Her samples were sent to the National Institute of Health (NIH), which confirmed that she had swine flu, he added. Dr Khawaja advised that in case of long coughing with flu and temperature and if the symptoms remained unchanged, patients should immediately visit hospitals to get tested for swine flu. He informed that swine flu symptoms started showing after five to six days when a person contracted the virus. During the period of first seven days, a positive swine flu patient would transmit virus to others. He urged for taking preventive measures for prevention from swine flu.

Source: The Express Tribune January 21, 2019 04:52 UTC