No... I agree with you. It doesn't have the same 'catchiness' to it.USDA: Please call it H12N1, not 'swine flu'.
Seems that the government now fears that this will have an detrimental effect on pork exports and would like everyone to stop using 'swine flu'. China has already announced a ban on pork from the known states in the U.S. that have reported outbreaks of the flu.
H1N1 just doesn't have much of a ring to it though, does it?
Yes they did and it makes me furious. Here is the link to WFTV where they actually have a copy of the doctor's email.
http://www.wftv.com/news/19311020/detail.html
Well, we could call it the Open Border Flu.
Regarding the use of Hand Sanitizers and Children...
Please use caution when using hand sanitizers on children's hands, etc., as these sanitizers are usually almost completely made up of alcohol. Children's skin, like adult skin, is actually the body's largest organ, and is extremely absorbant.
There have been cases in the news lately, of children becoming extremely ill, and even a case about a month ago, of a little boy dying, from alcohol poisoning due to the over-use of gel-based, high alcohol content hand sanitizers.
Let's just use extreme caution in every regard, when it comes to our little ones.
Flippant? Good gosh, let's hope it's not that bad!!! Next fall should tell the real tale.
According to this link:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/28/flu.computer.modeling/index.html
Supposedly, it is that bad, and is here to stay. I don't necessarily buy into the media hype that has been going on for the last few days, though.
I haven't trusted anyone in our government since Bush lied us into war with Iraq in 2003. That's the problem when your government lies to you about one thing.
Some people (like me) tend to discount everything else they hear from that point forward. I do think this is a problem, but it seems to be one that the government is using to advance their own agenda at this point and the media (as usual) is falling in line to create more panic than is necessary.
Again, I'm not even sure I believe the story that's being advanced in the link I include above, but I do know that our government seems to be taking advantage of the fear factor in this situation.
I live in Orlando. Although I'm concerned about the possible cases here, there is another situation that I'm alarmed about. My assistant has a part-time job in the evenings at a clothing store to earn extra money. One of her co-workers at the store is going to Mexico on vacation this weekend. My assistant and everyone else in the store are begging her not to go. They fear that she might become infected and pass it on to them when she returns to work next week. My assistant is so concerned that she is considering quitting the part time job. She only has it for extra spending money because she likes to dress well and she also gets free clothes from the job. I'm not encouraging her one way or the other, but at the same time I'm hoping she does quit because if she gets it, then I'll probably catch it from her as we use the same phone and are together in a small office all day.
I sure do wish they would close the borders until this gets under control. I know that people save up for their vacations and look forward to them, but I think anyone going to Mexico right now is an absolute fool and they are putting themselves and everyone else in their lives at risk.
I live in Orlando. Although I'm concerned about the possible cases here, there is another situation that I'm alarmed about. My assistant has a part-time job in the evenings at a clothing store to earn extra money. One of her co-workers at the store is going to Mexico on vacation this weekend. My assistant and everyone else in the store are begging her not to go. They fear that she might become infected and pass it on to them when she returns to work next week. My assistant is so concerned that she is considering quitting the part time job. She only has it for extra spending money because she likes to dress well and she also gets free clothes from the job. I'm not encouraging her one way or the other, but at the same time I'm hoping she does quit because if she gets it, then I'll probably catch it from her as we use the same phone and are together in a small office all day.
I sure do wish they would close the borders until this gets under control. I know that people save up for their vacations and look forward to them, but I think anyone going to Mexico right now is an absolute fool and they are putting themselves and everyone else in their lives at risk.
L.A. County coroner's office doubts 2 men died of swine flu
1:59 PM | April 28, 2009
The Los Angeles County coroner's office said today that further testing indicated neither of two flu-related deaths being investigated in Los Angeles County appeared to be linked to the swine flu.
Coroner's officials this morning said they suspected the deaths in Long Beach and La Mirada might be tied to the swine flu. But officials said the Long Beach man was not suspected of having the swine flu and that preliminary lab tests indicated the death of a La Mirada man was "not related to swine flu."
More tests are being done, officials said.