mutation

[elessa]

as i am sure most people are aware, the WHO is looking at a situation in which humans have contracted a mutation of the swine/avian/human flu. there have been deaths in mexico city, as well as confirmed cases reported in san diego country, imperial county, san antonio, kansas and new york city (approx 100-200 school children).

confirmed US cases

Comments

[windrose]

I've been keeping an eye on this, especially as I'm going to be spending a fair bit of time down near the border with Mexico. To say the news is troubling would be an understatement.

[elessa]

the comparison to the pathology being similar to the spanish flu is scary. have you seen the latest news from WHO? i just added a link to it in my post.

[windrose]

the comparison to the pathology being similar to the spanish flu is scary.

VERY scary. Though, I am curious about the difference in mortality rates between Mexico and the US. IIRC, the idea that there might be some sort of secondary infection common to Mexico but not found in the US has been floated about. Of course, we also haven't seen as many cases here yet, so who knows how those numbers will look in another month or so? :/

have you seen the latest news from WHO?

No, I hadn't. Thanks for the link.

[elessa]

it may be a coincidence, but a friend of mine is a physician's assistant in san diego. she had the flu a couple weeks ago. she stayed home for two days, but was told she had to come into work or lose her job. she now has pneumonia and has been home for a week sicker than a dog. she has been coughing so hard she has strained muscles in her ribcage and now can't move or breathe.

i have sent her a message asking if she has been tested for this variant of the flu. she may be a statistic.

[elessa]

this isn't good, kiddo. i think it is more widespread than they realise. see my comment above regarding my friend, cindy, and her pneumonia. she works for sharp rees stealy.

[jetpackjunkie]

Yikes, thanks for keeping us all posted, I personally hadn't caught wind of this since I was layed out much of last week after tweaking my back (sadly I haven't figured out how to get RSS feeds in my sleep yet).

[zymergist]

know a good source for Thieves oil? With a little one, and a job that takes me in and out of offices and biotech buildings I think I want to pick some up.....

[zymergist]

http://biosurveillance.typepad.com/biosurveillance/2009/04/swine-flu-in-mexico-timeline-of-events.html

[elessa]

thanks... i think...~sigh

[zymergist]

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