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Confirmed case of swine flu at my boys High School
wow...my 2 oldest boys go to high school in MI where yesterday school closed early why..because a boy who had recently vacationed in Mexico has been confiremed to have the swine flu. do not know his status. The CDC has closed the high school for today and tommrow , a very intense cleaning is going on. I dont know if school will open Monday or not,,,,This child who has the flu is in my eldest boys gym class, and guess what they have shared jerseys and are next too each other for lockers...I phoned ,my doctor he said to watch my boys at first sniffle or cough, fever etc...to get them in and they will start on Tamiflu( sp) I am just beyond shock...theres no good place for this too hit, but my God I never thougth it would affect my community or my children,,,My boys are very healthy low bmi, etc...just sharing there is no other purpose will appreciate feedback. I am in shock.
Actually, reading this reduces my stress level. I always like to know what is possible and what may be lurking around the corner. At least that way... I'm prepared as I can be ! ; ^ )
Cherie-you can probably see some of the blog archives AND there's another chat planned. Go to Dr. Choi's blog and MH wrote a post on there saying that there would be another chat! I hope that he'll be able to answer your question about your son's pregnant GF!! I think it's a great question! Isn't Dr. Choi awesome???? Ya gotta love smart, goofballs!! =D
PlateletGal-honey, you've got to stop looking up all of those flu outbreaks-all that's going to do is stress you out! Besides, no one knows how this outbreak is going to turn out-they are very unpredictable! Please, don't do this to yourself anymore-stress is not good for your immune system either. I know, you know that! =D
I think that everyone will be fine, if they do the normal handwashing, and stay away from obviously sick people. Dr. Choi has mentioned the same thing!
PlateletGal-honey, you've got to stop looking up all of those flu outbreaks-all that's going to do is stress you out! Besides, no one knows how this outbreak is going to turn out-they are very unpredictable! Please, don't do this to yourself anymore-stress is not good for your immune system either. I know, you know that! =D
I think that everyone will be fine, if they do the normal handwashing, and stay away from obviously sick people. Dr. Choi has mentioned the same thing!
Huh. We just had confirmed cases this morning here in Bergen County where we're living at the moment.
My only concern is the mini bus services we take into the city are very crowded and poorly verntilated (they're a great service as they run more frequently then the official city buses... plus they play some pretty interesting latin music :-) ).
But they are breeding grounds for bacteria, and a large percentage of the passengers are of foreign/ recently travelled origin.
So we may stop using them for now. Of course, the subway isn't much better. I agree with Biden's comments on the subway, despite Bloomberg's facile comments. The subways are as bad as these buses.
My only concern is the mini bus services we take into the city are very crowded and poorly verntilated (they're a great service as they run more frequently then the official city buses... plus they play some pretty interesting latin music :-) ).
But they are breeding grounds for bacteria, and a large percentage of the passengers are of foreign/ recently travelled origin.
So we may stop using them for now. Of course, the subway isn't much better. I agree with Biden's comments on the subway, despite Bloomberg's facile comments. The subways are as bad as these buses.
after much reading Im not quite as afraid as i was prior, my son is very healthy. His bmi is around 9% he eats all healthy and is very athletic...all that being said he did as recently as 3 days or so ago share clothing with the effected child prior to his DX so I am sticking with watching him close.his and my family dr is a very good man has been my personal dr for 10 years and Im great at resourcing myself when needed. believe me if my child ends up needing tamiflu i will find it for him !!! I am most worried for the elderly, the young, the immune comprimised. i missed the swine flu blog on here.....does anyone know if there should be extra concern for the pregnant? my sons gf is 14 weeks...am curious about that..
Hi ! I've been actually reading tonight about the Spanish flu... which killed millions of people in 1918. Of course it wasn't the flu itself, but bacterial pneumonia that these patients had afterwards. I'm hoping our government is stocking up on antibiotics as well.
Anyhow... according to this from wikipedia.org, I have pretty good odds. But of course since I have CFS and it is immune dysfunction, I'm at high risk for additional infections. So I'm really not sure, but do know to work on boosting my immune system. However, I wouldn't probably recommend that for people who are healthy. Who knows though ? Its crazy trying to figure this stuff out.
What concerns me the most is that this virus will probably mutate. Weren't there two waves of the Spanish flu ? And if I remember right... the second wave was the one that killed. So if this virus mutates... it could get a lot worse.
"Scientists have used tissue samples from frozen victims to reproduce the virus for study. Given the strain's extreme virulence there has been controversy regarding the wisdom of such research. Among the conclusions of this research is that the virus kills via a cytokine storm (overreaction of the body's immune system) which explains its unusually severe nature and the concentrated age profile of its victims. The strong immune systems of young adults ravaged the body, whereas the weaker immune systems of children and middle-aged adults caused fewer deaths"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu
Anyhow... according to this from wikipedia.org, I have pretty good odds. But of course since I have CFS and it is immune dysfunction, I'm at high risk for additional infections. So I'm really not sure, but do know to work on boosting my immune system. However, I wouldn't probably recommend that for people who are healthy. Who knows though ? Its crazy trying to figure this stuff out.
What concerns me the most is that this virus will probably mutate. Weren't there two waves of the Spanish flu ? And if I remember right... the second wave was the one that killed. So if this virus mutates... it could get a lot worse.
"Scientists have used tissue samples from frozen victims to reproduce the virus for study. Given the strain's extreme virulence there has been controversy regarding the wisdom of such research. Among the conclusions of this research is that the virus kills via a cytokine storm (overreaction of the body's immune system) which explains its unusually severe nature and the concentrated age profile of its victims. The strong immune systems of young adults ravaged the body, whereas the weaker immune systems of children and middle-aged adults caused fewer deaths"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu
I can see why you're getting freaked out. That must be very scary for you having low immunity! I'm a student in the medical field doing clinicals in the hospital, sooooo I'm worried about cases coming in. I'm also worried about people catching this bug with chronic lung conditions and low immune function.
I actually had an interesting convo with the radiologist today about all of this drama. He's not worried about it and said that Tamiflu, if taken early enough, would be able to get rid of it. I did make it a point to ask him why this flu has caused so many deaths. He told me that we don't know how healthy these people were when they caught this flu, and we also don't know how long they waited to get treatment. So, we've got some advantage here!!!! We've got treatment and now, there's public awareness-meaning that people will make it a point to seek treatment EARLY!! Instead of us freaking out, we should think about these things!
Take care, and I'll say an extra prayer for you tonight! =D
I actually had an interesting convo with the radiologist today about all of this drama. He's not worried about it and said that Tamiflu, if taken early enough, would be able to get rid of it. I did make it a point to ask him why this flu has caused so many deaths. He told me that we don't know how healthy these people were when they caught this flu, and we also don't know how long they waited to get treatment. So, we've got some advantage here!!!! We've got treatment and now, there's public awareness-meaning that people will make it a point to seek treatment EARLY!! Instead of us freaking out, we should think about these things!
Take care, and I'll say an extra prayer for you tonight! =D
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