Posted on 04/28/2009 8:43:08 AM PDT by Centurion2000
Swine flu forces shutdown of Richardson school
03:09 PM CDT on Monday, April 27, 2009
WFAA-TV Staff
RICHARDSON — Richardson Independent School District officials said Monday that Canyon Creek Elementary School will be closed for the rest of the week after one student tested positive for the swine flu virus.
(Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...
I live near Denton and work in Plano so this one struck close to home.
Swine flu forces shutdown of 2 Richardson schools
RICHARDSON — Richardson Independent School District officials said Monday that Canyon Creek Elementary School will be closed for at least the rest of the week after one student tested positive for the swine flu virus. ...
Dallas County health officials said there are now three confirmed swine flu cases [EM] in the county and three others who are suspected of having the illness
Not to be Mr. Skeptic, but can somebody explain why this is considered more of a public health concern than other kinds of flu? Are we going to be receiving nonstop notices of every positive test of swine flu in the next month? Is there any reason to think that the Mexicans who died have contracted a more deadly strain that could hit here? If so, why do we care about the less deadly version that has seemed to appear in the U.S. ? I can see reporting on a more deadly strain, but this doesn’t appear to be it. If somebody has a good explanation, I’m all ears.
Yes. Because Obama needs this crisis to push healthcare and distract from GM and other economic debacles.
And it is FR's function to maintain the fervor and panic on the right side to help Obama attain his goals.
Because it’s not just another swine flu. This flu has swine, bird and human influenza genetic components and markers in it.
I’m curious about that as well, they haven’t said hardly anything about the symptoms, is it just like the regular ol’ flu? If so, are we panicking over nothing here, supposedly there are 2000 in hospitals in Mexico with pneumonia but they’re not reporting that here, nor are they reporting what, if any treatment, they are giving those in the US who have this so called “swine flu”.
Undocumented visitors and proximity to Mexico via I35 is the recipe for disaster. Don’t forget the significant number of military bases in Texas. A significant outbreak in Texas could have serious ramifications to our national security.
2009 H1N1 - Wiki Wikipedia ... but it's science so not as much of an agenda
Money quote : The new strain is an apparent reassortment of several strains of influenza A virus subtype H1N1, including a strain endemic in humans and two strains endemic in pigs, as well as an avian influenza.
Australian news article on it.
The experts with the CDC's WHO Collaborating Centre who identified the full genome sequence of the newly identified flu claim the virus is a mix of swine, human and avian strains of H1N1 influenza.
I think the US ‘version’ is only less-deadly because of better public hygene and health facilities. Once/if the health facilities become over-loaded we’re essentially in the same boat as Mexico. The bright side is it likely won’t be as widespread in the US due to lower population densities.
“Because it’s not just another swine flu. This flu has swine, bird and human influenza genetic components and markers in it.”
OK. Just trying to understand. Why is this more of a concern?
This one has everyone freaked because it seems to be killing young adults. Young adults do not usually die from flu or complications from flu. The one major exception to that was the Spanish Flu epidemic in 1918. That flu killed young adults disproportionately and had a high mortality rate overall.
Right now, since the data we are getting is primarily from Mexico, it is difficult to tell how good the data is. We may be seeing observational bias. It is also possible that this flu may be a killer in the third world, but survivable with prompt first world medical treatment. The US had no mortality from SARS because people received prompt effective treatment.
Never mind. I just read the Wiki link posted above.
Because it is a pandemic and it is killing a much higher number of people. In 1918 during that pandemic the flu virus was causing what's called a cytokine storm (google it) that killed healthy human adults.
That one went on to kill 50 million people worldwide. Also humans have no defense against this one so it's much more virulent and contagious than previous outbreaks.
Skeptics are going ... big frakking deal ... 51 cases ... that's today ... epidemics use exponential math not linear math. In two weeks it could be 10 thousand or even more.
Good question. This one could go the way of the avian flu scare years ago that never materialized to the extent the MSM predicted.
I believe it’s because the mortality rate in Mexico is around 10%. That’s pretty high for a flu - so it’s a more virulent strain then a common ordinary flu. And somebody already mentioned that it’s something like 3 strains in 1.
I’m wondering how long these schools will stay closed.
I have a senior that has an Air Force assignment date of Aug 3. If he hasn’t graduated by then due to school closures, I don’t know how that will impact his going in.
Residents packed local doctors’ offices, pharmacies and the hospital emergency room Monday, as fear and unease surrounding swine flu began to take root in Comal County. Four cases of the potentially fatal virus had been diagnosed as of Monday in neighboring Guadalupe County, prompting school closures on every campus in Schertz, Cibolo and Universal City, as well as one high school in New Braunfels.
But what makes us think this will overload health facilities more than any other flu?
Right, but I guess my question is why that is significant...
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