SWINE FLU INFO

iJenny

iJenny

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Hey gals. I saw the other thread about swine flu and thought I'd share a few things with you. First, all of my information is as of today, April 28th 2009 and straight from the Center for Disease Control (CDC). As a school nurse, I recieve twice-daily updates on this situation straight from the CDC. Here's information from the final update this afternoon.






First, here are the states in the U.S. that have confirmed cases of swine flu... California, Texas, Kansas, Ohio, and New York.

Second, everyone should know that there have been no U.S. deaths related to swine flu. Of all the U.S. cases, only one has resulted in hospitalization and ALL of them have recovered.

Third, as it stands as of today, 4/28/09, swine flu in the U.S. acts just like seasonal influenza (fever, body aches, etc.) with symptom onset within seven days of exposure. It is treated and cured with the same medications (TamiFlu, etc.) as seasonal influenza.

Fourth, swine flu is transmitted through DIRECT contact with an infected person. Anyone who has travelled to Mexico (namely, Mexico City) within seven days prior to onset of symptoms should contact their healthcare professional.









So, there ya go, ladies. I hate to say it, but the media is sensationalizing this into a bigger deal than it is at this time. Yes, it may become more of a problem. The situation changes every day. But panic is not going to fix anything and I wish the media would stop using words like "pandemic" and "the big one" when describing swine flu.

Just be smart, ladies. Wash hands, limit exposure, and stay safe.
 
They just confirmed a case in Indiana. A student at Notre Dame hac it last week and has since recovered, but they have not yet figured out how he got it.
 
I'm very happy that you all find peace in this. Truly. I do hope that people will be as wary of statements by the CDC as they are of the media, mistakes happen (for instance, that CDC report falsely attributes antivirals as a "cure" for the flu) and it may not be the first or last time a gov't facility withholds information. Make your own assertions and be safe. I love you girls.
 
Thanks Jenny!! Even though there has been 2 cases in KS...I'm not worried about it...jeesh in our CITY alone there is over 50,000 people! No idea how many people live in KS...so it's just a teensy teensy percentage.
 
Right Jenny, people die from the flu all the time. People with weaker and compromised immune systems are more suseptible to any type of illness and will have a harder time fighting it.

I'm sick with flu-like symptoms right now. After 3 weeks of incredible stress, I flew out to TX this past weekend and was stuck in 2 airplanes for 8 hours. Not surprised I got sick at all, and I'm already back on the mend.
 
Right, that's what I was thinking, that the very young and very old may end up dying if they contract it because their immune system isn't as strong. It's so sad!
 
They just said on foxnews that the 23 mo old just came here from Mexico - or that's what they're saying..not sure if it's confirmed...so so sad though.
 
That makes no sense to me. That 25-40 and healthy, are more suseptible than the young and old with weaker immune systems.
 
Yes, it's what's alarming: this flu is killing people in the 25-45 bracket the most, it seems. That's because those with the strongest immune system react the most to the virus. It's your immune system that ends up killing you, not the flu. Those with weaker immune system seem to have more chances of getting through this.
 
Ah, thank you Annie, that makes more sense.
Looks like I'm in the clear, lol. No vomiting or nausea, no fever, no extreme fatigue.
 
thanks for the update, Jenny. And I am with you, I am staying positive. I already have reiterated the importance of covering your mouth, washing your hands, etc. with my girls.

And with any big news story, there are "experts" at all ends of the doom spectrum. I try to stay informed, but not get caught up in the fear (admittedly, a difficult thing to do right now). I believe the truth lies somewhere in the middle. There is a line between being informative and creating mass hysteria, and I think many news outlets have crossed that line.
 
I think it s a difficult road to walk, releasing info. Things move so quickly & there are so many unknowns, especially with a new disease. They want to prepare people but not alarm them & there are always those who will over react and they tend to get the most attention because they are louder than people who under react, so people who are taking a moderate approach can get freaked out & then you get every person with the sniffles inundating doctors offices with 'possible swine flu'

I currently have chest congestion and I was on a plane last week with people who may have been to Mexico and while I tend to be in the moderate/under side of reactions I am thinking in the back of my mind "am I feverish, am I nauseus? It's wednesday, should I get an appointment for Friday in case I get worse? Are the kids feverish?" and meanwhile DH is pointing out that it is allergy season. I have had my face pressed against car windows covered in pollen (which I am allergic too) trying to see how much back row space they have. And have been lax on my allergy meds. Buut even with that I still can't help wondering.

So I feel for the media right now. They have no control over people's reactions & info does have to be released
 
I agree, Stacy that information has to be released, and that people will overreact to that information.

However, I have seen reports claiming that the swine flu has a 5-7% mortality rate (when, statistically speaking, there haven't been enough people infected to accurately determine that), and estimating that it could affect 30% of our population, killing about 2 million Americans. How can this not scare the crap out of everyone? Yet, I haven't been able to find proof that these claims are accurate. And why compare this flu to the outbreak in 1918 without taking into account our advances in health and medicine? That is a serious omission, imo.

That said, I am not suggesting that this isn't a serious threat. However, we need to expect our news to treat it as a serious threat, and not as something that can be sensationalized to fill time & sell advertising.

Releasing information is one thing, presenting opinion as fact is quite another.

JMHO :)


BTW,Hope you feel better, Stacy!
 
Oh I agree Ashleigh, the need to give info does seem to be out pacing the accuracy of the info, which is not a good thing, that 7% number is a good example. They don't know the real number of people with swine flu in Mexico so that can't be accurate.

I think they compared SARS during it's early part to the 1918 pandemic as well. Its a nice big memorable reference point, like comparing the economy to the Depression, when it's running more like the 70's recession. The media leaping to the worst case scenario does drive me nuts.
 
k, real quick. if your going to panic over a flu visit the other thread. i cannot take it. i'm getting chest pain.
 
Lizzy, what is going on? Why are you getting chest pain? No one is panicking, people are just voicing concern.
 
it's the same 'concern' over and over. it's annoying me. my current personal concern is my chest pain related to annoyance in the pig flu threads. we're about to have a lizzy pandemic in a sec.
 
Then you should probably stop reading the threads. Considering the conflicting information that's out there, and even the lack of information that's out there, anyone kind of concern is certainly valid.

Clearly, you don't have any concerns, so just stop reading the threads if it's gonna throw you into a tizzy.
 
col. i read the thread cause jenny posted some positive information and it was twisted (with repeated negative information) that's when i got annoyed.
 
lizzyfizzy said:
col. i read the thread cause jenny posted some positive information and it was twisted (with repeated negative information) that's when i got annoyed.
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people are posting news links and confirmed information. No one is twisting what Jenny said, at all. Factual doesn't always equal negative.
 
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