of the flu virus. There are other types of coughs as well, especially if you’re a smoker, so you should know enough about your body to determine whether the cough is getting worse or not.

A runny and stuffy nose is very common for both types of human flu, especially H1N1 flu virus.

Other symptoms include an aching body, a sore throat, headaches, chills, extreme fatigue. Also, diarrhea and vomiting are sometimes seen as a swine flu symptom, they’re more common with other strains of the flu virus.

If things get serious, checking with a doctor is a good idea so that you can get medicine to help combat the effects. Getting help early is important, but even more important is prevention – knowing what to do to keep yourself as safe as possible from picking up the human influenza virus.