Posts Tagged ‘swine influenza’

Understanding Swine Flu (Influenza A H1N1) - Mary Young

// May 6th, 2009 // No Comments » // Influenza A H1N1

note she does say “epidemic” and not Pandemic.
note she also says a sneeze can land 6ft. away from someone who sneezed.

The Swine Flu Updates & Twitter

// May 6th, 2009 // No Comments » // alerts, cdc, prevention, twitter, updates

Logging into search.twitter.com will lead you to hundreds of tweets on the swine flu pandemic and the prevention. But can you trust all these tweets and how do we know whats real and whats not. What I suggest is if using Twitter to get your updates on the swine flu outbreak, updates from the government’s Centers for Disease Control is your best bet.

The CDC is using Twitter to spread the word on how not to spread or get swine flu. The CDC has several Twitter accounts including @CDCemergency, which is posting new recommendations, bulletins on confirmed cases, and information on antiviral drugs and other ways to deal with or prevent the disease.

The Associated Press reports that there have been more than 1,600 reported cases and the number of suspected deaths has reached 149 in Mexico. At 1 p.m. Eastern Monday, the CDC reported 40 confirmed cases in the United States: California (7), Kansas (2), New York City (28), Ohio (1), and Texas (2). One person has been hospitalized, but there have been no deaths.

Another Twitter account, @CDC-eHealth, is also updating the swine flu.

Use caution before taking advice from sources that you have no particular reason to trust.

* Video File * Record from Camera Mass. confirms 34 swine flu cases

// May 6th, 2009 // No Comments » // Outbreak, alerts, cold or flu, treatment, united states, updates, videos

64 + confirmed cases tonight

// April 29th, 2009 // No Comments » // alerts, border, briefings, deaths, email list

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Joseph Bresee, M.D. CDC Influenza Division

// April 26th, 2009 // No Comments » // cdc, videos


Joseph Bresee, M.D. CDC Influenza Division
Video regarding Influenza

Swine Flu Briefing : Simplified for you

// April 26th, 2009 // No Comments » // Outbreak, Uncategorized, briefings, cdc, cold or flu, prevention, tips, united states, updates

This is our breakdown on the briefing, trying to make it easy to understand and put in lamens-terms. Please take this as just our notes and not any official documentation. Thus this said I believe these notes to be accurate as to what was stated in the briefing.

They started out by telling us that the President is fully aware of the severity of the crises, and Obama has given his full support to the Mexican Government. They are working to communicate with the Government quickly and make medical decisions a rapid process when needed and responsive to new cases when they occur.

Brennan: reported :
Key notes that were made
-20 confirmed cases in the US, 1 Probable case
-Testing and medical supplies will be deployed where needed when cases arrive.
-The President is receiving updates on the situation
-The Homeland Security cancel has set up resources and is ready to respond to the situation and share updates with other organizations when needed.
-Individual departments are leading efforts in key elements including medical prepardness, disease control, tracking, and communications with media and public
- Timely and accurate information is important, and the CDC will be holding usual public meetings

dr. Richard Besser reported :
Key notes that were made
-20 U.S. cases have been reported
- They expect to find more cases around the country as they search more
- All cases have recovered. only one of these cases was hospitalized.
- Looks to be same virus as the virus in mexico
- Flu viruses are unpredictable and variable, over time things will change, the number will change, and they will try to keep us posted with the best info when it becomes available
- Different activities will take place depending on the situations in those communities.
- Expect conflicting information and sometimes in-consistant they will work to rectify these
- They expect it to spread, but will take the best actions to stop it.
- They are working with different Nations, and Organizations to understand the Virus, and trying to figure out why there are more cases showing up in Mexico. Also looking into each case and trying to see how each case differs from others and where these people got the virus from.
- Warnings will be posted when needed / regarding travel
- Discussions are underway about vaccines
- CDC will be providing support for companies working on vaccines
- Prevention Notes that were stated: Use common sense, think about what you would do if the outbreak happen in your area, in your child’s school. Think about what you would do if it was in your community. Individuals can take preventions by washing hands, not touching your face, eyes, and mouth. If your sick stay at home, If you think you may be sick don’t travel, and don’t get on an airplane.
-People can use the cdc website. It was noted that there is also a Spanish website.

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Swine Flu Internet Resources that are Noteworthy

// April 26th, 2009 // 2 Comments » // cdc, maps, resources, united states, world health

of course I want you to follow my blog here, but also feel its important to give some other resources that are of importance for anyone looking for more information on the swine flu outbreak. The following list:

#1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Swine Flu Video Podcast

Key Facts about Swine Influenza (Swine Flu)

Swine Influenza in Pigs and People
Brochure

Información en español

#2. World Health Organization

WHO is coordinating the global response to human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) and monitoring the corresponding threat of an influenza pandemic. Information on this page tracks the evolving situation and provides access to both technical guidelines and information useful for the general public.

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Is it a Cold or Flu? How to Tell

// April 26th, 2009 // No Comments » // cold or flu

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Is it a Cold or Flu? How to Tell
April 23, 2005 by Tina Samuels

Many people have trouble being able to tell if they have a cold or the flu. There are a great deal of people who insist each year on getting antibiotics to treat their cold or flu, increasing their chance of building up super resistant strains that can not be treated with antibiotics.

Antibiotics are a bad idea, not only for building up resistances, but they are always completely useless for a cold or the flu as they are viral not bacterial. Colds and Flu are viral respiratory tract infections that will not go away with antibiotics and to this day no complete cure has been found. Many doctors will treat the symptoms with anti-inflammatory agents, fever reducers, and antihistamines. Here’s how to see if you have a temporary 3-5 day cold, or a 1-2 week flu bug.

Both a cold and flu will have these symptoms: runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, cough.A cold will have these symptoms too: - congestion, - mild fatigue, - no feverThe flu will have these symptoms: - headache- fever- chills,- fatigue- weakness- achy muscles.

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California Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Summit part II

// April 26th, 2009 // No Comments » // videos


California Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Summit part II

California Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Summit

// April 25th, 2009 // No Comments » // videos


California Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Summit



California Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Summit