Swine flu raises fear of pandemic - Adults and Children

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Indigogirl! Where are you? This seems to be a circumstance you have experience in. I, for one, am very intriged by this unfolding story. As a nurse w/ 29 years behiind her, I'm looking for something new and different to deal with. What are you able to come up with?

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she posted all kinds of stuff on earlier thread

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Hey gr8hart! Long time no see!

Oramar started her thread over here:

https://allnurses.com/nursing-news/mild-form-swine-386847.html

And I have been covering all kinds of influenza, and this virus in particular for the last few days over here. I recommend starting near the last few pages of the thread (it's long) as the former pages are all on bird flu:

https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/pandemic-awareness-preparation-361932-page13.html

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Now CNN Is reporting 78 high school students in NYC may have this flu.

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Thank you indigo girl. Many are watching this situation unfold.

I feel rather frustrated right now. Everyone knows a potential pandemic could occur at any time. My facility just recently laid off several workers, one of which was our Infection Control Nurse!

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Thank you indigo girl. Many are watching this situation unfold.

I feel rather frustrated right now. Everyone knows a potential pandemic could occur at any time. My facility just recently laid off several workers, one of which was our Infection Control Nurse!

The Infection Control nurse? That figures.

I think that it is important to stay up to date. Be calm, and rational, and think through what you are hearing and seeing in the media.

As for the cases in New York, it is good to remember that many organisms can and do cause flu like illnesses that are much more likely than Swine Flu. Wait and see what they find out. Our public health system will be under the spot light with all of this activity. They have done a great job so far with the early surveillance work in the California and Texas cases. I hope to see an infusion of funding for them to do even better in the future.

UPDATE - I just read on another forum about an intervew with some of those New York students, but do not have a media link. Apparently, some of the kids had been to Mexico recently, and if that is true than yes, it could be Swine Flu, I guess.

Here is the updated MMWR for today from the CDC. Pretty fast for them, I'd say.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm58d0424a1.htm

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Specializes in CVICU, Burns, Trauma, BMT, Infection control.

Thanks for your updates Indigo Girl and your sage,calming advice.

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Millions of people across the United Stated today have become infected with hysteria. Hysteria is very highly contagious, and is caused by the hype virus. The hype virus is spread by the media. To avoid becoming infected, don't even believe anything that comes out of those talking heads on the television. Turn that mess off, and go out for some air. (Don't forget your mask.)

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Is it the same strain from the 70's? Would I need to get another vaccine? (yes, I am that old that I've had a Swine Flu shot)

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No, it is completely different. There is no vaccine yet though the CDC has begun preparing a seed strain for this novel virus for the vaccine manufacturers to work with if it is needed.

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Now CNN Is reporting 78 high school students in NYC may have this flu.
I could see it jumping from Mexico to NY skipping the middle of country for the time being. I could see it spreading that way could'nt you? Totally reflect the airline routs. That was the projection, that it would spread via air hubs and then out into the country side.

If there is an outbreak that bad in the north then the CDC was a bit slow on picking this up.

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Link to the story in the New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/25/nyregion/25sick.html?hp

Apparently, some students did travel to Mexico recently.

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