H1N1 Flu Virus (Swine Flu)


The pandemic H1N1 flu, also referred to as swine flu, is a strain of the influenza A virus. It causes the same symptoms as seasonal flu: fever, cough, muscle aches, fatigue, severe headache, sore throat, lack of appetite, and possibly nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

Prevent the flu

Prévenir la grippe

Treat the flu

Soigner la grippe

H1N1 in Ottawa

Incidences in Ottawa

Since September 2009

Ottawa residents tested positive for the H1N1 flu

424

Ottawa residents admitted to hospital

178

Ottawa deaths linked to H1N1*

7

Updated every Tuesday
* Six people who died had chronic medical conditions.

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