Your thoughts on the swine flu outbreak?

[Moefiz]

Originally Posted by disneymom

Hi Eldorado, Nice to see ya here on the forums..

Just a friendly old timer curious and concerned for my kids safety.

I am worry too.I have two boys age 7, but so far there is no death in the US as yet more in Mexico.When it start moving to this area then I'll be worried.The closet to me is NY.

The Mods will move it sooner or later

[AaronSCH]

Originally Posted by disneymom

A bit of topic, and not sure where to post. But what's your thought's regarding this Flu virus going around? Should one be concerned?

Mom

It's no more an indication of the end of time than the plague, mad cow disease, the leper colonies, the crusades, the third reich and HD DVD.

[U4K61]

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
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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.

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Anxiety Disorder
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Unipolar Major Depression

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

[Uniquely]

Originally Posted by Craig Ruchman

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

My job brings me into contact with alot of SICK people!

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i think Mexico should be quarantined

[jkwest]

I think I have a swinus infection...I have green snot and it smells like bacon...

[Adhamhnon]

I'm gonna head off to one of the islands in the "What to do in case of zombie attack" thread, and hole up there for a few years. FYI, don't try and visit, cause I'm pretty sure not only will a bullet to the brain kill zombies, but also flu infected plague bearers, so I'm not taking any chances.

[Marcusarilius]

Why do they call it swine flu? Humans are getting it, not Pigs. I'll call it "Swine" flu when humans fly.

[toef]

Originally Posted by Marcusarilius

Why do they call it swine flu? Humans are getting it, not Pigs. I'll call it "Swine" flu when humans fly.

[Mike53421]

Wow, reading this thread makes it seem so much more serious than I anticipated it was. I must've been living in a cave this week. The media blows everything up though *shrugs*

[Blu-Benny]

Sorry, I need an outlet since I'm stuck here @ work.

Just got a message from my wife. She took our son in and he has pneumonia and is being tested for swine flu!!!

They said he has all of the symptoms of swine flu but they won't have the test results back for about a week.

We've been told to keep him quarantined from anyone and everyone till we hear back from them.

Gonna be the longest week of my life!!!

[Chordata]

Nope, but they tested one my daughters last week for it.

Good luck; hope he doesn't have it.

[SDon1969]

My daughter almost missed her Washington DC trip due to having some cold symptoms. But no.....we didn't have to deal with actual swine flu, thank God.

Good luck to you, though - hopefully those test results come back negatory.

[Porkchop Express]

Since it takes a week to get the results, did they start empiric treatment with tamiflu?

[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by Porkchop Express

Since it takes a week to get the results, did they start empiric treatment with tamiflu?

they had my wife pick up a couple different things, i have no idea what though.

[Chordata]

So are you staying in a hotel this week?
















KIDDING!

[Porkchop Express]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

they had my wife pick up a couple different things, i have no idea what though.

He should be fine. Worst case scenario and it is swine flu, children seem to tolerate it much better then adults. You and your wife would be the ones who need to worry. Hopefully, everything turns out ok though.

[xneox]

Nothing here either.

I question a doctor that says anyone "has all the symptoms of swine flu", though. But then, I question most doctors.

H1N1 (swine) flu symptoms = any other flu symptoms. They are not exclusive. The type of flu just speaks to the components of it...not what it does to us.

That said, I hope your boy feels better soon, regardless of the virus causing it.

[OrlandoEastwood]

Did the Swine Flu get you MelissaJulle? Go to the doctor and step on it!

[RiseDarthVader]

The media is blwing it out of proportion. Last I checked the amount of CONFIRMED deaths in MEXICO related to Swine Flu was 7.