What?!? And this is perfectly acceptable to the school district? I suppose we, the U.S. taxpayer, send the bus over the border to pick up the kids?
Posted on 04/26/2009 2:06:45 PM PDT by Nachum
Edited on 04/26/2009 2:07:44 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials will begin asking travelers about illness if they're entering the country from areas with confirmed swine flu.
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What?!? And this is perfectly acceptable to the school district? I suppose we, the U.S. taxpayer, send the bus over the border to pick up the kids?
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/investigation.htm
Here’s the hot link for you. I didn’t find the info you posted after the link on that page. Did I miss something?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/8018428.stm
Go here for comments from people who are in Mexico, doctors and such. Then get your hip boots and face masks ready.
I don’t see anything about it also having an avian aspect to the virus...
Where did you see that, and why isn’t that being reported?
I guess these are unintended consequences of the drivers database - clearly the idea wasn’t well thought out. yikes!
“Then, we have Mexican children who are bused across the border to go to our schools. Another health risk.”
Say it ain’t so, sw!
It is due to the cytokine storm. Which is explained here:
http://www.fluwikie.com/index.php?n=Science.PrimerCytokineStorm
Or here:
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-cytokine-storm.htm
Or there is more out there on the www.
"I work as a resident doctor in one of the biggest hospitals in Mexico City and sadly, the situation is far from "under control". As a doctor, I realise that the media does not report the truth.
Authorities distributed vaccines among all the medical personnel with no results, because two of my partners who worked in this hospital (interns) were killed by this new virus in less than six days even though they were vaccinated as all of us were.
The official number of deaths is 20, nevertheless, the true number of victims are more than 200. I understand that we must avoid to panic, but telling the truth it might be better now to prevent and avoid more deaths. Yeny Gregorio Dávila, Mexico City "
I added paras, as they are our friends, but did not change the content of the post.
Those have been there since yesterday. I’d like something a little more up to date.
Was gonna say!
I just read the CDC presser from today or yesterday, the word “avian” or “bird” never showed up. They’re solidly calling it the “swine” flu. Hmmmmmm
M.O.O.N. that spells SCARY.
Well...maybe the people working in the hospitals are a little busy right now? (I know, I’m addicted to realtime news, also)
“Are you here to steal us blind?” “Yes!”
“Do you have the flu?” “No!”
C’mon in!
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N24524032.htm
From the article:
Deadly new flu breaks out in Mexico, U.S.
24 Apr 2009 19:43:50 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Alistair Bell and Noel Randewich
MEXICO CITY, April 24 (Reuters) - A strain of flu never seen before has killed as many as 61 people in Mexico and has spread into the United States, where eight people have been infected but recovered, health officials said on friday.
Mexico’s government said at least 16 people have died of the disease in central Mexico and that it may also have been responsible for 45 other deaths.
The World Health Organization said tests showed the virus in 12 of the Mexican patients had the same genetic structure as a new strain of swine flu, designated H1N1, seen in eight people in California and Texas. [nLO274836]
Because there is clearly human-to-human spread of the new virus, raising fears of a major outbreak, Mexico’s government canceled classes for millions of children in its sprawling capital city and surrounding areas.
“Our concern has grown as of yesterday,” U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acting director Dr. Richard Besser told reporters in a telephone briefing.
It first looked mostly like a swine virus but closer analysis showed it is a never-before-seen mixture of swine, human and avian viruses, according to the CDC. [nN24420522].”
Thanks. I understand it somewhat but I wasn’t sure.
Big deal, people can come through and not even show symptoms yet.
I generally dissaprove of Wiki for research purposes, but this site seems to be pretty on top of things.
http://www.newfluwiki2.com/
And now I’ve gotta go get warm, have a sore throat and runny nose (LOL! But I’m too far from any borders to worry that it’s the flue, ‘round here we call it “Grandkid’s disease”, whatever those darling little petri dishes are carrying, Mimi and Papa come down with a few days later)
Did you order a pizza?
Is there a travel warning NOT to go to Mexico yet, or is the WH and Hillary playing politics?
Do they want a pandemic in this country?
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