Warning!! Swine flu Pandemic!!

A new strain of swine flu that has killed as many as 81 and sickened more than 1,324 in Mexico has spread to the United States and is raising fears of a possible pandemic. Learn more about the disease and why it is causing concern among health officials.

What is it: -- Swine influenza is a respiratory disease of pigs first isolated in swine in 1930, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The illness is caused by four different type A influenza strains that can cause outbreaks in pigs, though subtypes H1N1 and H3N2 seem to be more common. The death rate among pigs is low, with most infections occurring in the late fall and winter. Symptoms of infected pigs include fever, depression, coughing (barking), sneezing, difficulty breathing, red or inflamed eyes, lack of appetite and discharge from the nose or eyes.

How do people get infected: -- Human infection happens intermittently, with most cases occurring when patients have direct contact with pigs. But cases of an infected person transmitting the swine flu to others have also been documented, says the CDC. (A 1988 outbreak in pigs in Wisconsin led to multiple human infections, and there was evidence that a patient transmitted the virus to health care workers.) Human-to-human infections do occur similar to the way the human seasonal flu virus is transmitted — through coughing, sneezing and coming in contact with a person or object with the virus.

People cannot become infected by eating pork or pork products. Cooking pork to an internal temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit kills the virus as well as other bacteria, notes the CDC.

What are the symptoms: -- Symptoms are similar to those of the regular human influenza virus: fever, lethargy, lack of appetite and coughing. Some who have been infected with the swine flu also reported having a runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

How is it diagnosed: -- A respiratory specimen must be collected within the first four to five days of illness, when the infected person is most likely to be shedding the virus. However, some patients (such as children), may shed the virus for 10 days or longer, according to the CDC. Specimens must be sent to the CDC for laboratory testing in order to identify swine flu.

How is it treated: -- Four antiviral drugs are licensed to treat the disease in the U.S.: amantadine, rimantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir. Most of the viruses are susceptible to all four, but the CDC currently recommends oseltamivir or zanamivir to treat and prevent swine flu infections. The antivirals should be taken as soon as possible symptoms appear.

Tamiflu, the generic name for oseltamivir, appears to be effective against the new strain when taken early, says the CDC. There is currently no human vaccine for swine flu, but the flu vaccine may provide some protection against the H3N2 strain, though not the H1N1 strain.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30390176/?pg=1#SwineFlu_QA

 

living on a boarder state this is a great concern to us. We feel they should close the boarder till they can get a grip on this. Fat chance of that! So wish us all good luck!

 

New swine flu feared to be weaponized strain


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on that link, i clicked on the submission icon on the left side thinking that submissions was a jiu jitsu move. lol :rolleyes:

 

Ok, wheres the obama did it crowd??...lol
(not that swine flu is funny, just the thought that at least one of yous is thinking it.......)

 

LMAO..."The Obama did it crowd"

Anyone know who made these statements? (2 quotes - 2 people)

"Never let a serious crisis go to waste. What I mean by that is it's an opportunity to do things you couldn't do before."

"Never waste a good crisis"

 

You mean he didn't I still don't think he has the power to cast plagues on the people.[although I'm in the Obama did crowd;lol]But seriously I hope they can get this thing under control,before it gets any more out of hand than it already is.

 

We wont make it out of here alive man. Chicken flu, Mad Cow, now Swine Flu whats next!!!

 

My guess... some kind of canine flu! :eek:

 

Camel Toe Disease

 

well we already have parvo so which could be taken as canine flu so next it has to be something with cats:eek:

 

Well good thing I don't have cats huh?

 

the assie's are working on a kagaroo flu

 

Two girls have been diagnosed in about a 30 minute drive from me. They went to Mexico on a school trip. Wonder how many people they came in contact with before they were diagnosed? I'm telling ya, we are all going to die of something.

 

Great a swine flu to take focus of the economy and mass poverty, good timing.
81 people dead 1000 + sick, a pandemic it is, yes siree bob.

Lets keep it in perspective.

1,013,960,314 undernurished people in the world RIGHT NOW
15,063 people who died of hunger TODAY
1,639,120 deaths from Water related deseases this year SO FAR
1,354,461,439 People with NO ACCESS to safe drinking water
31,024,465 HIV/AIDS infected People RIGHT NOW
662,832 Deaths caused by HIV/AIDS this year SO FAR
And on and on.

So lets all Keep on living in fear, it's what the government wants of us, our brains preoccupied with trivial horseshit so we become blind to other issues.

Either way people are f***ed the world over, so just live and get on with life untill you die, I would hate for any one to be preoccupied with swine flu thoughts, and step out onto a busy road and be run down and killed by a bus.:p

BEWARE OF THE NEXT FLU, THEY WILL CALL IT: get this; 'THE "HUMAN" FLU".

 

Ya... there's already been some in Vancouver. We had a tripped planned to the aquarium as they have a birds of prey show going on, but I'm nervous to take Raven on the skytrian now. :mad:

 

i'm watching the news right now. the first person who had the swine flu was a 5 year old mexican boy. ya'll know if i have to become a vegetarian i'll starve to death. maybe i'll just raise my own meat and eat it. i'm sure my dogs would love that. i hate fish, but so far it looks like that's the only kind of meat that isn't going to kill me.:mad:

 

prpitdog, fish no good either where I live. We have been warned not to eat fish from our lake more than twice a month....:eek:

 

Its gonna be hard giving up ribs, sausage, bacon, ham, some pork chops!! With gravy OMG!!! What am I gonna do?

 

well i'm just screwed. can't eat meat, can't eat peanuts or pistachios, even alfalfa is dangerous now. deer isn't in season so, the one other meat i love to eat that is probably safe, is illegal right now.:mad: i suppose i'll have to go get me a patterdale and hunt whatever is in season and eat it.