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Unread 09-29-2009, 10:11 AM
 
Location: Ohio
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Default 16-year-old becomes fifth to die from swine flu in Dallas County

16-year-old becomes fifth to die from swine flu in Dallas County 10:43 AM CT | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Dallas News on Yahoo! | The Dallas Morning News (http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/yahoolatestnews/stories/093009dnmetflu.1c99ed5c8.html - broken link)

What are your seeing at your kids schools?
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Unread 09-29-2009, 11:16 AM
 
Location: Greenwood Village, Colorado
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My family and I were just diagnosed with H1N1 today.
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Unread 09-29-2009, 11:59 AM
 
Location: The Big D
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The one that scares me is the 14 year old girl from Ft Worth. She had NO UNDERLYING MEDICAL PROBLEMS . The parents took her to the doctor on Thursday and the doctor did not give her Tamiflu as she was not "high risk". They took her to the hospital on Saturday morning and she was gone by Sunday. My own 14 year old heard this on the radio this morning on the way to school (I heard about it yesterday). I was GLAD she heard this and told her this is why I want to know if there is ANYTHING wrong w/ her at all so we can get to the doctor ASAP. I do have one child that is "high risk" and any of us getting the flu is putting her in jeopardy. We all got our regular flu shots a few weeks ago and two of us are on the "high risk" list to get the H1N1 when it comes out next week.

At our schools there have been a few kids out w/ the flu and even at work some have had it. So far the only thing we have had in our household is fatigue (too much going on) and allergies. Oh, and an ear infection.
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Unread 09-29-2009, 12:13 PM
 
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We've got flu, H1N1, strep and a viral thing going around the neighborhood. My BF's little boy was out for a couple of days (viral) and there were 11 kids out of his class that day.
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Unread 09-29-2009, 01:56 PM
 
Location: Dallas, Texas
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We've got flu, H1N1, strep and a viral thing going around the neighborhood. My BF's little boy was out for a couple of days (viral) and there were 11 kids out of his class that day.
Had something viral in our household, not H1N1 though.
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Unread 09-29-2009, 02:10 PM
 
Location: Greenwood Village, Colorado
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Our doctor said he had 5 postives for H1N1 yesterday. So it's defineatly in our area.
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Unread 09-29-2009, 02:25 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Our doctor said he had 5 postives for H1N1 yesterday. So it's defineatly in our area.
Your specific area or N. Texas?
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Unread 09-29-2009, 02:36 PM
 
Location: Greenwood Village, Colorado
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Your specific area or N. Texas?
Trophy club/Keller area
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Unread 09-29-2009, 02:39 PM
 
Location: Dallas, Texas
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Your specific area or N. Texas?
It's everywhere, according to my daughter's pediatrician.
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Unread 09-29-2009, 03:04 PM
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Location: Aurora, CO
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The only reason the swine flu is getting press is because *gasp* people are freaking out about it. The CDC and the WHO have said that the H1N1 strain of influenza is actually less virulent than the typical seasonal flu.

You cannot just dole out Tamiflu to everyone who presents with flu-like symptoms or tests positive for influenza. Virii eventually become resistant to antiviral drugs, just like their bacterial counterparts become resistant to antibiotics.

If/when influenza becomes resistant to Tamiflu, we're right back at square one with no medical treatment for the virus, and we have to rely on other medications to mitigate its symptoms.

Healthy people die from the regular flu every year, too.

The easiest ways to limit your chances of contracting the flu are washing your hands regularly and keeping your fingers out of your eyes and nose.
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