Swine Flu update from a doctor

[*AQuietPlace*]

Exactly. You've 'dun gone' and stepped right off into one of my pet peeves!

[HeavenlyOne]

Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*

It used to drive me CRAZY when I would take one of my children into the nursery to change their diaper, and there's a mom sitting in there with a sick child.... runny nose, cough, fever. It made me want to !!

If the kid's sick, TAKE HIM HOME, don't sit in the small, confined, germy nursery and share the joy!

The pastor I had growing up encouraged parents to bring their sick children to church and NOT stay home because the devil would use any excuse to keep people out of church. I remember one parent bringing in her child sick with mono! Stupid!!

[Praxeas]

CDC announced 1 in 3 infected had visited Mexico previously

[OnTheFritz]

Here are some notes from a doctor friend of mine:

This is certainly a new, and quickly-moving, strain of flu.•

Presently, the strain identified in the US is likely to make people feel sick, but only poses a serious risk to those who: (a) are highly susceptible to respiratory illness; (b) are very young or very old; (c) are already ill; and/or (d) have a compromised immune system (Eric, be sure you take your AZT).•

Swine flu is typically transmitted by direct contact (e.g.,..eating or drinking after, or snogging, someone who's sick) or via..immediate aerosol contact (if someone near you coughs/sneezes and you inhale the droplets ... ewwwww!). ..•

HOWEVER, its aerosol transmission is NOT terribly persistent ... meaning that once the cough/sneeze cloud dissipates, it's safe to be in the area. (There are some really nasty diseases for which this is NOT true ... smallpox and chicken pox are notoriously persistent when airborne.)• While it's true that an aircraft cabin is an enclosed space, the air inside the pressurized cabin is..not..recycled (contrary to popular belief). ..The air..is replaced continuously during the flight by outside air (compressed by the engine turbines and pumped into the cabin). ..This is mostly to prevent everyone from suffocation by all that pesky CO2..that everyone insists on exhaling. ..So unless you're seated near someone who is actively coughing or sneezing, you should be fine

[Praxeas]

I had a pneumonia vaccination