Swine Flu!! Anyone else worried?!?!

[ambernicole21]

We are up to 140 suspected cases here in my town. They also closed all daycares now also. So 2 weeks with all my kids here then 1 wk back in school then summertime. Its just crazy!!!

[hugz4all4]

Originally Posted by Patti

I wasn't too concerned, then an hour ago, my dtr's best friend texted her that she just had a patient that tested positive for swine flu. She works at a 24 hour immediate care facility 10 minutes away. I want more details.

Please correct me if Im wrong, but unless they have a "immediate test kit" now that shows swine flu, doenst it take 24 to 48 hours to get a officially diagnosis?? We have a student here in upstate NY that went on vacation in mexico that they suspected she has swine flu, but it took 2 days to get the officially diagnosis cause they had to send the sample to a lab.
Im not super concerned right now, even though we have had several people in different counties around me being tested for it and one school has been closed through the weekend because of the one student I posted above about. (so far one person has only tested postive, others have tested positive for the normal flu that goes around every year) However if hits in my county or near my kids school I will be pulling them out untill it passes. My kids usually catch everything going around ( xcept the flu cause the are vaxed for it) and Im not taking any chances.
I do beleive that the media is blowing out of porportion some, however people do need to be aware of how big of a problem this can become.
I really hope that it passes quickly without too many fatalities..

[Ramseymom]

Is anyone concerned about a vaccination for it and side effects it could cause? I have never gotten a flu shot because I just am not convinced that it doesn't have long-term side effects.

[maxmom]

Originally Posted by Ramseymom

Is anyone concerned about a vaccination for it and side effects it could cause? I have never gotten a flu shot because I just am not convinced that it doesn't have long-term side effects.

The vaccine and its possible side effects worries me most than the flu it self.

[hugz4all4]

Originally Posted by Ramseymom

Is anyone concerned about a vaccination for it and side effects it could cause? I have never gotten a flu shot because I just am not convinced that it doesn't have long-term side effects.

Yeah, Im really concerned about the vaccine that they are trying to put together for this flu. I would think that it would take awhile to create it and test it to make sure its safe, but then again they have made vax's in the past that they pulled because they had issues with them later on. I probably wouldnt get it for me and my family unless this virus becomes super deadly.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Ramseymom

Is anyone concerned about a vaccination for it and side effects it could cause? I have never gotten a flu shot because I just am not convinced that it doesn't have long-term side effects.

There is no vaccination for the swine flu. I use to feel the same way you do about flu shots, but after getting it 2 years in a row around the Holidays, I thought I'd take my chance with the shot. I've gotten the shot 3 years now, and no flu, everyone else I know gets it, but I don't. They don't use a live virus in the shots anymore, if you are allergic to eggs, you shouldn't take it, but it's so wonderful knowing you're not going to be sick for Christmas, because the show must go on, no matter how sick mama is. I think part of the reason that this is considered so serious is that anyone can get it, and no one has been protected against it.

[Ramseymom]

I got a bad case of the stomach flu a couple of months ago (lost 11 pounds in 4 days). I went to the doctor afterward, only because DH was concerned. The flu was so bad that there was no way I could have gone during it. Anyway, he said that from now on I should get a yearly flu shot so I wouldn't get this again. That didn't make sense to me since my mother always gets the flu shot and she got the stomach flu just as badly as I had had it.

[jp4m2]

Originally Posted by hugz4all4

Yeah, Im really concerned about the vaccine that they are trying to put together for this flu. I would think that it would take awhile to create it and test it to make sure its safe, but then again they have made vax's in the past that they pulled because they had issues with them later on. I probably wouldnt get it for me and my family unless this virus becomes super deadly.

The vaccine and its possible side effects worries me most than the flu it self.

Personally I wouldn't touch a new vaccine with a ten foot syringe......I won't touch the flu shot either, never have had one, and never will...Read too much on the ineffectiveness of it and the toxic ingredients in it.......

[manolos mom]

Fort Worth ISD has shut School down for one week. Authorities are urging people not to take their children to daycare either. How on earth are they suppose to work? What about the grocery stores, Lots of products from Mexico around here. What to do!!!

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Ramseymom

I got a bad case of the stomach flu a couple of months ago (lost 11 pounds in 4 days). I went to the doctor afterward, only because DH was concerned. The flu was so bad that there was no way I could have gone during it. Anyway, he said that from now on I should get a yearly flu shot so I wouldn't get this again. That didn't make sense to me since my mother always gets the flu shot and she got the stomach flu just as badly as I had had it.

Stomach flu isn't really covered with most flu shots. It's a little confusing, but the flu shot covers something that cause what seems to be an extreme cold, with muscle aches, head aches, fever, sore throats and coughing. It can lead to other things, such as pneumonia or bronchitis. The stomach flu, however, is called gastroenteritis, it is not caused by the influenza virus.

The flu shot protects against influenza, which isn't the same thing as the stomach flu (gastroenteritis). Gastroenteritis is an infection caused by a variety of viruses, including rotaviruses and noroviruses. Although it is often called the stomach flu, it is not caused by influenza viruses.

Real flu (influenza) attacks your respiratory system — your nose, throat and lungs — causing fever, muscle aches, coughing and congestion. Gastroenteritis, on the other hand, attacks your intestines, causing symptoms such as watery diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and stomach cramps.

No vaccine is available for gastroenteritis with the exception of a newly released rotavirus vaccine called RotaTeq, an oral vaccine for infants. However, you can reduce your risk of gastroenteritis by frequent and thorough hand washing.

The flu vaccine is the most effective way to reduce your risk of getting influenza. Flu shot: Will it prevent the stomach flu? - MayoClinic.com

The swine flu has symptoms of the regular flu, although some people have reported nausea with it as well.

[Ramseymom]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Stomach flu isn't really covered with most flu shots. It's a little confusing, but the flu shot covers something that cause what seems to be an extreme cold, with muscle aches, head aches, fever, sore throats and coughing. It can lead to other things, such as pneumonia or bronchitis. The stomach flu, however, is called gastroenteritis, it is not caused by the influenza virus.



The swine flu has symptoms of the regular flu, although some people have reported nausea with it as well.

Well, that's what I thought. I didn't think the flu shot would stop you from getting the stomach flu. That's why it really confused me when he said it.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Ramseymom

Well, that's what I thought. I didn't think the flu shot would stop you from getting the stomach flu. That's why it really confused me when he said it.

People use the words interchangeably, and it causes so much confusion. They really should call it the influenza shot!

[bchgirl]

I didn't read this entire thread but personally I think the CDC is creating mass hysteria. There have always been deaths contributed to the flu...it happens when the flu turns into pneumonia. The people most likely to suffer are the ones who have always been the most susceptible...the elderly, the very young, and anyone with a compromised immune system.

[zoeybear]

First case found in our County. My daughter wanted to stay home sick the other day. She told me she has swine flu and then cracked up!

[donnarod]

I am starting to get concerned about this. My husband buys and sells animals.
Posted an ad on Craigslist today for him, "pigs for sale". He got a call from a local news station today and they wanted to come out and interview him, to educate people about eating pork does not cause you to get the swine flu. He declined because he has had so much publicity about his farm, with exotic animals, etc. long story, will cut to the chase. Now, my granddaughter has a trip planned to Mexico, flying out Sunday and he she determined to go unless they close the borders. I will be keeping her Pom while she is gone, but I don't want her to come to my home when she returns.