Yes, this is what I figured Isaac but I wanted someone in the know like you to post and confirm this to put peoples fears to rest!
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Ill tell you what. Day before and Day after CNN and all the other news stations made this announcement were night and day in the ER. Today we saw a HUGE influx of people that wanted so see if they had the Swine Flu.
Damn media and their mass hysteria :P
I think they are creating these viruses in test tubes. They then release them to reduce the population.
My mom (who is an RN with a county health department in Kansas...whatever that's worth) just emailed me and said "The pandemic is here. Stock up on Tamiflu and N95 masks." So, either she knows something others don't, or she's been watching an inflamatory media frenzy...
Hmmmm....:hmmm:
Ever notice how every year the media search out some illness to scare folks with?
SARS
Avian flu
Swine flu.......
In the city my girlfriend comes from (2 mln inhabitants, near Mexico City) 2 fatal cases up to now..
When in darkness or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout. Python.
The more you know, the less there is to be afraid of. Even seasoned professionals can be swayed by the apparent reasonableness of the media hype, given that the news media are selecting the most exciting tidbits to feed you in the fifteen seconds they have. The facts may not be wrong, but you don't shout PANDEMIC in a crowded theater. Some of the newsies are starting to preach calm. I suspect that wiser heads finally taught them a lesson in human behavior.
This is a respiratory illness. Nausea vomiting and diarrhea are not influenza. A high fever, a cough, body aches, really feeling ill, not just wondering if you feel ill, these are symptoms worth checking into. Especially if you or someone you know has travelled to Mexico recently.
This bug has a 48 hour incubation. If you're not sick in 48 hours you probably missed it, or vice versa. If you feel ill, get to your doctor, calmly and see if you have a problem. Treating this flu early will help rather than trying to tough it out.
As Isaac said, YMMV etc. I feel bad for him and anyone on ER duty over the weekend, it must have been hell. I don't even have to see my calendar today to know that I will be inundated with calls.