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2 more die from H1N1 flu virus
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What are we, children?
Release the names, cities, states.
Age and underlying medical condition.
Some of the people that have died from H1N1 who have been reported as having underlying conditions, did not have any condition that actually contributed to their death. For instance, a man in Texas had gout. Others with reported underlying conditions have had families who strongly denied it.
Additionally, like most pandemics, the first wave is mild and after mutations, the second and third waves are much worse. Panic?...of course not. Becoming educated about the true facts and taking precautions for you and your family?...a no brainer.
We went to greath lengths to prevent the rest of the family from getting sick, and, fortunatly, no one else has been sick yet.
Our neighbor got sick and kept going to work and now all of his coworkers are also sick.
The truth is, no matter what efforts you take to protect yourself, it only takes one case of gross negligence to get you sick. There's nothing you can do about the person who's too ignorant, too lazy or too apathetic to take even basic precautions.
What's going to happen when this viris mutates and turns uber-deadly? Will people be charged with murder for going to work ill, or for coughing on someone else?
Adults and children with certain chronic medical conditions including chronic lung problems such as asthma, heart, liver, blood, nervous system, muscular, or metabolic disorders such as diabetes.
Pregnant women.
Children younger than 5 years old (under 12 months are especially vulnerable).
Adults and children who have immunodeficiency or immuno-suppression, including that caused by medications such as corticosteroids and chemotherapy, or diseases such as HIV/AIDS.
Children ages 6 months to 18 years who are receiving long-term aspirin therapy and who might be at risk for experiencing Reye syndrome after influenza virus infection.
Persons 50 years old or older, particularly 65 years or older.
People who live in settings such as nursing homes, residential schools, and jails.
For additional H1N1/swine flu information, visit www.slvhealth.org, call 2-1-1, check us out on Twitter (@slvhealthdept) or Facebook, or email me at klilja@slco.org.
Kate Lilja, Salt Lake Valley Health Department
Just because there are "bigger deals" out there, doesn't mean this is not a big deal. If people are dieing, then it is apropos to report on it. End of story.
My son got the swine flu after being at a party with a child who didn't know he had it. My child developed symptoms two days later. He stayed quarantined until he finished the Tamiflu and was clear of symptoms. If it is helpful for you, before he got sick he spent the night at a friends, went to 7-11 several times, and went to the park. This was 3 weeks ago. Is this helpful to anyone who doesn't know us personally?
Article from New York:
The health department said that the virus is infecting people ages 10 to 50. The virus isnt being seen as much in the elderly, infants and babies.
Article from Toronto:
Dr. Michael Gardam, is the head of infectious disease prevention and control for Ontario's public health agency. He said that the constant talk of "underlying conditions" is just wishful thinking, and an attempt to explain away the unusual age range of those that the new virus is sending to hospital or to the morgue.
An article in Wisconsin:
74 percent of those sickened have been ages 20 or younger. They said that health officials do not know why.
Makes perfect sense to me.
I have studied charts that show stats on who have died. Even the Utah deaths confirm this information.
When Utah asked for input on their H5N1 plan, they also had wrong information then which they changed after I informed them of the correct statistics. They do need to do a better job of having current information instead of relying on traditional figures.
A/H1N1 is frightening as the wrong ages are getting it, compared to the most vulnerable populations for regular flu season. Other UT publications have quoted UT physicians for the factors they see as the most important of those who become infected.
Interesting about H5N1. Since I visit the CDC often, I do know what you're talking about. Frightening to me that Viet Name now has H1N1 and had a death in May from H5N1, plus other infections. Mutation will happen somewhere, if it hasn't already.
I know the CDC is denoucing the information from Brazil and they will continue to do so until they can replicate or study the data. Nonetheless, the rest of us can learn, if we want to.
Education, preparation and not being passive if someone in your family is sick. Get the medical help you or family members need!
When the cases reached around 900, the reported number of cases ceased.
I know the core of ALL news in Utah is to make the state look good and not to offend the "the church"; however reporting H1N1 confirmed cases has no effect on either.
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