swine flu

This doesn't sit well, I still refuse panic......for now.

Gov. Perry Bolsters Precautionary Measures to Address Swine Flu in Texas
April 29, 2009

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today bolstered the state’s precautionary measures to address the swine flu threat as a result of confirmed cases in certain parts of the state by issuing a disaster declaration for the entire state of Texas. The disaster declaration allows the state to implement emergency protective measures and seek reimbursement under the federal Stafford Act for protective measures associated with the state’s response to this public health threat.

http://governor.state.tx.us/

 

WHO has now raised alert level to 5.

6 is the highest.

OK I know it's all scaremongering and stuff, but pandemics do happen, and I'm slightly concerned about it all.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8025931.stm

 

time to panic? right? pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease??? i'll be good... i promise!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBeKB7aKzOs

interesting.... iggy:

 

kinda gives ya a warm fuzzy feeling inside dont it??

 

i just looked at the wikipedia article and, what?: "Despite no evidence that the virus is present in swine anywhere in the world, Egypt's parliament called for the nation's 250,000 pigs to be killed immediately."

 

What The Bleeding Fuck???

 

A brief look into this makes me think the guys a little nuts.

http://www.nibsc.ac.uk/aboutus/

http://www.emea.europa.eu/htms/aboutus/emeaoverview.htm (quasi coperate quasi medical think tank? mmmmm more like quasi doctor.)

 

Holly crap!

My one of my employees emailed me.

Belize has closed the border and entry points into Mexico.

They sealed the border.

 

What you going to do man?

Do you need to cross the border to get back home?

 

This is nothing like the bird flu as it passes from human to human...And whats even scarier that the symptoms are not much different than influenza!
I don't think that the virus would have developed if the pig farms in Mexico (or any where else for that matter) were cleaner. It will probably be contained soon though, but the scare will definitely last much longer.
And it seems that the retards in the Egyptian parliament have missed the fact that it spreads through humans. However many pig farms are in highly populated areas and they're unsanitary at best.

 

Oh well I guess that's our bad for expecting the authorities to know what the fuck they are doing.

Fucking cunting intensive farming BASTARDS!

 

Actually cunting bastards is too polite for these people.

They were told. They knew the risks. But they went ahead and did it anyway for profit.

Torturing them to death would be too merciful for these scumbags.

 

I have no idea what I am going to do.

I will have to wait and see what happens.

But the last stamp om my passport is me leaving Mexico on April 21st.

Even if if I fly in from the USA they might refusr me entry into Belize.

Shit got real.

 

That's a tad problematic.

You got somewhere to stay if you can't get home?

 

I will just hang out in the USA. I have family here. Plenty of places to stay.

 

i don't feel good.

 

more scuttle butt,however knowing many many truck drivers,i would say this is probably worth taking as fact.( i have another one ill post when i dig it back up ) anyone type at yank anywhere other than here? ill have to see if i can get in touch with him and see what he says..


http://www.millennium-ark.net/NEWS/0...swine.flu.html


April 30, 2009

Holly

First of all, I speak with knowledge of what is going on out on the highways of America. I have been driving over the road for 32yrs so I think I know what I am talking about. Just a warning to all Americans stock up now because shortages will begin to show up very soon.

I drive an 18 wheeler and haul food product to all 48 states and I am heading home as with most and I mean most all of the drivers I have talked to and hear conversations all day on the C.B. radio. First of all, we want to be home when this gets real bad and second, we do not want to get the swine flu on the road as that to us would be almost a death sentence. Most of us eat in truckstops and shower in public restrooms at the truckstops so the chance of getting this is very very HIGH!

As for medical attention, if we do get the swine flu on the road the driver would have to call an ambulance because very few hospitals can take an 18 wheeler parked in the lot.

Most if not all of the food and goods are moved across America by truck and this will certainly turn into a huge fiasco as shortages start to become noticed by everyone. People will panic and you can be sure there will be martial law in the big cities due to shortages of food.

My advice is don't panic – just do what the Boy Scouts say "Be prepared". Get your supplies now. 3 or 4 weeks to be safe.

Thought you ought to know what going on out on the Highways of America...

Take care .... AKA "The Bullet" heading home somewhere in the Northwest.

http://standeyo.com/NEWS/09_Health/0...swine.flu.html

didnt the CDC or FEMA come out yesterday recommending everyone have 2 weeks of food and water on hand?? i heard something in passing on NPR.

 

FWIW there is a Dr. Marcus Gitterle in New Braunfels, TX per Google.

HOWEVER,this did come off GLP..



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Doctor confirms the facts!! IMPORTANT INFO

I received an email from a good & very trust worthy friend that was sent out today by a doctor in New Braunfels, TX to his patients. I found it interesting because the good doctor confirms what many of us already know - but the general public does not. Mainly that what he is hearing privately from the CDC and Health Department is different from what you are hearing in the media!!

Because the email is so long it will take 2 posts to include the entire content....

After I returned from a public health meeting yesterday with community leaders and school officials in Comal County and Hays County, Heather suggested I send an update to my patients in the area, because what we are hearing privately from the CDC and Health Department is different from what you are hearing in the media. Some of you know some of this, but I will just list what facts I know.

- The virus is infectious for about 2 days prior to symptom onset

- Virus spreads more than 7 days after symptom onset (possibly as long as 9 days) (this is more unusual than ordinary flu)

- Since it is such a novel (new) virus, there is no "herd immunity," so the "attack rate" is very high. This is the percentage of people who come down with a virus if exposed. Almost everyone who is exposed to this virus will become infected, though not all will be symptomatic. That is much higher than seasonal flu, which averages 10-15%. The "clinical attack rate" estimation from CDC and WHO may be around 40-50%. This is the number of people who show symptoms. This is a huge number. It is hard to convey the seriousness of this to those outside of the medical fields.

- The virulence (deadliness) of this virus is as bad here as in Mexico, and there are folks on ventilators here in the US, right now. This has not been in the media, but a 23 month old in Houston is fighting for his life, and a pregnant woman just south of San Antonio is fighting for her life. In Mexico, these folks might have died already, but here in the US, folks are getting Tamiflu or Relenza quickly, and we have ready access to ventilators. What this means is that within a couple of weeks, regional hospitals will likely become overwhelmed.

- Some of the kids with positive cases in Comal County have had more than 70 contacts before diagnosis as a minimum figure.

- There are 10-25 times more actual cases (not "possible" cases -- ACTUAL), than what is being reported in the media. The way they fudge on reporting this is that it takes 3 days to get the confirmatory nod from the CDC on a given viral culture, but based on epidemiological grounds, we know that there are more than 10 cases for each "confirmed" case right now.

- During the night, we crossed the threshold for the definition of a WHO, Phase 6 global pandemic. This has not happened in any of our lifetimes so far. We are in uncharted territory.

- They are advising President Obama to declare an emergency sometime in the next 72-96 hours. This may not happen, but if it doesn't, I will be surprised. When this happens, all public gathering will be cancelled for 10 days minimum.

- I suggest all of us avoid public gatherings. Outdoor activities are not as likely to lead to infection. It is contained areas and close contact that are the biggest risk.

- Tamiflu is running out. There is a national stockpile, but it will have to be carefully managed for law enforcement and first responders as it is not enough to treat the likely number of infections when this is full-blown. I don't think there is a big supply of Relenza, but I do not know those numbers. If I had to choose, I would take Relenza, as I think it gets more drug to the affected tissue than Tamiflu.

- You should avoid going to the ER if you think you have been exposed or are symptomatic. ER's south of here are becoming overwhelmed today-- and I mean that -- already. It is coming in waves, but the waves are getting bigger.

- It appears that this flu produces a distinctive "hoarseness" in many victims. The symptoms, in general, match other flu's; namely, sore throat, body aches, headache, cough, and fever. What is not too common in regular flu cycles is vomiting and diarrhea which seems to be associated with this, further dehydrating victims. Some have all these symptoms, while others may have only one or two.

- N-Acetyl-Cysteine -- a nutritional supplement available at the health food store or Wimberley Pharmacy, has been shown to prevent or lessen the severity of influenza. I suggest 1200mg, twice a day for adults, and 600mg twice a day in kids over 12. It would be hard to get kids under 12 to take it, but you could try opening the capsules and putting it on yogurt. For 40 pounds and up, 300-600 mg twice a day, for less than 40 pounds, half that.

- Oscillococinum, a homeopathic remedy, has been vindicated as quite effective in a large clinical trial in Europe, with an H1N1 variant. You can buy this at Hill Country Natural Foods, or the Wimberley Pharmacy.

If any of my patients become ill, or suspect infection, call the office, do not come without calling and DO NOT go to the ER. If one member in a family is identified all would be given the Tamiflu or Relenza (that is normal course of action) if there is enough distributed to fill prescriptions. Public health stated that one family member identified or suspected to have contracted the flu it will require the whole family to be ‘quarantined’ in their own home until enough time has passed for the remaining household to have contracted it or be considered infection free ( 7 to 10 days per person). As another suggestion, if any member of the family is on routine medication- fill those prescriptions now. Have plenty fluids, Motrin, soups, etc available and make contingency plans in case your family is affected.

Dr. Marcus Gitterle
New Braunfels, TX

 

That's it. I'm off the laughing soup and on the old herbal immunitea/cat's claw 'til this passes....