GOT FLU? STAY AT HOME If you experience a sudden fever, cough or shortness of breath or have a headache, sore throat, tiredness, aching muscles, chills, sneezing, runny nose or loss of appetite you may have swine flu. For most people this is a mild illness and you should start to feel better after a few days without needing to go to your GP or A&E. Help yourself and others by not spreading the virus. If you have flu-like symptoms and are concerned that you may have swine flu: Stay at home and check your symptoms at the National Pandemic Flu Service You should call your GP directly if:              - you have a serious underlying illness             - you are pregnant             - you have a sick child under one year old             - your condition suddenly gets much worse             - your condition is still getting worse after seven days (or five days for a child) Note: The National Pandemic Flu Service is a self-care service that will asses your symptoms and, if required, provide an authorisation number which can be used to collect antiviral medication from a local collection point. For those who do not have internet access, the same service can be accessed by telephone on: Telephone: 0800 1 513 100 Minicom: 0800 1 513 200 The best thing you can do is stay at home, rest, drink plenty of fluids and take over-the-counter flu remedies to help relieve the symptoms.