Incubation Period of Swine Flu

The course of H1N1 has three parts: incubation, symptomatic, and post-symptomatic periods. The incubation period of swine flu is between 1 and 7 days according to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. They say that they think it is most likely 1 to 4 days. During this time, you can still shed the virus and infect other people.

Once you come down with symptoms, you can expect the aches, pains, sneezing, coughing and other problems to last from 3 to 7 days. During this time, you place other people at the most risk as a result of the coughing and sneezing.

You can protect the people around you by always coughing or sneezing into a tissue and then disposing the tissue. Wash your hands vigorously with antibacterial soap for 20 seconds frequently. And, disinfect surfaces because the virus can live outside your body for up to two hours. But, once the symptoms of H1N1 have passed, it doesn't mean you are in the clear. You can still transmit the virus for up to a week.

There are numerous reasons that Swine Flu has become a concern for health officials and the public at large. One reason is that it spreads so rapidly. Another is that it is killing a disproportionate number of 30 to 50 year old otherwise healthy people which is quite unusual for the flu.

Swine Flu has been labeled a global pandemic. While the number of deaths worldwide to date is under 1000, some health officials are concerned that once the flu season hits in the western hemisphere, those numbers will skyrocket. Additionally, if the virus mutates, there could be serious problems.

So, the incubation period of swine flu is 1 to 7 days, the symptomatic period is 3 to 7 days and the post symptomatic period is up to 7 days. This means you could be spreading the disease for up to 3 weeks.

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