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| Joan Foster | Apr 27 2009, 04:11 PM Post #61 |
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I have some weird flu too. Dizziness, weakness and achiness. Had to drag my poor husband out of a charity ball Sat before he had dinner. I just got back from Az. What are the symptoms? |
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| Rusty Dog | Apr 27 2009, 04:24 PM Post #62 |
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Joan and mike in houston, please take good care of yourselves. |
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| Joan Foster | Apr 27 2009, 04:26 PM Post #63 |
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| ~J~ is in Wonderland | Apr 27 2009, 04:34 PM Post #64 |
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I have always told my kids ......sing the Happy Birthday song while washing their hands. That way you will know you have washed the germs away. |
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| Baldo | Apr 27 2009, 04:39 PM Post #65 |
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Please check it out with your doctor. I know its a pain, but at least call them. |
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| Texas Mom | Apr 27 2009, 04:41 PM Post #66 |
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Apparently (from a CDC article I saw yesterday), PURELL is an effective hand sanitizer when it isn't possible to wash your hands. (I keep a bottle in the car and especially use it after I have been at the grocery store, since i don't know who has used the cart before me) Mike, I had jury duty on the 14th and was sick as a dog on the 15th (Tea Party day), better later in the week, but with a lot of respiratory issues- still. For a few days there, I could have sworn I had the flu- may or may not have been, but it felt like it. I heard today that the doctors' offices and hospitals are asking people to call and alert them BEFORE coming in with flu-like symptoms so that they can be isolated from other patients- makes sense. Take care, both of you.
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| mike in houston | Apr 27 2009, 04:41 PM Post #67 |
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Joan, Mine started with a sore throat, then headache, then fever, congestion then lightheadedness and major coughing fits which leave you with no breath. This lasted for three or four days. I am back to semi-normal today but still feel dragged out and am staying in bed. I'll tell you that good old Aka-selzer Cold Plus really helped. Hope you feel better soon. |
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| Texas Mom | Apr 27 2009, 04:44 PM Post #68 |
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Mike, exact symptoms I had and the cough is still lingering. The coughing fits are awful! |
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| brittany | Apr 27 2009, 05:36 PM Post #69 |
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One kid from St.Francis Prep with swine flu said they called everywhere no tamiflu available. |
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| sceptical | Apr 27 2009, 06:46 PM Post #70 |
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The major distinguishing clinical symptom between true flu (influenza A or B) and other viral illnesses such as colds is muscle aches. "I feel like I have been run over by a truck." Patients also have fever, chills, sore throats, fatigue, a hard cough and in some cases nausea and vomiting. http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htm What are the signs and symptoms of swine flu in people? The symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people have reported diarrhea and vomiting associated with swine flu. In the past, severe illness (pneumonia and respiratory failure) and deaths have been reported with swine flu infection in people. Like seasonal flu, swine flu may cause a worsening of underlying chronic medical conditions. Edited by sceptical, Apr 27 2009, 06:49 PM.
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| Joan Foster | Apr 27 2009, 06:54 PM Post #71 |
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I hope you are past the worst of it. I don't have the cough or respiratory stuff. But, I had the rest. I got so dizzy and weak as this dinner started...it was a new experience. I even caught my husband on the phone Sunday canceling his golf game! I told him to go. |
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| Kerri P. | Apr 27 2009, 07:08 PM Post #72 |
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30398682/?GT1=43001 WHO raises pandemic alert to phase 4 Level means sustained human-to-human transmission is causing outbreaks updated 31 minutes ago The World Health Organization has raised its pandemic alert for swine flu by one level to phase 4, two steps short of declaring a full-blown pandemic. WHO says the phase 4 alert means sustained human-to-human transmission is causing outbreaks in at least one country. It signals a significant increase in the risk of a global epidemic, but doesn't mean a pandemic is inevitable. Dr. Keiji Fukuda, assistant director for health security and environment, said the WHO committee discussed the level very carefully to consider whether moving to phase 4 or phase 5 was most appropriate, and "it was clearly felt we were seeing human-to-human transmission, and that put us into phase 4." snip... |
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| Deleted User | Apr 27 2009, 07:13 PM Post #73 |
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Put your thinking cap on for heaven sakes. If illegals continue across the border, they can put more pressure on our health care system, cause it to go bankrupt and it then becomes a dead ringer for nationalization. Obama knows the game plan. |
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| ~J~ is in Wonderland | Apr 27 2009, 09:00 PM Post #74 |
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http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/5034385/ N.C.official: Swine flu cases suspected The state's health director said Monday afternoon that there are suspected cases of swine flu in North Carolina, but declined to say how many cases or where they were located. Dr. Jeffrey Engel said Monday evening that officials are involuntarily isolating patients who may have the virus. He declined to specifically say how many suspected cases were in the state, noting that the number is always changing, and he declined to say where they were located. "We're working very closely with providers, and they are investigating cases on a daily basis," Engel said. "It's a very fluid situation and there will be suspect cases. People travel all the time." Investigators were gathering specimens and hope to know whether the cases are "probable" some time Tuesday and will seek confirmations by Wednesday. Federal health officials have confirmed 40 cases in the United States – in New York, Ohio, Kansas, Texas and California. Of those, only one person has been hospitalized and all have recovered. That's in contrast to Mexico, where the suspected death toll was at 149, with more than 1,600 cases reported. Track swine flu cases across the globe. Engel said the suspected cases are related to travel, mostly to Mexico. He said nobody has been hospitalized and that the suspected cases have been ordered to in-home isolation. Along with the travel history, Engel said the suspected cases involve patients with severe flu symptoms. The state is encouraging providers to only report more severe cases – people with higher fevers or more prominent respiratory problems. Engel said he expects the number of suspected cases to increase. "This is dynamic," he said. At a news briefing Monday morning, Engel said the state is "better prepared" than ever to handle any potential outbreak of the virus in North Carolina. The state has a stockpile of 660,000 doses of treatment for the flu, if necessary. He urged residents to take precautions by staying at home if they present with flu-like symptoms, wash their hands frequently with soap and water for at least 15 seconds, and see a doctor if flu symptoms become serious. "To ward off any potential, just be prudent as you would during normal flu season," he said. But, Engel said, there's one thing people don't have to stop doing in order to avoid the swine flu: eating pork. "You can't catch the flu through eating any food item," he said. That announcement was welcome news for those who profit from pork such as restaurants and grocery stores. "That would affect our business" if people were afraid to eat pork, said Worth Westbrook, co-owner of McCall's Bar-B-Que & Seafood in Clayton. "I am not too concerned, because I love barbecue," said McCall's customer Glenn Hines, who filled up his plate at the buffet while updates on the swine flu played on television screens. Gov. Bev Perdue, in a statement Monday morning, also advised people to be careful and take proper preventative measures and that she is confident in the state's readiness to handle a potential pandemic. "North Carolina is equipped with a full supply of antiviral medications and personal protective supplies such as face masks," Perdue said. "We have public health teams ready to deploy to any community in our state that needs assistance." Local hospitals, meanwhile reviewed emergency plans, many of which were put in place after the SARS epidemic in 2003 that infected more than 8.000 people and caused 74 deaths worldwide. "We all have plans on how to deal with that," Dr. David Weber, an infectious diseases expert at UNC Hospitals. "The hospital has detailed 20-page plan." Weber said it includes how to protect staff treating patients. He also said the hospital has enough protective gear to last up to six months. "We have ability for rapid communications and to expand the number of both beds within the hospital and clinic availability, if wee need, too,' he added. On the higher-education level, UNC System President Erskine Bowles asked universities to review their emergency plans and distribute basic information on flu prevention. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, students preparing for final exams said they were concerned about the swine flu because of the number of people in the college environment who travel. "I guess there are a lot of people coming in and out, so it could be more likely to happen here," sophomore Jill Zartman said. |
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| Joan Foster | Apr 27 2009, 09:01 PM Post #75 |
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This really worries me. |
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