And this...
Canadians returning from Mexico urged to be on alert for flu-like symptoms
20 die from severe respiratory illness in Mexico
Last Updated: Thursday, April 23, 2009 | 9:30 AM ET
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/04/23/respiratory-illness-flu-mexico.html
excerpt:
Canadians who have recently returned from Mexico should be on alert for flu-like symptoms that could be connected to a severe respiratory illness, according to an advisory sent to health services across Canada.
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A severe respiratory illness appears to have infected hundreds in south and central areas of Mexico, according to Mexican health officials.
The illness has killed at least 20 people in Mexico, mostly men between the ages of 25 and 44, according to a public advisory sent out by Canadian health authorities.
Hundreds of people have also reportedly been hospitalized and health-care workers have also been infected.
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Mexican health authorities said that many of those diagnosed with the illness have had to be put on ventilators.
Flu-like symptoms.WOW! Some people will be panicing over a common cold.
“The illness has killed at least 20 people in Mexico, mostly men between the ages of 25 and 44...”
Just like 1918...the pandemic stuff goes after the healthier ones first.
With the economy heading down, and when Obama got elected I knew it was doing to bad. And feared that this might be one of those “Biblical” episodes in History, and several times posted that a pandemic would be close on the heals to bring a “final touch” to the whole mess. Sort of like the Dust Bowl combined with the Great Depression thing, only worse.
I sure hope that I’m wrong.