10/29 1:28pm H1N1 (flu type A) tests positive through the rapid flu test less than 50% of the time, so the test can't be relied upon. Seasonal flu has not begun yet, so if there's presence of flu this early in the season, it probably is swine. Keep in mind though that H1N1 is a nasty virus, hits suddenly -- not gradually as with a cold virus -- with high fever, severe sore throat, body aches, extreme tiredness, even mental confusion, developing cough two or three days later, and lasts five to seven days before fever breaks. - DM 10/28 11:08am My 8th grader has been home since Monday with headache, fever, sore throat, phlem, stuffed nose, sore neck, nausea... not been officially diagnosed with flu but doctor (over the phone) thinks it could be. Another girl on her cheer squad was officially diagnosed with H1N1 last week so who knows.... - LLB 10/27 10:35pm To JPP: My son never had any trouble with his stomach, no throwing up or out the other end. As of today he is fever free for two days but coughing so I kept him home. I know that some of the kids at Bournedale had vomiting, but that can also be part of the flu. Hopefully he goes back to school soon! - ALL 10/27 2:27pm 4th grader, 102 temp, (one throw up), slight headache. On the mend after two days, after seeing doctor he said it didn't look like H1N1, but no official swab test done to confirm. - KR 10/27 2:13pm ALL: Could this apply to your son and his symptoms after having been at Bournedale? "South Shore Meat Company in Brockton has initiated a voluntary recall on certain ground beef and other beef products based on confirmed laboratory evidence of the presence of E. coli in leftover ground beef samples obtained from a nature camp in Plymouth. Suspect ground beef patties were collected and tested by the Department of Public Health (DPH) after more than 20 school children and adults from Rhode Island, who had visited Camp Bournedale in Plymouth the week of October 13th became ill with gastrointestinal symptoms." [article] - JP 10/26 12:24pm Flu tally - 4th grader, flu like symptoms last week (not confirmed H1N1). Lasted 3 days. - DM 10/26 9:22am I could not find the tally on the web. My son who was at Bournedale came down with what seems to be H1N1 on Friday night. As of today, Monday, he does not have a fever (so far). It was not pleasant, but at least it seemed to move along quickly. - ALL [Sorry, there was a typo in the address, I noticed it just before I saw your email. Should work now, but the page was just set up and it's empty - Wm.] 10/26 9:13am Hello Wm, As you may know, there has been an increase in the number of students at all schools, (HOD, F/C, KPMS and KPHS) that are sick with the flu. Some cases of H1N1 have been confirmed. The 6th graders came back from a week at Camp Bournedale on Friday 10/23, and also have been experiencing high fevers and flu symptoms, with more confirmed H1N1 cases over the weekend. Can you possibly set up a page for parents to input the grade of their child that has the flu (weather confirmed H1N1 or not)? It would be good to know how many cases we are dealing with each week. Thanks. - SM Norfolknet.com your community, on-line