| The Mexican Swine Flu Epidemic | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 25 2009, 08:51 AM (5,068 Views) | |
| wayne fontes | May 2 2009, 11:19 AM Post #196 |
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A flu virus infecting millions of people is routine. The only way the economy will be disrupted will be if people panic. |
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| Texas Mom | May 2 2009, 11:50 AM Post #197 |
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Toddler who died at Houston hospital was grandson of Mexican media mogul. The 2-year-old’s grand father, Mario Vazquez Ráña, 76, has a media empire that he has run for 35 years and includes 41 newspapers throughout Mexico. While not considered influential in Mexico’s largest cities, the chain owns the leading newspapers in many smaller markets. For three years in the mid-1980s, Vazquez Ráña owned United Press International news service. Vazquez Ráña has been involved with the Olympics organizations since the mid-1970s as well. He’s a past president of the Mexican Shooting Association and other sports organizations. Two sources, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to comment, confirmed that Miguel was Vazquez Ráña’s grandson. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/6404032.html |
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| Kerri P. | May 2 2009, 11:54 AM Post #198 |
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http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/national/story/5068881/ Mexico: no new swine flu deaths, cases up to 443 Posted: Today at 11:00 a.m. Updated: Today at 11:15 a.m. MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials were cautiously optimistic Saturday that the worst of the swine flu epidemic is over for Mexico, with no new flu deaths reported overnight. But the virus keeps spreading around the world, with new cases confirmed in Europe and Asia, and some governments banning flights and preparing quarantines for travelers from Mexico. "What we thought is that we would have an exponential growth in the number of persons with symptoms. But the information we have is that hasn't occurred, and we now have a stabilized curve with no important growth" of confirmed cases, Mexico City's mayor Marcelo Ebrard said declared Saturday. Mexico said it had no confirmed deaths from swine flu overnight, even as its confirmed caseload grew to 443. The U.S. count rose to 155, and worldwide, there were 653 confirmed swine flu cases, although the real number is believed to be much higher. The virus also has been detected in Canada, New Zealand, China, South Korea, Israel and eight European nations. snip... |
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| Kethra | May 3 2009, 08:29 AM Post #199 |
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Mutation will be the key issue with this virus. As it stands now, the death rate is much less than that of the "normal" flu. Should it mutate to a more virulent form, then we will see issues. My poke at Baldo was teasing, because the news networks are like the little boy who cried wolf. The next time something truly serious comes up, people won't respond appropriately because of how the media handled this. They won't believe its "really" serious. I was absolutely appalled at the media for attempting to whip people into a panicked frenzy when calm and assertive education was what was needed. Of all the kinds of issues that the media should NOT bottom feed on, pandemics are among the top. |
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| Kerri P. | May 3 2009, 10:20 AM Post #200 |
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http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/5068139/ N.C. reports two more 'probable' H1N1 cases Posted: May. 2, 2009 Updated: Today at 8:42 a.m. Raleigh, N.C. — North Carolina is waiting for federal lab results that will determine whether the state has any cases of the H1N1 virus. State health investigators have sent a total of four "probable" cases to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta for testing, and officials expect results to return at any time. Lab technicians in North Carolina only have the ability to determine whether a case is likely, although they hope to have the ability this weekend to conduct their own confirmations of cases within the state. State epidemiologist Zack Moore said Saturday that two more probable cases of the virus have been sent to the CDC for testing. The new cases are in addition to two others reported earlier this week. The first new case comes from the same Onslow County household as an earlier case. The family had recently traveled to Texas. The second new case is in Craven County, and officials are still investigating how that person could have gotten the disease. One of the two earlier cases was from a traveler visiting Wake County. The man was allowed to return to Canada this week after a North Carolina clinician initially suspected he only had a seasonal illness, officials said Friday. snip... |
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| sceptical | May 3 2009, 10:41 AM Post #201 |
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U.S. Human Cases of H1N1 Flu Infection http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/ (As of May 3, 2009, 11:00 AM ET) States # of laboratory confirmed cases Deaths Alabama 1 Arizona 18 California 26 Colorado 4 Connecticut 2 Delaware 10 Florida 3 Illinois 3 Indiana 3 Iowa 1 Kansas 2 Kentucky* 1 Massachusetts 7 Michigan 2 Minnesota 1 Missouri 1 Nebraska 1 Nevada 1 New Hampshire 1 New Jersey 7 New Mexico 1 New York 63 Ohio 3 Rhode Island 1 South Carolina 15 Tennessee 1 Texas 40 1 Utah 1 Virginia 3 Wisconsin 3 TOTAL (30) 226 cases 1 death Edited by sceptical, May 3 2009, 10:42 AM.
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| Baldo | May 3 2009, 11:23 AM Post #202 |
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An excellent article in the LA times which seeks a balance, explores similarities and differences between the 1918 flu, and asks good questions. The description of the carnage of 1918 should be read. Wayne pointed out this book, mentioned in the article, earlier. If this has been one huge fire drill I am very happy. This is a non-partisan issue. We still don't know what will happen in countries of the world with little medical infrastructure like central africa. Swine flu scare awakens echoes of fearsome 1918 flu epidemic that killed multitudes The calendar says 2009, but our fears say it is 1918. The front page tells us about Mexico, and a new strain of influenza that has killed more than a dozen people there and spread to the United States and Europe and Asia. But our dire imaginations take us back to another contagion in another century. Victims sometimes died within hours, blood coursing from noses and mouths; coffins piled high on city streets. Worldwide, multitudes succumbed — 40 million, 100 million, no one knows for sure. Could it all be unfolding again? It's unlikely. The Spanish flu epidemic was, in the words of writer Lynette Iezzoni, "the most catastrophic season of death in human history." The cause was a new virus with a special talent for slaughter; scientists literally did not know what they were dealing with. Mass movements of men to fight in World War I helped spread the disease, while government officials — eager to keep wartime morale high, and panic low — downplayed the disaster. We live in a very different time. No one knows whether the new swine flu will develop into a major killer, but viruses are better understood. U.S. health officials say the new strain's genetic makeup doesn't show specific traits that showed up in 1918. Communications are quicker and treatments like Tamiflu are available. And governments are taking the new swine flu very seriously, and have planned for the best, the worst and everything in between. But we move around a lot more than our grandparents and great-grandparents did, taking planes to distant cities and our cars to the neighborhood Starbucks. Viruses tag along. Even though our health-care system is much more sophisticated, it too could be overwhelmed by even a milder flu epidemic, authorities say. And while modern medicine can do miracles, it cannot conquer nature entirely. "No matter how well we prepare," says Dr. William Schaffner, chairman of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Vanderbilt University, "there will be illness, there will be death."... snipped ..John M. Barry is tired of talking about the 1918 epidemic. But because of the similarities between the current flu and the 1918 epidemic — both were new viruses that started with a fairly mild outbreak in the spring and appeared to strike healthy, young adults hardest — the author of "The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History" is much in demand for interviews. Truth be told, he is eager to do his part to prevent the mistakes that were made in 1918 from being made again. In 1918, public health officials did what they often have done, before and since: They reassured the public instead of sounding the alarm. Barry says Obama administration officials have not sugarcoated the dangers of the flu. "You need to prepare people for what might happen," he says. "I think we're seeing that." Barry does not think air travel has greatly increased the likelihood of an epidemic. The 1918 flu eventually reached nearly every corner of the globe. In the 17th century, he says, it took just six to eight weeks for a flu virus to cross the Atlantic Ocean and kill more Native Americans than smallpox did. A virulent, highly contagious strain will spread. Period. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-swine-flu-echoes-of-1918,1,1622259.story?page=2 Edited by Baldo, May 3 2009, 11:27 AM.
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| Kerri P. | May 3 2009, 03:41 PM Post #203 |
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http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/5072560/ N.C. reports confirmed H1N1 case Posted: Today at 3:33 p.m. Updated: 19 minutes ago Raleigh, N.C. — State health officials said Sunday afternoon that North Carolina has its first confirmed case of the H1N1 virus. The confirmed case comes from an Onslow County household, and the person has been ordered into isolation for seven days. State health director Dr. Jeffrey Engel would not identify the sickened person, except to say a couple who traveled to San Antonio, Texas, acquired the disease. Engel said he didn't know when they had traveled, but did say the couple had been in Texas for about five days when the person picked up the flu. Investigators have sent six "probable" cases to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta for testing, and officials expect results to return at any time. One case is from the same Onslow County home as the confirmed case. Four probable cases are in Craven County, and officials are still investigating how those people could have gotten the disease. Another probable case was from a traveler visiting Wake County. The man was allowed to return to Canada this week after a North Carolina clinician initially suspected he only had a seasonal illness, officials said. More anti-viral medication and personal protective gear will be sent to all counties in the state, State epidemiologist Zack Moore said. The state is awaiting more deliveries before they start distributions across the state. snip... |
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| Baldo | May 3 2009, 08:32 PM Post #204 |
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Chan hits back at WHO critics The head of the World Health Organisation hit back at critics who have accused it of over-reaction to the swine flu crisis, warning it may return “with a vengeance” in the months ahead. In her first extensive media interview since alerting the world to a potential flu pandemic nine days ago, Margaret Chan, the agency’s director-general, told the Financial Times that the end of the flu season in the northern hemisphere meant an initial outbreak could be milder but then a second wave more lethal, as happened in 1918. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e6260d9a-37d4-11de-9211-00144feabdc0.html |
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| DMom | May 4 2009, 01:44 PM Post #205 |
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http://www.davesdailydose.com/2009/04/30/piglet-swine-flu/ Swine Flu Cartoon with Winnie the Pooh and Piglet (sorry, cannot get it to post, but it is funny!) |
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| Deleted User | May 4 2009, 03:55 PM Post #206 |
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Kethra, continue to post and update what you are learning professionally about this particular flu. Your commentary is far more comforting than anything we are seeing in the news media. |
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| Texas Mom | May 4 2009, 04:21 PM Post #207 |
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Dittos, Kethra. Thanks for all of the information you give to all of us.
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| Kerri P. | May 5 2009, 06:44 PM Post #208 |
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30398682 Swine flu claims life of first U.S. resident Texas officials say woman with underlying conditions died earlier this week updated 1 hour, 34 minutes ago Texas state health officials have confirmed the first death of a Texas resident with swine flu. Few details have been released, but officials say the woman was in her 30s and lived in Cameron County, along the U.S.-Mexico border, and had other, chronic health conditions. The Texas Department of State Health Services said she died earlier this week. Last week, a boy from Mexico City died at a Houston hospital, marking the first swine flu death in the United States. And on Tuesday afternoon, health officials in Hawaii announced the confirmation of the state’s first three cases of swine flu. The two adults and school-aged child — all residents of Oahu — have recovered. More than 500 swine flu cases have been confirmed in 40 states. Snip... Edited by Kerri P., May 5 2009, 06:46 PM.
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| genny6348 | May 5 2009, 07:25 PM Post #209 |
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The cynic in me has taken over regarding every new 'crisis' that hits the MSM these days. Saw this referred to again today:
The Cloward/Piven Strategy of Economic Recovery Once they are all done crying wolf, everyone will ignore real threats. Edited by genny6348, May 5 2009, 07:25 PM.
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| Sherp | May 5 2009, 07:29 PM Post #210 |
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Center for Disease Control in Atlanta is an excellent source of information. Edited by Sherp, May 5 2009, 07:32 PM.
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