Swine flu

fma08 said:
Isn't swine flu a strain of Influenza A?
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Correct. The orgins of other types of Influenza A are also traced to birds and other mammals.

Influenza A is very serious even before the swine flu media "hype".
 
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My brother just got married this weekend. They are on their honeymoon this week; a cruise down from Los Angeles into Mexico. However, due to this health crisis/scare Carnival is suspending all trips into Mexico as of yesterday. They were meant to dock in Mexico today; and won't be. So, when a blanket of isolation is placed on entire nations (in addition to all the other hype surrounding this from a CDC/Medical standpoint and not just a Media thing) than I've got to believe that one of two things is going on:

1. This is worse than we can believe or we be going that way soon.

2. It is one of those monsters that feeds on itself and somewhere along the line we (everyone, inlcluding the CDC) have turned this into something larger than it is.

Either way, it is gonna have a "scare" type impact on the world. Whether it is justified or not remains to be seen. Hopefully all that we in EMS have to worry about is frightened patients who think they all "have it and are gonna die", and not real patients who are part of a state/nation-wide epidimic! All we can do is remain informed and prepared (as we should already be) if the sh*t should hit the fan.

But I am still skeptical in light of the medias habit of exagurating just to sell ad time/space.
 
VentMedic said:
Hype? I was watching the annoucement on CNN by the Homeland Security and Health Secretaries. It wasn't Geraldo Rivera on the TV.

Even Influenza A, which was also mentioned, is a big deal and we take isolation precautions seriously for it. In a hospital or nursing home full of immunocompromised and frail people, it can wreak havoc quickly. Ever see C. Diff spread over a course of a few days in a LTC facility that gets lax on infection control or relies on a lot of ambulance transports? A seasonal flu outbreak?
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You missunderstood me I think..I'm saying given what CDC/WHO ect..are saying on TV I feel like they are UNDER-hyping it...others are saying its over-hyped.
 
VentMedic said:
Correct. The orgins of other types of Influenza A are also traced to birds and other mammals.
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Right, if I remember correctly, Influenza A is the Zoonotic strain, B is found in humans only, and C... I don't remember what the reservoir for C is, just that it isn't a problem for humans. (again, if I remember correctly):wacko:
 
Linuss said:
Well maybe they shouldn't have declared a biological war on us....
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I'm telling you it's PETA. They created the swine flu to scare people out of eating pork. Same thing with mad cow disease.

And before you start with the "well it got all those pigs killed" yadda yadda... no one ever said PETA made sense.
 
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Sasha said:
I'm telling you it's PETA. They created the swine flu to scare people out of eating pork. Same thing with mad cow disease.
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So, you're saying we should kill Pam Anderson?


I'm for it.
 
Some of my co-workers and I have been calling it the Sweet and Sour flu... just because, like sweet and sour pork, its deliciously sweet when you eat it, but once it gets inside of ya... it goes sour much like the flu
 
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Swine flu symptoms, what will happen?

i have been searching the internet frantically, forgive me if i sound paranoid. I think i have a good reason to be paranoid.

My baby sister had pneumonia recently, with diarrhea, fever, very runny nose, fatigue... flu symptoms. she got mostly better, but the doc put her on an inhaler. Now as of 10 hours ago, i am feeling possible flu like symptoms( chest congestion and headache mostly) as well as well as slight unusual confusion. (another swine flu symptom)
what really freaks me out is that when i tried to find info about the onset, sick time, and resolve of the virus, at least 3 pages i found were what appeared to be cut in half (missing the part that would most likely come info on effective treatment, and the overall ending results) only to have a link that says "go to page 2" and when you click it you get FORBIDDEN in huge letters, and that the server restricted access for some reason

Is it really this bad that it must be censored? what is it like in mexico? are the streets abandoned in fear? I CANT FIND WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. I am becoming more and more suspicious of cover up activity. read this about a cover up in florida

http://www.naturalnews.com/026152.html

Why the lies?

The WHO raised the pandemic alert to 5 (out of 6)....

SOMEONE should do SOMETHING, and very soon. i dont wanna be part of the 29% fatality rate (mexico city and San Luis Potosi, only 2 cities)

Canada ministry of health alert--

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The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care and the
Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
were contacted on April 20th by the Public Health Agency
of Canada (PHAC) regarding a number of individuals
with severe respiratory illness (SRI) occurring in various
locations of south and central Mexico.

Epidemiology Update from PHAC:
Two clusters have been identified, one in Mexico City
and one San Luis Potosi. As of yesterday, 23 hospitals
in Mexico City have reported 120 SRI cases including 13
deaths. San Luis Potosi (central Mexico) has reported 14
SRI cases including 4 deaths. Most cases have occurred
in previously healthy young adults aged 25-44 years old.
In addition, 1 death has been reported in Oaxaca
(southern Mexico) and 2 deaths reported in Baja
California Norte (bordering California, USA). Five
healthcare workers have been identified in the clusters.
The clinical symptoms include high fever, headache,
ocular pain, shortness of breath and extreme fatigue.
Rapid progression of symptoms to severe respiratory
distress occurred in about 5 days. High proportion
requiring mechanical ventilation reported (exact
percentage unknown). :excl:Case-fatality rate has ranged
from 11 to 29% based on Mexico City and San Luis
Potosi data.:excl:
The same pathogen has not been identified in all cases.
To date influenza A/H1N1 and B, and one parainfluenza
strain have been detected. For many cases, no
pathogen has yet been identified. The National
Microbiology Laboratory has received 51 clinical
samples from Mexico on April 22, and will be testing
them for a range of pathogens. The results of the lab
testing is expected shortly.

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Please respond ASAP, im scared for my family.
 
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