CA confirms CSULB flu case is H1N1 (3 cases confirmed in L.A.)

Seal Beach Daily, AP & KABC News ^ | May 2, 2009

[bd476]

Seal Beach Daily

10:24 pm | May 02, 2009

CA confirms CSULB flu case is H1N1

From the Contra Costa Times: "The State of California today confirmed that the one probable case of swine flu identified earlier this week in a student at California State University, Long Beach has been diagnosed as swine flu (H1N1). This confirmation was provided by the State’s Public Health Laboratory, and is the first confirmed case of swine flu in Long Beach." Read more at contracostatimes.com

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KABC Channel 7 News and Associated Press

1st confirmed swine flu case in LA County

Saturday, May 02, 2009

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The city of Long Beach has confirmed a local college student has been diagnosed with swine flu.

The state's Public Health Department confirmed the case on Saturday, making the California State University, Long Beach student the first person in Los Angeles County to have tested positive for swine flu.

The student first started having flu-like symptoms last weekend, and visited a student health center on ...

Excerpted. Continues: 1st confirmed swine flu case in LA County Saturday, May 02, 2009

[Yaelle]

Well, that’s just swell. Right here in our backyard, as it were.

[bd476]

Yaelle wrote: "Well, that’s just swell. Right here in our backyard, as it were."

Yes, and it's pretty frustrating that it took them nearly a week to get the results back.

Then again, last week a local doctor told me that they thought the news about swine flu was all just a bunch of media hype. Hopefully it is.

[Smokin' Joe]

ping...

[DB]

It all depends on how and when it mutates...

[bd476]

CDC: H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)

Last updated May 3, 2009, 2:30 AM ET

 

CDC continues to take aggressive action to respond to an expanding outbreak caused by H1N1 (swine flu).

CDC’s response goals are to:

1. Reduce transmission and illness severity, and
2. Provide information to help health care providers, public health officials and the public address the challenges posed by this emergency.

CDC continues to issue and update interim guidance daily in response to the rapidly evolving situation. This includes guidance on when to close schools and how to care for someone who is sick at home. Supplies from CDC’s Division of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) are being sent to all 50 states and U.S. territories to help them respond to the outbreak.

In addition, the Federal Government and manufacturers have begun the process of developing a vaccine against this new virus.

Response actions are aggressive, but they may vary across states and communities depending on local circumstances. Communities, businesses, places of worship, schools and individuals can all take action to slow the spread of this outbreak. People who are sick are urged to stay home from work or school and to avoid contact with others, except to seek medical care. This action can avoid spreading illness further.

H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)

Last updated May 3, 2009, 2:30 AM ET

U.S. Human Cases of H1N1 Flu Infection
(As of May 2, 2009, 11:00 AM ET)

States	# of laboratory confirmed cases	Deaths
Arizona	4
California	24
Colorado	2
Connecticut	1
Delaware	4
Florida	2
Illinois	3
Indiana	3
Kansas	2
Kentucky*	1
Massachusetts	6
Michigan	2
Minnesota	1
Missouri	1
Nevada	1
New Jersey	7
New York	51
Ohio	1
South Carolina	13
Texas	28	1
Virginia	2
TOTAL (21)	160 cases	1 death
International Human Cases of Swine Flu Infection See: World Health Organization *Case is resident of KY but currently hospitalized in GA.

CDC: H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)

[Brad’s Gramma]

Brad’s Mom has been sick all week.....and I mean SICK.

She went back to the doctor yesterday.

Um, she has a serious SINUS infection.

(phew!)

[bd476]

More on the Situation

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General Info on H1N1 Flu

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What You Can Do to Stay Healthy

• Stay informed. This website will be updated regularly as information becomes available.
• Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.
• Take everyday actions to stay healthy.
  • Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
  • Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.
  • Stay home if you get sick. CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.
• Follow public health advice regarding school closures, avoiding crowds and other social distancing measures.
• Develop a family emergency plan as a precaution. This should include storing a supply of food, medicines, facemasks, alcohol-based hand rubs and other essential supplies.
• Call 1-800-CDC-INFO for more information.

Additional Links

• PandemicFlu.gov
• FDA Press Release: FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Influenza Medicines, Diagnostic Test in Response to Swine Flu Outbreak in Humans
• GenBank Influenza Virus Resource (swine influenza A (H1N1) sequences)
  
• WHO - Reducing excess mortality from common illnesses during a severe influenza pandemic
• WHO - Pandemic influenza preparedness and mitigation in refugee and displaced populations

• WHO - Additional WHO Influenza Guidance
• WHO - Influenza-Like Illness in the United States and Mexico
• WHO - Protocol for antiviral susceptibility testing by pyrosequencing
• WHO - Sequencing primers and protocol
• WHO - CDC protocol of realtime RTPCR for swine influenza A(H1N1)

NOTE: This is a rapidly evolving situation and current guidance and other web content may contain variations in how this new H1N1 virus of swine origin is referred to. Over the coming days and weeks, these inconsistencies will be addressed, but in the interests of meeting the agency's response goals, all guidance will remain posted and new guidance will continue to be issued.

• Links to non-federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the federal government, and none should be inferred. CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.

[Cindy]

Thanks for the ping bd476.

#

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2237482/posts

[bd476]

Brad's Gramma wrote: "Brad’s Mom has been sick all week.....and I mean SICK. She went back to the doctor yesterday. Um, she has a serious SINUS infection. (phew!)"

I'm sorry to hear that Brad's Mom has been sick, and glad to hear that she sought medical treatment. Depending on the severity, sinus infections can make people pretty sick. They also can be very painful. The air quality or perhaps it's a higher pollen count this year, has been worse than ever. Getting any variety of influenza on top of a sinus infection would be miserable.

I hope that all the media stories about a possible swine flu pandemic are simply more instances of MSM media attempting again to cash in on a potential disaster.

[Brad’s Gramma]

They also can be very painful.

That's what my sister said today when I told her about Brad's Mom...I've never had one, so I don't know.

She's been a real sick lady this week, I'll tell ya...and I'll be real surprised if she's ready for work by Monday...

[lainie]

Last night a girl among the group of kids we were watching suddenly came down with symptoms of dizziness, so bad she couldn’t walk, nausea, pain in her head, she was crying.. like, out loud, uncontrollable crying. We called her mother, she came and got her, went straight to Urgent Care.. we were like, oh NO. We’ve been sitting here exposed for hours and all the other kids too.. oh NO.

But what’d she have? A raging ear infection. Not even a little bit contagious. After starting on antibiotics, she was fine today.

Just goes to show where panic thoughts lead you.

signed,

lainie (also) in L.A. County

[Brad’s Gramma]

Your story is one of the MANY reasons I’m wondering about the major hype this whole thing may or may not have been...

I’m SO glad she’s “ONLY” got an ear infection...

[bd476]

DB, I just posted the latest update from the CDC which includes the most recent States listing of swine flu cases in chart form: "U.S. Human Cases of H1N1 Flu Infection as of May 2, 2009, 11:00 AM ET," and thought you might be interested.

CDC: H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) Last updated May 3, 2009, 2:30 AM ET

[bd476]

You're welcome, Cindy. Thank you for the link!

[Cindy]

You’re always welcome bd476.

[Yaelle]

Whew, not the flu. What a relief! Hope she feels better soon - antibiotics ought to help that.

[Yaelle]

The worst story I got from around here was a healthy 43-year-old woman staying in Fresno about a week before we’d heard of the swine flu, for a conference with colleagues. She went up to her hotel room because she was feeling kind of ill, and said she’d meet the others later. She called the hotel operator after about an hour, asking them to call 911 because she was having trouble breathing. When the paramedics got there soon after, she was dead. The person who told it to me did not know if they had retroactively checked if it had been the flu.

[mirkwood]

mexiflu.

[DB]

Thank you bd476.

It is interesting that NY has twice the number of California. That's really surprising. Of course, who knows how many people really have it as only the unusually sick seek care.