H1N1 or Swine Flu

[gb70]

Looks like the new number here in the states is 109 cases and 1 death, according to the CDC. The number of states are now at 11 and counting.

Not trying to panic but this is now at a level 5 out of 6. First time this has been above a three since the CDC started this format.

This will not only be a worry for most of us but it will not help out our economy. Could you imagine if this strain really takes off?

http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/

According the the World Health Organization 11 countries with confirmed cases. http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_04_30_a/en/index.html

[1969l78]

I heard the one death here was a boy who lives in mexico but just here visiting.

[gb70]

The news reported that it was a 23 month old. Most deaths that occurred in Mexico City was from healthy adults between 20-50 years of age. Chances are that they did not seek medical attention before it was too late if at all. However, the immune system is strongest in this age group.
Since this is a new strain the CDC and the WHO are very concerned. They just don't know how strong this strain is.

[SBR]

I am hopeful that with the summer months coming that the virus will go dormant until this fall at which time a vaccine should ready for use.

[rubbinisracing]

I think this is way overblown. Just like the local newscast when dark thunderstorms are in the forecast. Your TV meteorologist gets a "weather weenie" and wants his time in the spotlight. With the hundreds of hours of news programming on television each day you've got to fill it with something. A warning to stay out of Mexico, and some advice on washing your hands and/or using hand sanitizer would be sufficient. Closing schools and stoping UIL sports is an overreaction IMO.

[DarrenX33]

Nuclear war, bird flu, metorite, terrorist attacks, the economy and swine flu. All viable causes for mass death? How bout mass death from panic? In the end that's how we'll all go.

[Mr BB Chevy]

Critical Swine Flu prevention tip:


Don't do this!

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[gb70]

Seriously though, not that I believe that this situation is blown out of proportion, nor do I think that the sky is falling and we are all gonna die, but this is a very serious pandemic. Watch, as it spreads this will not be a joking matter.

[ORIGLS6]

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Nuclear war, bird flu, metorite, terrorist attacks, the economy and swine flu. All viable causes for mass death? How bout mass death from panic? In the end that's how we'll all go.

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Or maybe suicide because we're tired of listening to this crap!

[COPO 70 RS/Z28]

As I understand this the current strain is swine which is relatively mild due to the fact that it is a non human strain and it is not as adaptive to a human host. If this virus circulates long enough to combine with a human strain of flu virus which commonly emerges in the fall the two can combine and form a highly aggressive virus which is very adaptive to a human host. This is the pattern which caused the flu pandemic of the early 1900's.