Yeah! Thanks. I don't know why but I freaked out a bit this morning. I've got juvenile diabetes, http://www.jdrf.org/. That means my immune system is a little weak and they recommend we get yearly flu shots. My mild Twitter-induced meltdown lead me to the CDC webpage, but you've listed so much more to monitor how it's spreading. Thanks.
Bek
· 7 months ago
I have Type 1 Diabetes as well...I totally understand your concern. Even I forget, sometimes, how much more susceptible we are to complications from certain infectious diseases. Most people w/o 'betes don't realize that what makes them just feel miserable until whatever it is runs it's course can put us in the hospital (or 6 feet under).
RKW
· 7 months ago
I can edit this one but not the first one. BTW, the comment below is correct.
With our weak immune systems, we'll get through this better as it's the reaction to the virus and not the virus itself that kills.
I guess having IDDM isn't ALL bad. _____________________________
Yeah, folks just freak out about needles but don't get it's more serious than that. Let's hope folks with compromised immune systems track this. I know I'll let folks know about the options listed here.
Doron
· 7 months ago
first case of swine flu also arrived in Hong Kong today..
Most important, don't take any government vaccinations! Strengthen your immune system!
Richard
· 7 months ago
How exactly are 'government vaccinations' going to weaken your immune system? If there are enough vaccine shots produced in time, they are one of the few things that could actually save people from a widespread pandemic.
Stop spreading anti-scientific misinformation.
Corey
· 7 months ago
You tube..."Ron Paul on Swine Flu." Interesting what he shares, about how in 1976, there was a panic, and one person died of the flu, without having the vaccination....and 27 died who did. Makes ya kinda wonder?
Rachel
· 6 months ago
do you know for a fact that those patients died directly as a result of the vaccine. Did you study them personally and have medical education and expertise? It' sounds like you have watched tooooo many conspiracy movies.....
Dave
· 7 months ago
Dude. Vaccines work. Stop spreading misinformation. The guy who claimed to have found a link between vaccines and autism admitted to faking his data: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style...
Lisa
· 7 months ago
Are there any meds for this? Where can I get them? I live in Dallas.
Peter
· 7 months ago
Yes, there are a few. The best I think is Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oseltamivir Here in the UK you can get it at most local pharmacies. Also sometimes I buy from local UK online clinics, this is a good site to find real brand tamiflu from Roche http://www.pharmacy-reviews.co.uk Then there are also vaccines
Corey
· 7 months ago
Rumsfeld pushed for Tamiflu in the past, a company he was once CEO for. And he was very successful in getting your tax dollars. Now he again, is in the private sector. Food for thought????
sea weed
· 5 months ago
Let me tell you an easy way to get rid of this ever disaster disease. As swine flu is more prone to the people who are invloved in eating products that contains swine or pig fat. If you stop it you can get away woth this.
"At Veratect, we operate two operations centers based in the United States (one in the Washington, DC area and one in Seattle, WA) that provide animal and human infectious disease event detection and tracking globally. Both operations centers are organizationally modeled after our National Weather Service using a distinct methodology inspired by the natural disaster and meteorology communities. Our analysts handle information in the native vernacular language and have been thoroughly trained in their discipline, which include cultural-specific interpretation of the information. We are currently partnered with 14 organizations that provide us with direct ground observations in 238 countries. We are a multi-source, near-real time event detection and tracking organization with years of experience in this discipline."
follow twitter.com/veratect for real-time updates
Richard Marti
· 7 months ago
Thank you for this timely and poignant post.
jlstrunk
· 7 months ago
I bought masks as a precaution this morning. I am afraid that suppliers might start running out with the high demand. I purchased them from a company in Minnesota who had them in stock. Here's the link if you need it. http://www.airwareamerica.com/3mn95respirators....
David Ortez
· 7 months ago
you do know that a mask will do nothing to protect you. It will mentally be useful but unless you have a mask on with an inverted respirator connected to your own oxygen tank 24/7, there is not much you can do ... sorry and that is coming from a medical perspective.
Great toolkit. There are some great articles about what's going on with the WHO (world health organization) and just about what's new with the outbreak in general at this blogsite - http://swinefluoutbreaknews.com . It's a good spot to get a lot of good articles on the topic at one place. Cheers.
its suit my interest. i love tracking cases like swine flu, but love to track other cases such as anything to do about public health concerns. really love it. its interesting.
if the Swine Flu is anything like the other scares and outbreaks in the US, it shouldn't amount to much (I'm hoping anyway)
tracy
· 7 months ago
I'm in NZ and Auckland our largest city has just confirmed a suspected outbreak amongst a group of students returning from a trip to Mexico, about 14 students are ill
I think they should seriously think about implementing some more effective ways to contain this from the public. I read (http://www.swinefluworld.com) that Mexico may be thinking of a new strategy for containment.
RudyV
· 7 months ago
Try and be more accurate with your reporting. The flu outbreak is 800 to 1000 miles south of the Mexico / US border. Help educate people with correct information so they can make decisions about how to protect themselves.
MrGoogleAlerts
· 7 months ago
I've assembled a collection of Google Alerts on Swine Flu and directed them to a Twitter account: @SwineFluAlerts.
The absolute last thing you want to do is strengthen your immune system. Does no one know anything about immunology on here before they start spouting? The 1918 flu (the closest thing we have to the current virus) induced a cytokine storm in mouse models. ie it is the immune response to the virus that will kill you, NOT THE VIRUS. This means that young healthy, fully immunocompetent people are the people who will experience the cytokine storm to it's full extent, and ultimately die. Younger people without a fully challenged immune system, people who are immunosupressed (yes, diabetics etc) are much more likely to survive. Not many older individuals will even show symptoms. This is going to be a young and healthy persons problem. Read up on things before you get the immunosupressed community having MI's please.
annette
· 7 months ago
amy, i believe you are correct
Dave
· 7 months ago
Yes I've heard several doctors make this same point. The more "healthy" your immune system, the stronger the inflammatory response, breathing problems etc. Tamiflu can shorten the course of the illness though if taken soon enough.
RKW
· 7 months ago
Yeah, I'll live! So I'm going to stop washing my hands!!! ;) Sorry, maybe not the best time for a joke. I just know that I get a flu shot every year and I hate it. But I do it because they stress that diabetics ought to.
However, if having a suppressed immune system means game on, then, yeah! I'm still very much a germ-o-phobe though. I'm someone who refuses to touch things with her hands in a public restroom. It's just so gross to see people walk out and NOT wash their hands. Ugh.
I knew there had to be some benefit to all the many blood tests I have to do and this little insulin pump I have to wear ;)
But in all seriousness, I've found a link that verifies that's how this disease plays out with strong immune systems. Links help, so share the sources. Thanks. Good ol' Dr. Sanjay Gupta said the same thing: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/27/gupta.qanda/
Mark Essel
· 7 months ago
Good idea to cover this topic as soon as possible. Looks like HealthMap is out of date (well their swine flu doesn't include the current information). Here's a google shared map: http://bit.ly/cKgMc Might want to add a CDC link
Baxter Tocher
· 7 months ago
I follow the CDC Twitter account @CDCemergency. It's good enough for me.
Inetgate
· 7 months ago
It's a nice post. So, I create twitter account that is aggregating your mentioned sites 1,2,3.
If you think you have swine flu what should you do? A friend of mine son came from mexico were he lives and had a cough about a week later I was sick cough runny noise sour throat and diarrhea feel like shit what should I do?
Chris
· 7 months ago
"Stay Calm, Stay Informed"??? Are you guys nuts? People are dropping like flies and you suggest googling for answers and staying calm. Prozac has dried up people!!!. Action needs to be taken to prevent the extinction of the human race. I suggest boarding up your house and gathering food for the next 6 months. Also remember clean water. People laughed at Noah, but he survived. Now is the time to take action
One of the fears of the Obama Bug is lack of containment and not getting to the person who has contracted it in time. Just to know that there could be carriers anywhere, in any major population center, is reason enough for precautionary safeguards to be enforced.
Tom Gearman
· 7 months ago
The best defense is washing your hands frequently, and if you are out in public, wear a FDA approved respirator.
The FDA approved respirators are available to the general public directly from 3M Corporation through their on-line store. There are two styles of NIOSH N95 certified respirators at www.Shop3M.com: a flat-fold (Model 8670F) that stores easily in a purse, and a cup style (Model 8612F). Additional information, including product usage instructions, is available at www.my3MN95.com.
Natmeg
· 7 months ago
Hi all, I found this site with lots of info on the swine flu outbreak:
I was wondering if the flu shot will be a live virus like the one I took in the Seventies when we had the swine flu. I was sick for seven weeks with that shot. Thanks for all the information on this I want to keep up with how it's spreading. I don't want to take another government vaccination that will make you sicker than the flu.
T S Tan
· 7 months ago
Well done! Ben,
This's what and how we can capitalise on the current mess communication modes. We are much fortunate than our grandfather's era...
TS TAN: We truly are More Fortunate than our Grandparents' era back in 1918-19 when Over Forty Million people Died from a Pandemic Flu Outbreak. My mother remembers All the Family Members, her parents and two (2) brothers and sisters being so Sick they were crawling around the house on their hands and knees. The Only person in the Family who didn't get sick was my Aunt, who ended up Caring For the rest of the Family. Luckily noone in the Family died; but they were All Seriously Ill w/High Fever and Flu Symptoms for 7-14 days.
IdealWeight
· 7 months ago
Thanks for shareing with the world your insights! Let's combat Swine Flu much better than we did in SARS time....
Donna Morreale
· 7 months ago
New Concern: I'm 62 & I was Vaccinated w/the SWINE FLU Vaccine sometime between 1974-1980 and am wondering if this Vaccination will protect me at all. In addition, I have had a FLU SHOT for the last 20 plus years. Because I have Not traveled recently and Do Not plan to do so in the next couple months I am not too concerned. Hopefully with the New Containment Measures being taken @ all the AIRPORTS both in the USA and around the World we will be successful in preventing a serious Global Pandemic like the one that occurred between the years 1918-1919 during my Grandparents era. Feeling confident & safe in America, Donna K
Sarahlynn
· 7 months ago
Ugh! Stop panicking about this! This is about as lame as the flu outbreak last year, when doctors said that would be fatal too but did that ever breakout? No! Before you start stocking up on koolaid and granola bars get a reality check and realize that by washing your hands thoroughly and keeping clean in general you won't be dying of this virus anytime soon!
Blueschica
· 7 months ago
This is an awesome set of instructions you have put together. It's amazing how fast this virus has spread so far and I hope that the govt will be honest with us. Stay safe and thanks for the information.
While I believe there is a very real threat that a pandemic could occur at any point, this swine flu story seems like a rehash of SARS and the Avian flu, two diseases that were a grave threat to humanity. I'm not saying this is not the real thing, perhaps it is, but worrying about it now is only going decrease the quality of your life for the next few weeks, durig which time my guess is that there was not much to fear in the first place.
Furthermore, if this does turn into a true pandemic in which millions, perhaps hundreds of millions around the globe die, what are you going to do with that information? I suppose you could stay in your home, which would do very little if this makes the jump to being spread through the air. It's the same thing as NASA coming out tomorrow and saying there is an asteroid that will hit earth in 3 months and will wipe out all human life and there is nothing we can do to stop it. What are you going to do with that information? Not much is what I would do.
So, this could be bad, we don't know, but don't let it affect your life in any way. You still have a better chance of being killed on your commute to work tomorrow than by swine flu.
As Swine Flu is spread by human to human contact, and children are the # 1 spreaders of germs, it becomes imperative to educate children on how germs are spread. Young children don't spread germs because they want to, they don't know how NOT to. Germy Wormy Germ Smart for Kids educates and entertains kids while teaching them how to NOT spread germs. Please pass along to anyone who has young children and is concerned about the spread of the Swine Flu http://www.germywormy.com
Natmeg
· 7 months ago
Hey, found this site that has info on symptoms and treatments...
Thanks Ben, a nicely written post, very informative. There's also an RSS feed on MedWorm that readers may find useful: http://www.medworm.com/rss/medicalfeeds/infecti... It is made up from a search of over 6,000 authoritative medical and health RSS news feeds.
Glad I came across your post-nicely put together and very informative
tris
· 7 months ago
Very good to know! tris
Jenelle
· 7 months ago
this type of stuff really scares me but its good that they are giving out good info
hiddensoy
· 7 months ago
If we thought we had a problem with illegal immigrants from Mexico...watch out because they will be coming here in droves, and spreading the epidemic!
hoai
· 7 months ago
i think that this is very serious and must be taken very seriously. If you do get the swine flu disease then i suggest that you stay very calm about it and make sure that you do not let someone else suffer and let them catch the disease as well. You should be sur to go to a docter and tell them that you have the deadly swine flu and it will be taken into their hands very immediately.
CoCreatr
· 7 months ago
Thank you for the summary and the sources. I was following CDC. Twitter stream served me this:
@shellyroche Ron Paul on Swine Flu: 13000 cases of TB last year = no biggie, but 40 cases of swine flu = mass hysteria? http://is.gd/v0qC #tcot #tlot
Gil
· 7 months ago
The state of North Carolina refuses to disclose how many cases of swine flu there are and the locations of the outbreaks. Further endangering the citizens and children. Other states have shut down schools but North Carolina is trying to keep all of this a secret. Strange. Could it have anything to do with the fact that it is the biggest hog producing state in the country ?
phillyharper
· 7 months ago
I wrote a piece about how to track swine flu online, you've missed a major trick by missing off sickcity.org
Check out my piece at the fluidblog and retweet it if you like it.
HealthMap, under "Diseases, last 30 days", now lets you select "Swine flu H1N1". Also, try selecting ProMED Mail, World Health Organization and EuroSurveillance for a less cluttered but more accurate picture of the situation. The less authoritative news feeds could be added for earlier warning of developments though a less reliable picture overall.
George
· 7 months ago
As even a cursory look will show, "HealthMap" really just aggregates and maps ALL news ABOUT outbreaks, NOT actual notifications of outbreaks, It is one of those insidious, irresponsible online tools that spread panic. For example, click on one of the ominously orange "pins" and it turns out it links to an article about how it's "business as usual" at the FSD airport ("Despite Outbreak, Business As Usual At FSD"): the article really is about no outbreaks reported, and yet gets put on the map with a pin. How irresponsible.
sorcrr
· 7 months ago
"There are few things in this world that cannot be easily replaced, repaired, or regained."
uhhh?
sarah
· 7 months ago
i fink swine flu is worrieng but worrieng dosnt make things better we just need to try our best x
gilbertogalea
· 7 months ago
Very important info!, this outbreak is grow very fast and deadly. Only if we care and follow the recommendations of wealth organizations may be we're minimize the possibilities but not guaranties to we be don't infect by swine flu. Keep alert,
bibossa
· 7 months ago
Has anyone been tracking the spread of swine flu on this website http://www.swine-flu-tracker.com/? It seems every time I check it the swine flu spreads.
The Healthmap thing is terrible. You ought to take it down. A pin in Kansas tells a story from a SanFran newspaper about the outbreak. Nothing mentions Kansas.
Don't link more people to this less than useless site, please.
RAJ
· 7 months ago
The swine flu is a man-made virus, just like Aids. Of you have not got it, you will get it and other man made viruses - if you take th vaccine the will come out with shortly - the vaccine already exists - it will be announced shortly - one there's a pandemic - then they will announce a vaccine has been developed and it will then be sold world wide and someone will make alot of money - this process of money making is known by such names as: 'government sponsored terror'; 'false flag ops', 'capitalism/socialism'; 'war on the third world'. Stay alert - stay away from this and all other vaccines - do not let them vaccinate your children - vaccines destroy your immune system - and in future they bring out a stronger flu virus and it WILL wipe you out because you have the disarming vaccine in you. Remember no one cares -so take care of yourself and love your neighbor. Pass this info on. NO ONE CAN FIGHT ALONE. THESE ZIONIST JEWS ARE THE ONES RIGHT AT THE TOP BEHIND THIS PLOT - IT IS DESIGNED TO WIPE OUT BROWN AND BLACK SKINNED PEOPLE.
"Stay Calm, Stay Informed". When you tell someone to stay calm, that's just the incentive to do the opposite. You're telling them that it's really a horrible situation, and so, please, "stay calm!"
It doesn't help that you label the swine flu as being "fatal". This whole article is just hysterical fear-mongering. If you do some online reading from experts, you will see that there is little cause for concern, although the H1N1 strain should be closely watched nevertheless.
The fact is that outside Mexico, where there may be secondary factors which are causing so many deaths (including another disease), the cases throughout the rest of the world have been pretty mild. E.g., check out this article hosted by National Geographic:
Stop spreading fear! This swine flu is no problem.
Velius
· 7 months ago
LOL @ RAJ. There's no conspiracy here. Please just calm down and wake up to reality!
NHS Fire police Resue
· 7 months ago
I am led to belive that thevirus was reaction from materials such as animalsas a carryieras I am a rocket scientist best way out of the soultion is to dont come contact with caster on sea and NHS it is transport through by blood and health professionals make swerious mistakes it is also reaction I know the cure is that song dont come accross the pigs as you get grass they grass on you and they disclose information without your permission with third party's such as the police and council without your permission so we are family I have got all my sisters with me as i am led to belive without predjuce nigellahampshire@btinternet.com or visit web site gospelmark@hotmail.com
miberry
· 7 months ago
Many information about Swine Flu these days. Please careful, friends
Excellent ! Thanks for updating my knowledge. You post is a helpful guide for all those who are under the stress of swine flu.
Heidi Strom Moon
· 7 months ago
The last point, on staying calm and informed, is worth heeding and communicating to our clients, especially to those in such affected industries as hospitality and travel. In fact, we wrote a post on this topic yesterday: http://blog.cdginteractive.com/my_weblog/2009/0...
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Lissa
· 7 months ago
great resource; the visual puts the info we hear on the news into perspective upon viewing the map full screen... merely a need to stay informed and be proactive vs reactive with panic. there are other diseases 'out there' just as threatening (such as TB)
I particulary like the fact that you can import both timeline and heatmap as iGoogle gadget.
Influenza A (H1N1)
· 7 months ago
Im almost too scared/paranoid to even go out on my B-DAY MAY 4TH, if soo, i guess ima have to wear a sugical mask like Michael Jackson, and a SPACE SUIT! cuz i aint fin to catch no SWINE FLU, ha! and i swear i use soo much soap i think im wasting bottles. But u must stay sanatized.
george
· 7 months ago
here is a thought to track cases by charting cases on a time horizon to explore temporal pattern. swineflutrack2009.blogspot.com
Natural Alternative Health Treatments Condition by Condition: Natural, Safe and Effective Treatments Are you looking for specific information about an alternative health treatment for an infectious condition? If so, this section of the website is for you.
We have developed answers to common questions about a wide range of infectious conditions – from ear infections to foot infections (and everything in between.)
The following infectious conditions are currently included on this website:
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A website to share with you (http://swineflutrack2009.blogspot.com). This blog's approach is to chart confirmed cases in US and World on a time horizon.
My daughter got sick last week on Thursday 21st of May from a girl who was sick and was sent home by the school nurse. I took my daughter to the doctor told her her symptoms and she tested her in the office and she tested positive for the flu vivrus A which the swine flu falls under the doctor gave her tamiflu and motrin for the fever I called the school to report to them of my daughters illness. I wanted them to do something they said they can not do anything if I had a complaint call 311 I even spoke to the principle I told her if they do not close the school and make it safe for children I would not be sending my daughter back for the rest of the year. She could get re infected. She said that it would be up to me but she would still be marked absent so big deal it is not worth her life. The school is one of the biggest Middle Schools in Queens M.S. 210 Elizabeth Blackwell Middle School if any one reading this has a child in this school beware the school has over 2,000 students 30+ children are being sent home each day. The school says they have to have a certain number of students sick in order to be put on the list to be closed. I do not really have any idea how or if they are tracking this but my daughter is not to return to school unless they wash down the school just like the other schools. These kids at M.S. 210 are just at risk the same as other kids that there school closed and was washed. I know even if they close and wash down the schools there may still be kids who get sick but it will cut down and help parents get a little peace of mind.
modgirl
· 4 months ago
its just amazing how some people just dont care isnt it, i would have made the same choice if it was my daughter. in the midlands (leicester ) most of the schools were kepted open and now loads of people have the virus .
Even, if you're doubtful and you're in India... you can chat live with doctors on www.healthcaremagic.com and get your doubts clear about Swine Flu.
modgirl
· 4 months ago
how can we protect ourselves when i still see people trotting about willynilly coughing and sneezing, its like theres nothing we can do about it its here and all we can do is hope that we get through it. it just amazes me that this all could have been prevented if we concerntrated on animal rights ,the quality of the animals(live stock to some ppl) so on behalf of all vegeterians out there i would like to say thankyou 4 this vile virus. (sarcatstic) .
KeyGreenWorld
· 3 months ago
i found a kit from a company called keygreenworld they make it in michigan and it prevents the spread of h1n1 on cloths and surfaces. I work in the hospital and found that my scrubs would get mixed in with my familes cloths so i wash with fabricaide it last for 30 washes with one app. my wife buys it a keygreenworld.com once a month
I have read that the combination of Vitamin D and Viralox is a good bet if you are looking to prevent the flu without the taking the risk of getting the untested vaccine.
Arbba
· 3 months ago
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nutritionals20
· 3 months ago
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Nutritionals
· 2 months ago
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skin care
· 2 months ago
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skin care121
· 2 months ago
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Swine Flu Update
· 2 months ago
The new inhalable vaccine (http://www.swinefluspy.com/2009/09/inhalable-sw...) will be available within a couple of weeks... It will be interesting to see how many people will get the vaccine and how quickly.
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· 2 months ago
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Nutritionals.28
· 2 months ago
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Purell Hand Sanitizers
· 2 months ago
These are great tips for keeping alert on the situation. I feel like everything I hear on the news makes me feel stressed but when I actually read articles I realize that it's not effecting people as much as you think.
All Comments
With our weak immune systems, we'll get through this better as it's the reaction to the virus and not the virus itself that kills.
Here is a link to that comment, http://mashable.com/2009/04/25/track-swine-flu/... ,and a link to Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN saying the same thing, http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/27/gupta.qanda/
I guess having IDDM isn't ALL bad.
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Yeah, folks just freak out about needles but don't get it's more serious than that. Let's hope folks with compromised immune systems track this. I know I'll let folks know about the options listed here.
http://thedarkside.hk/2009/04/27/first-case-of-...
Stop spreading anti-scientific misinformation.
Did you study them personally and have medical education and expertise?
It' sounds like you have watched tooooo many conspiracy movies.....
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style...
Here in the UK you can get it at most local pharmacies. Also sometimes I buy from local UK online clinics, this is a good site to find
real brand tamiflu from Roche http://www.pharmacy-reviews.co.uk
Then there are also vaccines
If you want to help out, create an account and submit URLs with new information as they arise
"At Veratect, we operate two operations centers based in the United States (one in the Washington, DC area and one in Seattle, WA) that provide animal and human infectious disease event detection and tracking globally. Both operations centers are organizationally modeled after our National Weather Service using a distinct methodology inspired by the natural disaster and meteorology communities. Our analysts handle information in the native vernacular language and have been thoroughly trained in their discipline, which include cultural-specific interpretation of the information. We are currently partnered with 14 organizations that provide us with direct ground observations in 238 countries. We are a multi-source, near-real time event detection and tracking organization with years of experience in this discipline."
follow twitter.com/veratect for real-time updates
http://twitter.com/stopswineflu
On twitter:
http://twitter.com/trackswine
regards,
john
http://www.twitter.com/Veratect
http://wikiprotest.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/2...
http://bit.ly/vaC5
amongst a group of students returning from a trip to Mexico, about 14 students
are ill
http://maps.google.com.au/maps/ms?hl=en&i
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http://tinyurl.com/catps3
I read (http://www.swinefluworld.com) that Mexico may be thinking of a new strategy for containment.
You can read how this was done on my blog.
However, if having a suppressed immune system means game on, then, yeah! I'm still very much a germ-o-phobe though. I'm someone who refuses to touch things with her hands in a public restroom. It's just so gross to see people walk out and NOT wash their hands. Ugh.
I knew there had to be some benefit to all the many blood tests I have to do and this little insulin pump I have to wear ;)
But in all seriousness, I've found a link that verifies that's how this disease plays out with strong immune systems. Links help, so share the sources. Thanks. Good ol' Dr. Sanjay Gupta said the same thing: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/27/gupta.qanda/
Looks like HealthMap is out of date (well their swine flu doesn't include the current information).
Here's a google shared map: http://bit.ly/cKgMc
Might want to add a CDC link
So, I create twitter account that is aggregating your mentioned sites 1,2,3.
http://twitter.com/trackswineflu
This bot account is using twitterfeed with its backend.
I wonder if this would be a good test of http://www.google.org/flutrends/
Are you guys nuts? People are dropping like flies and you suggest googling for answers and staying calm. Prozac has dried up people!!!. Action needs to be taken to prevent the extinction of the human race. I suggest boarding up your house and gathering food for the next 6 months. Also remember clean water. People laughed at Noah, but he survived. Now is the time to take action
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Thanks for all the information on this I want to keep up with how it's spreading. I don't want to take another government vaccination that will make you sicker than the flu.
This's what and how we can capitalise on the current mess communication modes. We are much fortunate than our grandfather's era...
Guys, stay informed and be alert!
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Before you start stocking up on koolaid and granola bars get a reality check and realize that by washing your hands thoroughly and keeping clean in general you won't be dying of this virus anytime soon!
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Furthermore, if this does turn into a true pandemic in which millions, perhaps hundreds of millions around the globe die, what are you going to do with that information? I suppose you could stay in your home, which would do very little if this makes the jump to being spread through the air. It's the same thing as NASA coming out tomorrow and saying there is an asteroid that will hit earth in 3 months and will wipe out all human life and there is nothing we can do to stop it. What are you going to do with that information? Not much is what I would do.
So, this could be bad, we don't know, but don't let it affect your life in any way. You still have a better chance of being killed on your commute to work tomorrow than by swine flu.
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looks quite informative...
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There's also an RSS feed on MedWorm that readers may find useful:
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It is made up from a search of over 6,000 authoritative medical and health RSS news feeds.
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Twitter stream served me this:
@shellyroche Ron Paul on Swine Flu: 13000 cases of TB last year = no biggie, but 40 cases of swine flu = mass hysteria? http://is.gd/v0qC #tcot #tlot
Check out my piece at the fluidblog and retweet it if you like it.
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Also, try selecting ProMED Mail, World Health Organization and EuroSurveillance for a less cluttered but more accurate picture of the situation. The less authoritative news feeds could be added for earlier warning of developments though a less reliable picture overall.
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Keep alert,
Check out the Real Time News on http://www.all140.com/news/swine+flu.html
Don't link more people to this less than useless site, please.
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It doesn't help that you label the swine flu as being "fatal". This whole article is just hysterical fear-mongering. If you do some online reading from experts, you will see that there is little cause for concern, although the H1N1 strain should be closely watched nevertheless.
The fact is that outside Mexico, where there may be secondary factors which are causing so many deaths (including another disease), the cases throughout the rest of the world have been pretty mild. E.g., check out this article hosted by National Geographic:
"U.S. Swine Flu No Worse Than Seasonal Flu, Experts Say"
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/04...
Stop spreading fear! This swine flu is no problem.
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I particulary like the fact that you can import both timeline and heatmap as iGoogle gadget.
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She could get re infected. She said that it would be up to me but she would still be marked absent so big deal it is not worth her life. The school is one of the biggest Middle Schools in Queens M.S. 210 Elizabeth Blackwell Middle School if any one reading this has a child in this school beware the school has over 2,000 students 30+ children are being sent home each day.
The school says they have to have a certain number of students sick in order to be put on the list to be closed. I do not really have any idea how or if they are tracking this but my daughter is not to return to school unless they wash down the school just like the other schools. These kids at M.S. 210 are just at risk the same as other kids that there school closed and was washed. I know even if they close and wash down the schools there may still be kids who get sick but it will cut down and help parents get a little peace of mind.