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Reply #50 - Apr 30th, 2009 at 1:21pm
 
deltadarlin wrote on Apr 30th, 2009 at 8:35am:
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I believe the difference here is that this version of the flu is attacking and killing young healthy people.  The 37,000 people you mention are typically elderly and/or immunodeficient.  This strain also has no vaccinations available as of yet, which is why people are giving more of a hoot about this than the usual push to get vaccinated.  I don't think being overly cautious is a bad thing.  I think people are just being proactive in their approach to this trying to prevent it from becoming something more.  What is the harm in that?

Thomas


Any data to back the bolded statement up?  Yes, young *healthy* (and how do we know that they were healthy) people are getting the virus, but dying?  Where did you find this information?  BTW, in any particular flu season, young healthy people can get the flu if they are not immunized.


As Peppermint has pointed out, the info is everywhere, but you are right.  There is no solid data confirming that at the moment.  As this thing moves on, the info seems to change from day to day; and all the information coming out of Mexico could be inaccurate, but that has yet to be determined.

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WHO has not raised the alert to pandemic as of this morning.  They are now at stage 5, which is still one level below being pandemic.

WHO has not yet, but it is only a matter of time before they declare a level 6.  The current situation meets all the requirements of a level 6, and if it is not declared by the end of the day it will by the weekend.
However, this is not anything to panic about.  The current antivirals have shown positive results in the lab against this strain of the virus.  Also, with the instantaneous global communication we have today, people are being made aware of the precautions they should take, and being told what to do if they present with symptoms. 

I believe we are in a very fortunate situation and should fair well in the long run with this thing.  That is, of course, if thing does not mutate into something crazy and turn into something out of a movie.

Thomas
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Reply #51 - Apr 30th, 2009 at 4:15pm
 
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2 Counties away, nothing reported in my county as of yet.

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But the School system has sent letters home today asking that students who have specific symptoms be kept home from school.

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Reply #52 - Apr 30th, 2009 at 4:36pm
 
Smiley, Is ''swine flu'' the present tense of ''pigs might fly'' ? Andrew.
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Reply #53 - Apr 30th, 2009 at 5:02pm
 
andrewjb wrote on Apr 30th, 2009 at 4:36pm:
Smiley, Is ''swine flu'' the present tense of ''pigs might fly'' ? Andrew.


Wattsa matta, didn't the Queen's English teach you how to conjumagate your verbs??  It's Past Tense.

I flu
he flu
she flu
bird flu
swine flu


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Reply #54 - Apr 30th, 2009 at 5:09pm
 
Brew wrote on Apr 29th, 2009 at 8:17pm:
Grandma_Sweet_Boy wrote on Apr 29th, 2009 at 8:11pm:
My company put out an email today saying if anyone had just returned from Mexico they were to take a week off before returning to the office.  It will be with pay.

Carol

What company would that be, Carol? The one that you own? Because I seem to remember you retired a little while back....

Hmmmm.....

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I did retire the end of February - went back in September for an 8 week contract which finally ended yesterday!  Apparently we all thought 8 weeks meant 7 months! Wink
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Reply #55 - May 20th, 2009 at 3:06pm
 
Well -

It wasn't of MUCH concern was it..
The FLU is spreading like crazy in NYC, and more specifically, Queens. Both my daughter and I were sick since last Wed./Thurs.  Unfortunately, the only way be tested for the swine flu is at the hospital, which we were discouraged from going to unless absolutely necessary.  So my daughter got Tamiflu from her pediatrician, and I got Biaxin - because my doc said he thought I had bronchitis.  By Thursday night, I had exactly the same symptoms though...

She improved markedly in two days and I've been in my own nightmare up until yesterday.  Still not 100% but fever was gone on Sunday.  All I can say is it was the most painful (in terms of headache, body & joint aches) flu I can remember, dreaming about being sick through the fevers. 

Not saying I had swine flu, but the number of students sick at my daughter's school (in Long Island) was 41.  The school is very small, so this is a big number, there are only 12 kids per class max. 

Hopefully, the warmer weather will kill it, before it makes more people sick. 

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Reply #56 - May 20th, 2009 at 3:23pm
 
The most recent reports have Wisconsin being the state with the most confirmed cases.

The vast majority in and around the Milwaukee area, though there have been a few isolated confirmation in the surrounding counties here in central WI.

Very little is being reported on a local level for 2 weeks now.

We've been healthy here. but for a pretty nasty allergy season.
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Reply #57 - May 20th, 2009 at 3:26pm
 
Wow, Pepp.  That's a bit scary.  I'm glad you are both feeling better.    

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Reply #58 - May 20th, 2009 at 4:31pm
 
Apparently flu comes in two "waves" so there should be one now and one in the autumn from stuff I've been hearing.

Whether there is any substance in that or not I don't know but if there is then vigilance almost needs to be greater once the initial outbreak is over.

It just gets so hard to tell what is scaremongering, who is the drama llama (with reporting authorities I mean, not individuals) and who is the one to listen to *sigh*
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Reply #59 - May 20th, 2009 at 4:38pm
 
The authorities will use a second wave if needed - to divert attention.
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Reply #60 - May 20th, 2009 at 4:39pm
 
Getting there Jeannie thanks. 

Helen, it did seem like exaggeration in the media, but now that we're in the full throttle midst of it, I don't think it's too far fetched.  The regular flu season comes and goes around and people get very sick, but it's been ridiculous around here.  I was asked to stay out of work, they prefered 7-8 days but I just couldn't take being home after yesterday.

The good news is, even though this round of flu was bad, most cases do not seem to be admitted to the hospital.  So far - 2 people have died, one teacher at a school, and an infant yesterday.  Not a big number, but personally, I didn't think anyone would die of it after all this time.
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Today's map shows that IL has bumped ahead of WI in confirmed cases.

But we aren't all that far behind.
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Celebrity Swine Flu Fatality....!

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So it's hit home!!!!!

Ok now what?  Pandemic on campus?
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Reply #64 - May 29th, 2009 at 5:18pm
 
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So it's hit home!!!!!

Ok now what?  Pandemic on campus?

I don't see where it'll come to that.
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Reply #65 - May 30th, 2009 at 5:08am
 
It is al around us Henry county, and spaulden county thats where I had my surgery. They had a sign at the hospital that says "If you have flu like symptoms do not come through these doors call and it had a number."
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Reply #66 - May 30th, 2009 at 11:04am
 
Redd wrote on May 29th, 2009 at 3:55pm:
  Pandemic on campus?


'splain please.
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Reply #67 - May 30th, 2009 at 6:11pm
 
Looks like it's hit the McCracken household.  Emma (6) and I yesterday.  Molly (8), Liam (10) and Kallen (11) today.  Quick mover this one. 

I'm a bit worried about Molly as she has some chronic respiratory issues complicating things.  We'll keep an eye on her.

I'm still feeling a bit under the weather today but my fever never broke 100 and my stomach recovered quickly.  Of course it's playing hell with my head but I've plenty of O2 on hand.

All in all pretty mild as flu virus' go.

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Reply #68 - May 30th, 2009 at 7:31pm
 
deltadarlin wrote on May 30th, 2009 at 11:04am:
Redd wrote on May 29th, 2009 at 3:55pm:
 Pandemic on campus?


'splain please.  


It was a snarky inside joke actually.  One report at one web site said the gal was a UWSP student (campus if just blocks away from me) and another  (by the same author) Said she was a Marquette Student. (Campus in in the Milwaukee area I believe)

Pandemic of a  Campus was really my  snarky way to say...Pandemic of incompetance of a copy editors desk...

Sorry... didn't intend to confuse.
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