It's interesting though because I live in a university town, where a highly contagious flu is bound to spread like wildfire. Currently the uni clinic has stopped doing lab tests on every person with the symptoms, so numbers are hard to come by, but a month ago the official number was 500. Now I've heard from an unofficial source (spouse of medical person) that we've had 7,000-8,000 cases. That's insane! The campus is big, but still, it's roughly 1 in 6.
Well, I believe that the most affected group of people is the 18 - 30 bracket, so maybe the higher number is correct.
Also, what about walking my pup? Is that okay as long as I don't talk to people?
Quarantine, missie, means quarantine Stay indoors.
1. Have you had swine flu? What was it like for you? (Symptoms, duration.)
No, thank God. I hate fluey things.
2. Do you know anyone who has?
My younger sister and my cousin.
3. Is your local community being affected? What measures are they taking now?
Well, they're rolling out the vaccine now, to the high-risk groups first, plus of course the public health staff.
4. Have you ever been quarantined for any reason? What was it? How did you amuse yourself in the meantime?
Yes, I had whooping cough and mumps. I was so weak I couldn't get out of bed so it didn't really matter
5. Are you nervous about swine flu, or do you still think it's been overblown?
It sure as hell isn't overblown, and I am careful.
Elaine
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/Survey: So... is swine flu affecting you/people you know yet?
27/10/2009 11:29:51 PM
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It is raging here
27/10/2009 11:42:41 PM
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Good on you for getting vaccinated.
27/10/2009 11:58:06 PM
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Get better soon!
27/10/2009 11:53:27 PM
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Re: /Survey: So... is swine flu affecting you/people you know yet?
28/10/2009 01:42:05 AM
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Re: /Survey: So... is swine flu affecting you/people you know yet?
28/10/2009 01:48:58 AM
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I almost feel like I'm coming down with something, but I'm not sure.
28/10/2009 03:26:26 AM
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Re: I almost feel like I'm coming down with something, but I'm not sure.
28/10/2009 08:40:17 AM
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I think I've had it. Symptoms seemed to match, anyway.
28/10/2009 05:31:46 AM
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Odd.
28/10/2009 08:27:42 AM
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A final note on my experience with the flu (since all the rest is here).
30/10/2009 12:15:40 AM
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I feel I am getting ill this week
28/10/2009 08:45:33 AM
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Drink tea, eat oranges.
28/10/2009 08:54:44 AM
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We've had 7 people die from it at my hospital.
28/10/2009 09:21:45 AM
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I suspect that working at a hospital gives you a rather biased sample of the populace. *NM*
29/10/2009 12:16:16 AM
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Sure is.
28/10/2009 12:22:30 PM
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According to the CDC, on average 36,000 die from the flu each year in the US.
28/10/2009 01:53:35 PM
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Thank you, Greg. Finally, someone points out what it seems the general populace has forgotten!
30/10/2009 12:06:23 PM
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I think the worry is just that it's more contagious, which would be bad if a fiercer strain
30/10/2009 01:32:00 PM
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