Swine Flu - Page 2

Xanthus · #1 05-02-2009, 01:33 AM

This is just another virus that will blow over. Not saying we shouldn't take it seriously, but I don't think it will be something we will be as concerned about in the near future.

Tippiechick · #2 04-30-2009, 01:29 AM

We have a case here in TN. WI, MN, NC, SC, Nebraska, IL, MO, and Maine are all pending confirmations.

srmom · #3 04-30-2009, 11:53 AM

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Teachers are wondering if Gov. Goodhair might shut down all school districts in the state for a couple of days.

Gosh, I hope not! My son already missed 2 weeks in the fall because of Ike, and that led them to do away with fall finals. If they close this spring, finals and AP tests will be an issue. What a pain!

Here in Houston, Episcopal hs is closed because a girl who never went to Mexico or came in contact with anyone who had (that they know of) is confirmed with N1H1. 2 schools in HISD are closed, but the rest of the district, as well as all the other districts are still open for business.

Still BLUTANG · #4 04-30-2009, 12:01 PM

there's a "real time" google map available of confirmed and potential cases.

honeychile · #5 04-30-2009, 12:04 PM

A bunch of students who spent the last term student teaching in Mexico aren't permitted to go to Slippery Rock's graduation. Shockingly, they're not whining about it!

And there's a case in Philly. I hope like anything that it doesn't hit over in Western PA, with my horrible immune system.

aephi alum · #6 04-30-2009, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by srmom

Gosh, I hope not! My son already missed 2 weeks in the fall because of Ike, and that led them to do away with fall finals. If they close this spring, finals and AP tests will be an issue. What a pain!

That's right -- AP test season is coming up. What are they going to do? They'll either have to reschedule AP tests for the whole country, or create two tests, one to administer at the normal time and one to administer at some future date for people in affected areas. What a PITA for everyone involved, including the teachers and professors who gather to grade the AP tests. It's that, or tell the students in affected areas that they're SOL and can't take their AP tests.

KSigkid · #7 04-30-2009, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by aephi alum

That's right -- AP test season is coming up. What are they going to do? They'll either have to reschedule AP tests for the whole country, or create two tests, one to administer at the normal time and one to administer at some future date for people in affected areas. What a PITA for everyone involved, including the teachers and professors who gather to grade the AP tests. It's that, or tell the students in affected areas that they're SOL and can't take their AP tests.

I assume they have some built-in mechanism for that issue. If I remember correctly, there was at least one case in high school when one of my classmates couldn't take a couple of the AP exams (I think it was the death of an immediate family member), and they worked out a seperate time for him to take them.

srmom · #8 04-30-2009, 01:26 PM

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That's right -- AP test season is coming up. What are they going to do? They'll either have to reschedule AP tests for the whole country, or create two tests, one to administer at the normal time and one to administer at some future date for people in affected areas. What a PITA for everyone involved, including the teachers and professors who gather to grade the AP tests. It's that, or tell the students in affected areas that they're SOL and can't take their AP tests.

Yes, they start next Monday, May 4th and end Friday, May 15th. So, the kids in Fort Worth and San Antonio are already screwed if they don't go back until the 11th. I don't know what they'll do, but it hardly seems fair to tell those kids, "Too bad, you can't take the test." Besides the fact that they've been taking the hard class all year to prepare, most are hoping for credit which equates to time and money!!!

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That's how the 1918 flu went. The first wave wasn't as deadly as the second wave that came back in the fall.

Which makes me think that maybe it would be better to get the swine flu now than to wait for it to become more deadly this fall?

I am hoping that by the fall, they will have vaccines for this strain developed!!

Beryana · #9 04-30-2009, 02:21 PM

We have an unconfirmed case here in my town in central WI - the guy was visiting San Diego. But according to the news today, the man was doing well after being quarantined in his own home. And because of this, I talked to a woman that was truly scared. Personally, I think it is all a hype right now. Influenza causes more deaths every year than this alleged 'pandemic'. People are panicking, rushing to get the flu vaccine (which will do NOTHING with this strain), etc. If I get sick with something (which I haven't gotten much more than a VERY slight cold in the past 5 or 6 years - even after spending the weekend with someone that had an actual case of influenza), so be it. No need to run around like Chicken Little - take basic precautions as with any illness but no need to blow it out of proportion!

epchick · #10 05-01-2009, 04:19 PM

IDK if it's been mentioned already, but Slipper Rock University is holding a seperate graduation ceremony for a group of students who took a trip down to Mexico. I seriously think that is sooo bizarre, and wrong. From what was said on the news, none of the kids are sick. It's not like the swine flu is attacked to their skin or something and is gonna jump out to the rest of the graduates.

The group of students are fine with it, but i'd be pissed if that was me.

knight_shadow · #11 04-30-2009, 02:36 PM

Tarrant County (Fort Worth) Health Department: In the interest of public health and safety, has declared all outdoor public gatherings must be cancelled.

texas*princess · #12 05-01-2009, 02:13 PM

Every single pig in the country!

eeeep!

agzg · #13 05-01-2009, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by texas*princess

Every single pig in the country!

eeeep!

Ugh. My dad is going to be in Egypt come Sunday. He's been in Kenya for two weeks at a missionary school so I doubt he knows the craziness associated with the swine flu here.

I was actually glad he was in Africa over all this rather than WNY - for whatever reason my dad has a tendency to catch anything and everything that's going around.

DaemonSeid · #14 05-01-2009, 02:24 PM

Food for thought: Less than 200 people have the swine flu yet people are scrambling to get masks, yet millions across the world suffer from AIDS and many still will not wear a condom or abstain.

...maybe it's the fear of a disease that can kill you a lot fater and there is no cure.

agzg · #15 05-01-2009, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

Food for thought: Less than 200 people have the swine flu yet people are scrambling to get masks, yet millions across the world suffer from AIDS and many still will not wear a condom or abstain.

...maybe it's the fear of a disease that can kill you a lot fater and there is no cure.

Plus AIDS is associated with "bad people" and many people think that they can't get it, but they believe they can get airborne diseases like swine flu just by watching people on TV.