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04-29-2009, 03:16 PM | #46 |
Gizzy & Kandi spoil me Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Waco, Texas
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| I live in central Texas, and I teach high school. I was not that concerned beyond making sure that I encourage my students to wash their hands and use Germex, and just follow regular precautions. I did start wiping down desks and door knobs and keyboards, but that was it. Today, I heard that ALL high school sports have been postponed or cancelled until at least May 11th throughout Texas. WHAT??? Sports in Texas are a HUGE deal! Now I'm getting concerned.
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04-29-2009, 04:06 PM | #47 | |
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04-29-2009, 04:57 PM | #48 | |
Tiny Dog Big Heart Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas
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Please don't get sick, Judy! Yes, it gets a little more worrisome every day. The little boy died at Texas Children's. I have to take my daughter to Texas Children's for an all day appointment on Friday. I am sure we will be fine, but that nagging little thought in the back of my mind worries just a little bit about coming in contact with someone who was exposed. We will be in a different building, though and I am sure they will be taking extra precautions since this is a cancer check up and there will be lots of little kids there who are still on chemo.
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04-29-2009, 04:59 PM | #49 | |
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Yes, I think it's probably the whole state's UIL events that are cancelled. I didn't think about the banquets and stuff, I wil have to see about that here. There are sure a lot of kids in our schools here who have family in Mexico and go there frequently.
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04-29-2009, 05:01 PM | #50 |
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| Hubby just called on his way home from work and said they have shut down some school(s) in Ft. Worth. Anyone in the area know if there is any truth to that?
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04-29-2009, 05:03 PM | #51 |
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| Nevermind, just read on wfaa.com. All FW schools closed until May 8. I am sure many other school districts will follow.... Dallas-Fort Worth News | WFAA.com Cleburne ISD closes, FWISD closes 4 schools | Latest News | WFAA.com
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04-29-2009, 05:23 PM | #52 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member | I think that I'm unsure on what to think haha. I *definitely* think that the media has blown it completley out of proportion and has people spazzing out everytime someone sneezes. It is hard to get exact facts on this thing, cause everyone is so busy flipping out. Every year there is a big epidemic. YES, it is a VERY unfortunate situation and my prayers are with *all* affected and I'm praying for the health of those who are exposed. However, I do not think it's *as* huge as the media has made it out to be. The media's reaction to this flu has people TERRIFIED to leave their homes. While it is bad, it's not *that* bad in most areas.
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04-29-2009, 05:30 PM | #53 | |
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This is from msn: Pork producers are trying to get people to stop calling the disease swine flu, and Obama notably referred to it Wednesday only by its scientific name, H1N1. U.N. animal health expert Juan Lubroth noted some scientists say “Mexican flu” would be more accurate, a suggestion already inflaming passions in Mexico. http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/i/MSNBC/C...3_Symptoms.gif
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04-29-2009, 05:47 PM | #54 | |
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04-29-2009, 05:58 PM | #55 |
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| It's a precaution, not a scare tactic. Limiting contact is the best way to prevent the spread. I worked in a school for a while and when we would have winter bugs going around we would have low attendance anyway - or during freak-outs like when some kid got MRSA and half the parents kept their kids home. It makes more sense to just close and clean the school because otherwise you have 6 kids sitting in a classroom with a sub because the teacher is sick or the teacher's kids are sick. Schools are the worst for passing around this kind of stuff. Kids switch classes, share desks, locker rooms, etc. I would clean my desk every morning and throughout the day and I STILL got sick, I had a cold or strep or something about every 2 weeks. Since I have stopped working there (last summer) I have had nothing contagious! Amazing how that works. |
04-29-2009, 05:59 PM | #56 | |
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04-29-2009, 06:02 PM | #57 | |
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04-29-2009, 06:06 PM | #58 | |
Gizzy & Kandi spoil me Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Waco, Texas
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By the way, thanks for the explanation about this flu earlier in this thread. It helped.
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04-29-2009, 06:09 PM | #59 | |
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If I may ask, why are you avoiding fast food places? Is it because of pork in their products? This is a respiratory illness, not bacterial. Eating pork will not make you sick.... Anything animal related, mad cow disease and now this, makes me fear for the farmer. Overreactions of the media can have drastic negative consequences on the agricultural industry.
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04-29-2009, 06:11 PM | #60 | |
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One more tip: I buy those wet wipes and leave them in my purse, car - everywhere. Whenever I go into a store and get back in my car I wipe my hands. I've even got my husband trained to do the same. We sound like Monk, "Wipe...WIPE!" | |
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