Swine Flu- How to Protect your Family
59Don't Panic
If you watch the news about the recent outbreaks of Influenza A H1N1-commonly known as swine flu you would think that millions are dying from it. Not true. There is an epidemic of this respiratory disease in Mexico and some cases have been isolated in the U.S. and overseas among recent travelers to Mexico but it isn't the terrible pandemic that some of the talk radio kooks would have us think it is. Up to today there have been the following # of cases in the U.S.:
State and # of laboratory confirmed cases
California 7 cases
Kansas 2 cases
New York City 28 cases
Ohio 1 case
Texas 2 cases
TOTAL COUNT 40 cases
International Human Cases of Swine Flu Infection
See: World Health OrganizationExternal Web Site Policy.
The 28 cases in NYC are all at one school involving students who went on a Spring trip to Mexico. The CDC in Atlanta hsa ststed that the disease is well in hand and that the country has a plentiful supply of anti-viral drugs such as TamiFlu to fight the infection.
How To Protect Yourself
The best way to protect yourself from this and any other virus is to follow good hygiene and sanitation practices including frequent hand washing and covering the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
Frequent washing of hands with soap and water or with alcohol-based hand sanitizers, especially after being out in-public is reccomendedand. You should avoid touching your mouth, nose or eyes with your hands unless you've washed your hands.
If people do cough, they should either cough into a tissue and throw it in the garbage immediately, cough into their elbow, or, if they cough in their hand, they should wash their hands immediately.
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More from CDC on Swine Flu
From The CDC in Atlanta
- UPDATE: Weekly FluView Map and Surveillance Report for Week Ending December 26, 2009
During week 51 (December 20-26, 2009), influenza activity decreased slightly in the U.S. 154 (3.9%) specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories and reported to CDC/Influenza Division were positive for influenza.Four states reported geographically widespread influenza activity, 13 states reported regional influenza activity, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 19 states reported local influenza activity, Guam and 13 states reported sporadic influenza activity, and one state reported no influenza activity, the U.S. Virgin Islands did not report. - 30 hours ago
- UPDATED: Laboratory Confirmed Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths from August 30 to December 26, 2009
Overall flu activity decreased slightly in the United States during the week of December 20-26, 2009, as reported in FluView. The number of states reporting widespread flu activity decreased from 7 to 4. to doctors for influenza-like illness increased, although the proportion of tests for influenza that were positive continued to decline and the overall hospitalization rates for this season were unchanged from the previous week. Flu-associated deaths among all ages increased from the previous week, but fewer deaths in children were reported compared to the prior week (4 versus 9). Flu is unpredictable and activity can rise and fall throughout the season, but flu is likely to continue for months, caused by either 2009 H1N1 viruses or regular seasonal flu viruses. - 30 hours ago
- UPDATE: 2009 H1N1 Flu International Situation Update
This report provides an update to the international situation as of December 28, 2009. The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to report updated 2009 H1N1 flu-associated laboratory-confirmed cases and deaths on its Web page. - 4 days ago
- UPDATED: Antiviral Drugs for the 2009-2010 Influenza Season
This podcast discusses the use of antiviral drugs for the treatment and prevention of influenza, including 2009 H1N1, during the 2009-2010 influenza season. - 4 days ago
- MMWR: Intent to Receive Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent and Seasonal Influenza Vaccines --- Two Counties, North Carolina, August 2009
To assess intent to receive influenza vaccines among children and adults, during August 2009, the North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness conducted a community assessment in two counties to measure knowledge of and intent to receive H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccines. - 7 days ago
- UPDATE: Weekly FluView Map and Surveillance Report for Week Ending December 19, 2009
During week 50 (December 13-19, 2009), influenza activity continued to decrease in the U.S. 306 (6.9%) specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories and reported to CDC/Influenza Division were positive for influenza. - 8 days ago
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psuratna says:
4 months ago
Good. doing a good job.