Your thoughts on the swine flu outbreak?

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Originally Posted by quexos

A new mutation of the Flu has broken out in the Mexico city area. According to experts it is becoming a pandemic and a dangerous one, so far 60 people dead. I call it Captain's Trip cause that's what Stephen King called something similar in his book "The Stand".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8018356.stm
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/0...flu/index.html

My job brings me into contact with a lot of people. lol
Duck and Cover

Some useful information on vaccines that you should be aware of. Talk to your doctor.

"Your vaccine is your neighbors business...herd immunity... If enough of a population is immune, a disease dies out. For measles you need 83% of the population to be vaccinated or immune in order for the number of cases to decline over time. [otherwise] incidence of the disease goes up" - Robert Nelsen, Forbes, 8 February 2010

History
Smallpox(1796), Edward Jenner, cowpox, caused by
Polio(poliomyelitis)(1955)Jonas Salk(IPV), (1960's)Albert Sabin(OPV)
Japanese encephalitis(1992)
Hepatitis A(1995)
Chickenpox(1995)
Influenza(1940's, 2001), nasal(2003)
PCV7(2000)
Meningoccal conjugate(2005)
Rotavirus(2006,2008)

Acronyms
AIDS -Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, immune system caused damege by HIV infection.
BCC - Bacille Calmette-Guerin, protects against tuberculosis.
BCG - Tuberculosis.
CRS - Congenital rubella syndrome.
DTaP - diphtheria, tetnus, and acellular pertussis.
GBS - Guillain-Barre symdrome
IPV - inactivared polio caccine.
H1N1 - Swine influenza.
Hib - hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenza type b.
HIV - Human immunodeficiency virus.
HPV - human papillomavirus, sexually transmitted.
MCV4 - meningoccal conjugate.
MMR - measles, mumps, and rubella.
MMRV - measles, mumps, rubella, varicella.
MPSV4 - meningococcal polysaccharid (replaced by MCV4).
OPV - oral polio vaccine.
PCV7 - Pneumoccal Conjugate Vaccination.
PPV - Pneumoccal Polysaccharide Vaccine.
LAIV - live, attenuated influenza vaccine.
Tdap - Tetanus, diptheria, and acellular, and pertussis.
SIDS - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, death with no clear cause.

Common Vaccines
Influenza
Hepatitis B
Rotavirus
DTaP
Hib
Pneumococcal
Polio(IPV)
MMR
Varicella (Chickenpox)
Hepatitis A
Meningococcal
Tdap
Mumps
Pertussis(whooping cough)
Zoster

Other Vaccines
Anthrax
Japanese encephalitis
Rabies
Smallpox
Tuberculosis
Yellow Fever

No Vaccine
Hepatitis C
Malaria

Shingles. Rash and nerve pain caused by a previous case of chickenpox. The virus stays in your body after the infection. The zoster vaccine can prevent shingles.

Glossary
Acute Illness - illness that lasts a short time.
Antibiotic - substance that can inhibit or kill bacteria.
Congenital rubella syndrome(CRS) - birth defect in children when mother had rubella.
DNA - deoxyribonucleic acid.
Epidemic - a regional increase in the number of cases.
Herd immunity - when a certain % of people are vaccinated, they protect unvaccinated members.
Incubate - grown and replicate withen the body.
Pathogen - disease-causing substance.
Phagocytes - while blood cells that find and consume pathogens.
Pandemic - widespread outbreak.
Vector - An insect or animal that transmits disease to humans.

Subtypes of Bipolar Disorder
Facors: Genetic, Biological, Environmental, Psychological.
Communication between two neurons: Presynaptic neuron, Synaptic space, Postsynaptic neuron.
Bipolar I - periods of mania and major depression.
Bipolar II - periods of hypomania and major depression.
Bipolar Mixed - simultaneous symptoms of mania and depression.
Bipolar rapid cycling - many periods of mania and depression.
Bipolar with psychotic features - mood symptoms with hallucinations or delusions.
Cyclothymic disorder - periods of hypomania and mild depression.

ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Anxiety Disorder
Asperger's Disorder
ODD - Oppositional Defiant Dissorder
Unipolar Major Depression

Some Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors(SSRIs)
Prozac - Fluoxetine
Zoloft - Sertraline
Paxil - Paroxetine