Just tell me this isn't going to affect my ability to purchase those juicy tacos al pastor from the trailer over off Burnet Rd, please. If my tacos al pastor are negatively affected by this, then I will begin to panic.
i agree with this...so far no one died here in U.S. but I read that they said this strain of flu in U.S. is less severe than Mexico so who knows if it'll become more severe later on. For now, just use your common sense. Wash hands throughly and often. Don't touch your mouth, eyes, and nose. http://blogs.chron.com/sciguy/archives/2009/04/post_79.html
This sounds good, but ignores the fact that you can't cure a virus. All you can do is treat symptoms. It's not as if we have a cure for swine flu in the US and they don't. When you get the flu, going to the doctor is nearly worthless...just takes time for the virus to run its course. I don't see how that's the difference. And it's those who are healthiest that have been killed by this thing...which is like it was in 1919. I'm not saying it's the end of the world, but I'm glad they're being vigilant about this.
Actually if taken early Tamiflu is very effective at blocking the virus' ability to replicate and greatly reduces the length of any flu-like symptoms.
Right....but my understanding of those who've had swine flu here in the States so far is that they haven't been given Tamiflu...that most weren't diagnosed as having had it until symptoms were well in place.
we have 4 people out today......all of them with flu like symptoms...hmmmmm why didnt I think of this excuse?
Not to derail the thread, but as a graduate of Mr. Jefferson's university, I am sensitive to made-up quotes attributed to TJ. The quote in your sig is false... http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/Private_Banks_(Quotation)
http://blogs.chron.com/sciguy/archives/2009/04/post_79.html • The disease may have reached Harris County. There are rumors circulating in the Texas Medical Center this morning of a few suspected cases of swine flu in Harris County. Houston Health and Human Services spokeswoman Kathy Barton said, "We are in active surveillance mode. We have cases we are interested in, but we are only going to talk about confirmed cases." Confirmation may come later today.
I am not suprised that a potential pandemic would originate in Mexico. After all, we are talking about a country where where hygiene is so bad that people commonly wipe their butts and throw their soiled toilet paper in trash cans rather than the toilet. That's just freaking nasty.
Out of curiosity, does anyone on here honestly believe that this will kill a hundred million people or more like the influenza attack in the early 1900's? I'm just wondering.
I think it will fizzle out. While it is important to track the spread, it has only shown a mortality rate of 5%, and so far none of the deaths are in the United States.
As luck would have it, I'm in a statewide simulation today... a 9.2 earthquake hit the Oregon coast and we're supposed to figure out how we coordinate the response. I'm sure most of the debrief will be centered around the flu question, so I'll report back later.
One of the first comments in that blog said: If you read Eric's blog leading up to Hurricane Ike as much as I did, I'm sure you can really appreciate the understated humor in that post.
I just had a very unsettling thought. What if there is a swine flu outbreak in Harris County and as such the NBA has moved Rockets home playoff games to Milwaukee!
Nahhh, they'd move a home game against Portland to Seattle and a home game against the Lakers to San Diego.
havent read the whole thread but what can i do to help prevent getting sick from this, or is it even possible
