General Discussion

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,691 posts)

1. H1N1 wasn't a coronavirus. It was a completely different strain

Tue Mar 3, 2020, 10:23 PM

Mar 2020

related to the 1918 Spanish Flu virus; it was what's called an orthomyxovirus. It was a serious pandemic (called swine flu at the time) but it's not at all related to COVID-19. Your symptoms sound more like what I got many years ago, the Hong Kong flu (H3N2), also not a coronavirus, but it was very nasty with a high fever and terrible body aches. COVID-19 typically causes a severe cough sometimes leading to pneumonia with high fever, but not always the other symptoms.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

17 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] alittlelark Mar 2020 OP

H1N1 wasn't a coronavirus. It was a completely different strain The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #1

Those of us that have dealt with these molecular killers see them alittlelark Mar 2020 #3

Ye gods, glad you are with us. JohnnyLib2 Mar 2020 #2

Glad I am - but in 2009 I wished to die alittlelark Mar 2020 #4

Why did they think you had someone at home to take care of you? And why did you pretend pnwmom Mar 2020 #6

I felt that way when I got Hong Kong flu. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #8

Think you may have been exposed prior to the bathroom incident. MrsMatt Mar 2020 #5

Not H1N1....... Look at stats. alittlelark Mar 2020 #7

Coronavirus (usually the common cold) MrsMatt Mar 2020 #10

I have..... u did not give me any.... alittlelark Mar 2020 #13

Post removed Post removed Mar 2020 #9

I have seen more than 1 of u saying this............................... alittlelark Mar 2020 #11

well, that reply makes no sense. n/t MrsMatt Mar 2020 #14

be embarassed for yourself alittlelark Mar 2020 #12

Just ignore my advice.... for the sake of the future alittlelark Mar 2020 #15

H1N1 was an orthomyxovirus, not a coronavirus. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #16

I was never sure where, exactly, I was exposed to the swine flu. Baitball Blogger Mar 2020 #17