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05-01-2009, 10:04 AM
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I didn't mean to say that flu itself isn't a big deal, but why is THIS strain, over all the others, treated so differently?
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05-01-2009, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by hey teach
There are now 10 cases in the Madison County area.
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From what I've heard in the news, there are 10 possible cases...NONE are confirmed as of this moment. |
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05-01-2009, 11:21 AM
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Why is it treated differently?
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Originally Posted by milledj
I didn't mean to say that flu itself isn't a big deal, but why is THIS strain, over all the others, treated so differently?
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Personally, I have no idea, except maybe the government didn't expect it. They've been harping about the Bird flu for 4-5 years now, but that has not happened either.
I think it's crazy that they put all this fear into people, and they can't find a cure for the common cold, nor can they get a flu vaccine that works every year. And lots of time when they do get the flu vaccines right, they can't make enough of the vaccines that do work. Just doesn't make sense.
Flu mutates from year to year. And this has been going on as long as flu has been around and that's been since the beginning of the domestication of animals. Some people will be immune and others will not. Why do you think the people that were dominated by other cultures got all those diseases? Because they'd never been around farm animals. Those who raise animals have more immunity to them than people who are not around them.
Small pox came from cattle, mad cow comes from cattle, some diseases come from pigs (swine flu, for instance), some from birds...and usually, the conditions to create the diseases come from the people who raise lots of animals in crowded conditions such as large producers of poultry, cattle, pigs, goats, and sheep. Small producers rarely, if ever, have those problems.
Bird flu came from the Far East because of how they raise their chickens...many birds in small cages, stacked on top of one another. Wild birds came in contact with those chickens and passed on a flu that migrated from birds to humans.
Swine flu came from pigs raised in crowded conditions and mutated to affect humans.
Flu is part of the human condition, folks, get used to it. As I said, some will be more immune to any mutation of the flu than others...it's the others, the ones not immune, who usually get the flu.
Part of the reason so many people get the flu is that they live in crowded conditions. Any of you who live in large cities in an apartment building or work in a crowded office with lots of people coming and going, usually get the flu fastest. Just like crowding animals, crowding people usually causes the same problem.
So, hopefully, this answered your question and a bit more.
Take care and I hope you don't get the flu,
Jet in Walla Walla, WA
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05-01-2009, 02:16 PM
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Southlander--I read the link, but still am confused about the term-"State"
Despite us in Minnesota having ,also, great medical facilities-------the confirmation in Minnesota was made only after samples were flown on a State plane to the CDC at Atlanta and --they-- confirmed it was swine flu.
Does every state have different standards for determining / confirming swine flu ?
I did not read that the CDC determined it was swine flu .
Just asking, not casting doubt.
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05-01-2009, 02:25 PM
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What does "A third child at Heritage Elementary School in Madison is now confirmed to have what officials believe is swine flu" mean?
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"A third child at Heritage Elementary School in Madison is now confirmed to have what officials believe is swine flu"
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"A third child at Heritage Elementary School in Madison is now confirmed to have swine flu"? |
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05-01-2009, 02:34 PM
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Charles, yes, that is what I was confused about also.
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05-01-2009, 02:38 PM
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Interesting that my daughter's private school was not listed as being closed and we also did not get an email or a phone call Wednesday to warn us of the closing - protocol is stated as notifying parents of emergencies and events, but clearly that did not happen. 'Gave up watching the local news last year, as I found little in the way of valuable information...this would have been one time worth my while. Husband went to drop her off yesterday morning and there was a sign on the door, closed till Monday. He probably arrived at the same time I logged on to see this thread.
I'm wondering if status has changed, as we've still not been notified.
I caution against over-reacting and over-prescribing, but after the ridiculous 4 month battle against a mutating respiratory monster in her classroom, consistently encouraged by bodies who presented themselves there instead of staying home, I'm kinda glad everybody got the day off. :I
I myself, as well as my family, have been pretty seriously affected by something nasty...daughter went to MD, was treated and only returned after staying out - I kept her home until mended, but once we resumed I noticed the children in her class were still very sick. I mean should not have been there sick. Obvious, uncontrolled shedding. Gurgling, hacking, mucus everywhere. Not just a little sniffle. Wasn't long...she became ill again...and again. (I was getting pithed and about to pull her out, period...from ages 15 months to 5 years she'd been sick twice...now in one single season I could not k.e.e.p. her well with this exposure.)
It's the Flu. Or something. Ultimately, there isn't much to be done that shouldn't already have been done. Diligence and disinfection. Are they closing schools just to evaluate current cases - and do they plan to close every time we have an outbreak? Once you start, when do you stop?
On the fence.
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05-02-2009, 04:49 PM
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05-03-2009, 08:54 AM
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Is it really that difficult?
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And we will find out sometime today whether or not Madison County Elementary schools will do the same thing. |
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