Mick Fleetwood Reveals He Had Swine Flu

Swine Flu Hits the Rich and Famous Too - like Mick Fleetwood

Swine flu can happen to anyone, including Mick Fleetwood. The 62 year old musician, of the famous group Fleetwood Mac, revealed to a TMZ reporter that he had swine flu ten days ago.

With a scruffy beard and a hefty figure, Mick Fleetwood stood at the LAX airport and indicated that he had avoided the airport and flying until now because he was sick with swine flu. The reporter asked Mick Fleetwood what swine flu was like, and Fleetwood responded that it was "not too bad."

What Mick Fleetwood said about swine flu would come as a shock to those who are scared of the new influenza virus. Swine flu, also known as H1N1, is a flu virus that came into the United States in April of 2009 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since the virus has entered the United States, it has turned into a pandemic, and people across the United States have waited in line to get the H1N1 shot which is different than the regular flu shot.

Although Mick Fleetwood said the swine flu was "not too bad," the symptoms of swine flu include a high fever, sore throat, body aches, chills, fatigue, headache, cough and more. The symptoms are similar to regular flu like symptoms. However, people have died from the flu, and many children and adults have died from the swine flu in the United States and other countries.

Since Mick Fleetwood was spotted in an airport, he probably considers himself not contagious anymore with swine flu. However, as reported on Web MD by the CDC, a person can be considered contagious after he or she has felt sick with the swine flu. Mick Fleetwood had swine flu ten days ago, and he was seen in the LAX airport. According to the CDC, however, for "people with flu-like illness to avoid others until at least 24 hours after they are free of fever may not go far." And that "some swine flu patients are still infected with H1N1 virus that they can transmit to other people eight to 10 days after their symptoms strike."