Volume 17, Number 4—April 2011
Research
Shedding of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus among Health Care Personnel, Seattle, Washington, USA
Meagan K. Kay
, Danielle M. Zerr, Janet A. Englund, Betsy L. Cadwell, Jane Kuypers, Paul Swenson, Tao Sheng Kwan-Gett, Shaquita L. Bell, and Jeffrey S. Duchin
, Danielle M. Zerr, Janet A. Englund, Betsy L. Cadwell, Jane Kuypers, Paul Swenson, Tao Sheng Kwan-Gett, Shaquita L. Bell, and Jeffrey S. DuchinTable
Signs and symptoms among 16 health care personnel infected with pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Seattle, Washington, USA*
| Sign or symptom | No. (%) persons |
|---|---|
| Cough | 16 (100) |
| Myalgia | 15 (94) |
| Headache | 15 (94) |
| Chills | 12 (75) |
| Sore throat | 10 (63) |
| Measured fever† | 7 (44) |
| Subjective fever‡ | 5 (31) |
| Diarrhea | 3 (19) |
| Vomiting | 3 (19) |
*Information on all symptoms was not available for 1 infected person.
†Oral temperature >100.5°F during illness.
‡Fever but no measurement of an oral temperature >100.5°F during illness.
