23-Month Old Becomes 1st U.S. Swine Flu Death

Jiro said:
Should We Panic?

No. Public-health officials say the swine flu that's killing people in Mexico probably won't hit the U.S. as hard.
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I dont know because in this article, only 7 died from swine flu.

Only 7 swine flu deaths, not 152, says WHO

A member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has dismissed claims that more than 150 people have died from swine flu, saying it has officially recorded only seven deaths around the world.

Vivienne Allan, from WHO's patient safety program, said the body had confirmed that worldwide there had been just seven deaths - all in Mexico - and 79 confirmed cases of the disease.
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"Unfortunately that [150-plus deaths] is incorrect information and it does happen, but that's not information that's come from the World Health Organisation," Ms Allan told ABC Radio today.

"That figure is not a figure that's come from the World Health Organisation and, I repeat, the death toll is seven and they are all from Mexico."

Ms Allan said WHO had confirmed 40 cases of swine flu in the Americas, 26 in Mexico, six in Canada, two in Spain, two in Britain and three in New Zealand.

Ms Allan said it was difficult to measure how fast the virus was spreading.

She said a real concern would be if the flu virus manifested in a country where a person had had no contact with Mexico, and authorities were watching all countries for signs of that.

"There is no pattern that has emerged at this stage to be able to say that it is spreading in a particular way or it is spreading into a particular country ... the situation is continuing to evolve," she said.

She said the WHO was not recommending against overseas travel, but urged those who felt sick to stay home and others to ensure they kept their hands clean.

No decision had yet been made about vaccinations.

"This virus is not airborne, it's caused by droplets ... so it's not a time for worry. It's a time to be prepared," Ms Allan said.
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The US death should NOT be counted as US death because that tot is MEXICAN and was BROUGHT here from Mexico FOR treatment.

I cannot believe it.
 
Dixie said:
Thats what I mean, I'm taking every stinking precaution I can, now as for rubber gloves, I'm thinking my boss wouldn't allow it as it might frighten the customers at the checkout. Although there are no confirmed cases in AR, still the fact that someone's wearing latex gloves at the register might do more harm than good. But however if there is reports of a confirmed case in AR, then I would suggest wearing latex gloves at the register whilst handling money and products that may carry the virus. Particularly the raw meat products.
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Unless you are also wearing a mask, and changing your gloves after each customer, just putting on a pair of latex gloves isn't really going to help much. If you contact the virus and it gets on your gloves, and you don't change them immediately, you can transfer it from the gloves just as easily as you can from your bare hands. You are doing the correct thing by washing frequently. You might also want to keep hand sanitizer handy.
 
netrox said:
The US death should NOT be counted as US death because that tot is MEXICAN and was BROUGHT here from Mexico FOR treatment.

I cannot believe it.
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Omfg. This is first time that I totally agree with you!
 
jillio said:
Unless you are also wearing a mask, and changing your gloves after each customer, just putting on a pair of latex gloves isn't really going to help much. If you contact the virus and it gets on your gloves, and you don't change them immediately, you can transfer it from the gloves just as easily as you can from your bare hands. You are doing the correct thing by washing frequently. You might also want to keep hand sanitizer handy.
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Yes, very sad situation... :(

Dixie said:
Thats what I mean, I'm taking every stinking precaution I can, now as for rubber gloves, I'm thinking my boss wouldn't allow it as it might frighten the customers at the checkout. Although there are no confirmed cases in AR, still the fact that someone's wearing latex gloves at the register might do more harm than good. But however if there is reports of a confirmed case in AR, then I would suggest wearing latex gloves at the register whilst handling money and products that may carry the virus. Particularly the raw meat products.
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Many stores and supermarkets who sell fresh meats, sausages and cheeses wear latex gloves here in Germany and also Dental and doctors, nurses as well.
 
jillio said:
Unless you are also wearing a mask, and changing your gloves after each customer, just putting on a pair of latex gloves isn't really going to help much. If you contact the virus and it gets on your gloves, and you don't change them immediately, you can transfer it from the gloves just as easily as you can from your bare hands. You are doing the correct thing by washing frequently. You might also want to keep hand sanitizer handy.
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Yes, I second that.

We got information over Swine Flu situation and were being recommend to wash hand frequently before and after we come work or home from outside.

Terrible... :(



 
Beowulf said:
Eh? You cannot get swine flu from eating pork.
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Although you CAN get it from handling infected raw pork, technically.

Personally I think it's not a nation/worldwide epidemic until we start seeing hazmat suits rolling around in the news feeds and photos.
 
More details:

McALLEN, Texas — A Mexico City toddler who became the first swine-flu death on U.S. soil spent a day shopping at a huge indoor mall in Houston one day before he began to show symptoms.

Cameron County Judge Carlos Cascos, who spoke with an aunt of the boy in Brownsville who made the Houston trip, said they spent three nights in Houston just before he fell ill and was hospitalized in Brownsville.

The hospital, city and health officials on Wednesday said the 23-month old boy had traveled from Mexico City to Brownsville, where he became sick. When the hospital in Brownsville, a city of 140,000, could no longer care for him, he was medically transported to Texas Children's Hospital. They said he had had no outside contact in Houston. The family has shown no symptoms.

Calls seeking comment from Texas Children's Hospital were not immediately returned.

Dr. Susan Fisher-Hoch, a professor of epidemiology at The University of Texas School of Public Health in Brownsville, said that those infected can secrete the virus through their saliva 24 hours before they display symptoms.

The toddler then could have been infectious while he was in Brownsville the first time and was probably infectious while in Houston, said Fisher-Hoch, who was former deputy branch chief at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control's Special Pathogens Laboratory. Still, the toddler would not have likely transmitted the virus to many people at the mall, she said.

Kathy Barton, spokeswoman for the Houston Health and Human Services Department, said the city's epidemiologist would try to re-interview the family, but that the family didn't mention the first trip to Houston. Barton said the a large mall would also not be very conducive to transmitting the virus by a toddler who was likely in a stroller, she said.

Cascos' timeline of the boy's visit, assembled after speaking with his aunt shows the boy was not only in Brownsville before he fell ill. Cascos declined to identify the family, citing privacy.

"It's important because we don't know where he contracted it," Cascos said. "It could've been in Houston or somewhere on the way."

The boy's family flew from Mexico City into Matamoros, Mexico across the border from Brownsville on the evening of April 3. They spent that night and the night of April 4 at a Brownsville hotel. On Sunday April 5, the boy, three brothers, his mother and a cousin drove to Houston for a day of previously scheduled doctor's appointments for the mother and aunt. The boy, who officials said had several underlying health problems, did not see a doctor, Cascos said.

The day of doctor's visits on April 6 lasted from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Cascos was not sure what hospital the family visited that day.

The family spent April 7 shopping at the swanky Galleria mall in Houston. They spent three nights at another hotel near the mall, Cascos said.

Late April 7 or early April 8, the family began noticing some flu-like symptoms in the boy. They drove back to Brownsville April 8. By the time they returned, the boy had a fever and they took him to a family friend who was a doctor, Cascos said.

Within a day or two, the fever rose and they took him to another friend who was a doctor, where he was prescribed Tylenol, Cascos said. The fever continued to rise and April 13 they took him to Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville.

By noon on April 14, the hospital said it could not give him the necessary care and recommended he be transferred. He was sent to Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. He died there April 27 and the CDC confirmed the boy had swine flu.
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Toddler who died of swine flu visited Houston mall | AP Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
 
jillio said:
Any flu can be very serious for a small child or infant.
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I'm talking about little boy who has kiss with pig.

This picture should happened before swine flu occurred, it maybe taken in 2007 or 2008.
 
Foxrac said:
I'm talking about little boy who has kiss with pig.

This picture should happened before swine flu occurred, it maybe taken in 2007 or 2008.
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Yeah, I can back this up for Foxrac's statement. I think I have seen that pig kiss circa at least a year or longer, from either '08 or before.

Foxrac, they don't know that though, gotta tell 'em directly.
 
Foxrac said:
I'm talking about little boy who has kiss with pig.

This picture should happened before swine flu occurred, it maybe taken in 2007 or 2008.
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I may be wrong, but I think the pic is from a farm mag. I see cute pic of kids with animals for photo contests.
 
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