Health & Medicine - Tuesday, October 13, 2009 11:40 - 1 Comment

Gauge flu symptoms with online tool

This colorized negative stained transmission electron micrograph shows details of the swine flu virus. The classical swine flu virus (an influenza type A H1N1 virus) was first isolated from a pig in 1930. (Credit: C. S. Goldsmith and A. Balish/CDC)

EMORY (US)—A new H1N1 self-assessment tool for consumers and health care workers is available on several major national Web sites—including flu.gov. The tool is designed to help people decide what to do if they are worried that they or someone they love has flu symptoms. Continue…