Saturday, December 24, 2011
health care CDC Again Tracking Swine Flu Virus
Posted by George Prentice on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 10:03 AM
Health officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are again concerned about the possibility of an outbreak of swine flu-so concerned, in fact, that they're asking state public health labs across the country to notify them immediately if they susect someone is infected with the virus.
Since August, 12 people have been infected with the virus, called H3N2, in Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Swine flu swept the globe beginning in 2009, when the H1N1 subtype of the virus was first detected. An estimated 43 million to 89 million Americans caught swine flue during the pandemic. According to the CDC, between 8,870 and 18,300 deaths were linked to the virus. The World Health Organization officially declared an end to the H1N1 pandemic in August 2010.
This year's flu vaccine includes the H3N2 virus, along with the H1N1 virus.
- Courtesy CDC
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Personally, I am more concerned about another outbreak of fear mongering to keep the sheeple in line.
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Vote for Ron Paul and shut down the Military Industrial complex that produces these virus strains and makes money on the vaccine that you so desperately need.
It seems that "Fear of flu" itself has reached epidemic proportion. It is not as if vaccination can address all strains in any season, or work for all who are vaccinated.
Indeed, "Flu" was once referred to as "the old person"s friend," because the very infirm might pass over the course of a few days relatively painlessly, as opposed to other more gruesome ways of dying.
I don't know, but it seems like there are more pressing health matters in the world, like starvation, aids, infant mortality. I will worry about the flu if I get it.....
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