Posted on 04/30/2009 6:11:19 AM PDT by Grammy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - State health authorities call it the first probable case of the Swine Flu in Tennessee.
Governor Phil Bredesen said he expected to make this kind of announcement at some point.
State health leaders said Wednesday night they are 95 percent sure that the child, who is a student at Harding Academy in Belle Meade will be a confirmed Swine Flu case.
The child's identity is being withheld under privacy laws and this is being called a mild case of the virus.
Harding Academy leaders closed the school for seven days, under guidelines specified by the Centers For Disease Control.
Officials said this was flagged as a probable case of Swine Flu after the child's family doctor in Williamson County submitted a flu specimen.
State Health Commissioner Susan Cooper said the best way to contain the virus is to wash hands frequently and stay home from work or school if you are not feeling well.
The World Health Organization has raised the Swine Flu threat to a Level 5.
100 cases in 11 states have been reported and 100 schools across the United States have been shut down as a result.
swine flu school closing ping
If you’ve been to Mexico....isolate yourself for a couple of weeks....
They have now closed Harding Academy for a week.
The child’s identity is being withheld under privacy laws
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Illegal alien ???????????????
No.
Not likely. It is a private school.
I thought those "privacy laws" were only for juvenile criminals .
Unless this kid is an illegal, or is being charged, there is no law preventing the name from being published.
Regardless, this is just another over reaction to this "swine flu", which is really a combination of human influenza, swine flu, and avian flu, which is no more dangerous than any other human influenza.
Perhaps they should close down schools, airports issue travel bans and declare "pandemics" every flu season.
Those privacy laws are the same health privacy(HIPAA) regulations all of us enjoy.
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Ping (Thanks, DvdMom!)
This is a private school in an old money neighborhood. There’s no way it’s an illegal alien.
I read one article that said the child had no known contact with anyone who had been in Mexico recently. Seems odd. Every other case so far has been traced back to someone who went to Mexico. I’m guessing one of her classmates had it with mild symptoms and didn’t know it.
Our local rural school is shut down as of today. There is a “probable” case that is being sent to CDC for confirmation. We are a very small country in western NY state, and not many go to Mexico.
I will keep folks posted as to how things progress.
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