'I felt feverish, restless on the flight'

Santosh Sonavane (16) speaks to Ketan Ranga

Santosh Sonavane (16) speaks to Ketan Ranga

How did you get to the US?
It was through the American Field Services student exchange programme.

When was the first time you had the swine flu symptom?
On the Chicago-Delhi flight on July 4u00a0I had a sore throat.

And then?
In Delhi, it wasn't that bad. But on the flight to Pune, I felt feverish, cold, I had a cough, sore pain and I was restless.

I reached home and we had a get-together that night. The next day, I went to the doctor and later went for a test and the results said I was H1N1 positive.

Did it spread to your relatives and parents?
My mother, uncle, aunt and cousin were also affected.

Did it spread to the school?
My cousin showed the symptoms and his reports came on July 12. He went to school on July 11 and 12 and other students too got affected.

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