…what you gonna do?

What you gonna do?

What you gonna do, when flu come for YOU?

Regards,

Chuck(le)

I’ve never taken a flu vaccine in my whole life [nor has my daughter]. — Delia

Fear not!

I’ve not taken any since I left active duty as an enlistedman in the 82d.

And now I think I’ve ‘had it’.

Getting better. The homeopathic might have been a factor in THAT. Something of a sore throat, something of some ‘toothache’ and some coughing this morning, but certainly no over-powering desire for sleep.

My personal experience that homeopathic techniques work VERY well. Especially against viral infections.

Regards,

Chuck(le)
[God made the Earth and everything therein for Man.]

I’ve never taken a flu vaccine in my whole life [nor has my daughter]. We’ve definitely had our share of the ‘flu blues’ over our lifetimes but since this is a hybrid strain it’s highly unlikely that a flu vaccination would have done much good. I haven’t had a flu in over ten years now *knocks on wood*. So far, it seems my daughter just has a nasty cold but I’m being vigilant about keeping tabs on her condition until she’s better.

What if this had been small-pox? Would the zero admin have closed the borders THEN? Good grief! “Horses already out of the gate?” 0bama and Co. are such idiots! Yeah, a few horses are already out of the gate so we might as well let the rest of the stampede through. DUHHHHHHHHHH.

I got the distinct impression that because this bug is NOW thought to be an admixture of FOUR different virus RNA—asian swine flu, american swine flu, avian flu and human flu—that they’re someone ‘concerned’ about it mutating in a way they were not anticipating. After all, it seems to be a first-of-its-kind bug. And RNA-based virus infections are well known to be highly-volatile for ‘mutation’.

Regards,

Chuck(le)
P.S. Just got off the phone with someone from another town who was supposed to come to an annual meeting of a club we belong to. Three guesses as to why she’s not coming…..first two don’t count….

And we’re glad she’s decided that discretion is the better part of public health……

I wish the Media would ignore this as much as they did the Tea Parties. — Well Educated Cad

Ignorance here is less than bliss.

Regards,

Chuck(le)
[Chance favors.....well....YOU know.....]

Just came back from the local public health department’s public forum-briefing on this new flu.

During the course of the presentation, there came up comparisons between this flu and the seasonal flu.

According to the epidemiologist, season flu has a mortality rate of less than 1/10th of 1%, i.e., >.1%.

Not the 18% that some people around here, who seem to have poor math skills, would like US to believe.

RE: What’s Going On in Mexico?

Another question came up about why so many deaths are being reported in Mexico, but not in the US or elsewhere.

There are two possible theories. Neither of which excludes the other. Indeed, they likely compound each other.

[1] Here in the US we have seasonal flu shots to counter the seasonal flu. Lots of Americans get those shots. AND these shots are aimed at relatives of this new flu, i.e., they are a variant on H1N1 flu themselves. Therefore, it is possible that Americans are more prepared to cope with this new flu.

On the other hand, there is no such thorough a program for seasonal flu vaccinations in Mexico. Therefore, the population there has not had this build-up of immunities to various versions of H1N1.

[2] There may be issues with the frequency that people in Mexico wash their hands or other practices of dealing with seasonal flu.

Between the two of them, and I suspect the first theory carries more weight, the Mexicans are not prepared for dealing with this new flu. Hence the higher mortality rate they are experiencing than other places.

Regards,

Chuck(le)
[Chance favors the prepared mind....]

In fact, the current outbreak of the H1N1 virus, which emerged in San Diego and southern Mexico late last month, may not even do as much damage as the run-of-the-mill flu outbreaks that occur each winter without much fanfare. — LAT, as cited by Charlie Martin

So. Who’s the liar about the number of dead?

The Mexican government? Or WHO?

Regards,

Chuck(le)
P.S. I asked you about that in some items (above) in this thread….

In fact, the current outbreak of the H1N1 virus, which emerged in San Diego and southern Mexico late last month, may not even do as much damage as the run-of-the-mill flu outbreaks that occur each winter without much fanfare.