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Grand Junction hospital limits visitors due to flu ( Colorado )
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| January 2, 2015
Posted on 01/02/2015 7:44:02 PM PST by george76
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posted on
01/02/2015 7:44:02 PM PST
by
george76
To: george76
Ditto here in Eastern Kansas. St. Luke’s South is turning away people. Scary.
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posted on
01/02/2015 7:51:38 PM PST
by
Mercat
To: Mercat
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posted on
01/02/2015 7:52:19 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
I try to avoid hospitals.
There are sick people in there!
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posted on
01/02/2015 7:52:50 PM PST
by
G Larry
(Amnesty imposes SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL immigrants & minorities)
To: george76
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posted on
01/02/2015 7:53:39 PM PST
by
Mercat
To: Mercat
As was the case with the Ebola outbreak last fall, hussein’s wide-open borders policy is bringing the third world and its diseases to America. Until Conservatives resume power in 2017, expect more pandemics like this to be be the norm.
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posted on
01/02/2015 7:56:44 PM PST
by
re_nortex
(DP - that's what I like about Texas)
To: george76
This is very common. This time of year and with the ineffectiveness of the vaccine, hospitals are not screwing around.
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posted on
01/02/2015 7:58:41 PM PST
by
Vermont Lt
(Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
To: Mercat; george76
The scary thing is that even if you get the ‘flu’, you never really know which particular strain it was. It usually isn’t the one the vaccine was for.
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posted on
01/02/2015 7:59:10 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: george76
“Anyone who is sick is encouraged not to visit patients at St. Mary’s Hospital, and no visitors younger than 18 will be allowed in the Emergency Department or patient rooms. People who show signs of being ill are being asked to wear a mask while in the hospital.”
Common sense.
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posted on
01/02/2015 8:11:36 PM PST
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: UCANSEE2
When out in public, watch out to minimize touching things touched by others. Wash hands frequently. Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth. A body condom may help.
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posted on
01/02/2015 8:13:57 PM PST
by
MtnClimber
(For views of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
To: catnipman
“Common sense.”
Same for Nursing Homes
To: george76
Same here in northern Virginia. Some hospitals are limiting visiting hours and restricting visits to those over 15 years old.
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posted on
01/02/2015 8:44:32 PM PST
by
VanShuyten
("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:09:13 PM PST
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: george76
Old news here in Wisconsin.
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:15:27 PM PST
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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posted on
01/02/2015 9:57:17 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
My memory is that in the 50s, 60s and 70s those under 16 could not visit patients in hospitals.
To: UCANSEE2
you never really know which particular strain it was You do if they administer an RIDT and it gives a correct result.
Rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDTs) are screening tests for influenza virus infection. RIDTs differ in some important respects:
Some can identify influenza A and B viruses and distinguish between them. |
Some can identify influenza A and B viruses but cannot distinguish between them. |
Some tests are waived from requirements under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA). |
Most tests can be used with a variety of specimen types (see Influenza Diagnostic Table), but the accuracy of the tests can vary based on the type of specimen collected (for example throat swab versus nasal swab). |
I believe, but could be wrong, that a viral cell culture is required to distinguish subtypes.
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posted on
01/02/2015 11:31:34 PM PST
by
steve86
(Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OÂ’Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
To: steve86
You do if they administer an RIDT and it gives a correct result. How many people, upon acquiring the flu, get an RIDT ?
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posted on
01/03/2015 7:08:31 AM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: george76
People who suspect they have the flu should stay at home and not spread it! Flu is a nasty disease and is capable of killing people, especially the elderly.
The sickest I have ever been was when an idiot relative brought over her four year old child and said. “She was really sick yesterday but she is ok today”. Well she wasn't ok, she had the flu and it nearly killed me!
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posted on
01/03/2015 7:18:27 AM PST
by
Ditter
To: UCANSEE2
My husband got the flu shot this year, as he has done every year for at least twelve years or so. I’m hoping that he won’t get sick.
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01/03/2015 7:58:58 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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