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Swine Flu wreaking Havoc in Houston
Correlated articles by Pat Darnell  |  Dec 21, 2013  |  Bryan TX

The Houston Chronicle is reporting deaths attributed to Swine Flu, or H1N1. Those interviewed encourage all to get their flu vaccination, the Flu Shot. Some of the deaths are a result of the flu affecting some men who are already weakened by significant underlying health conditions including hypertensive, cardiovascular disease, and obesity.

[Picture LINK] In Japan however, the HEALTHY people will often times wear the mask to prevent from getting sick.

H1N1 confirmed in at least 3 Harris deaths - Houston Chronicle: "Test results returned Friday that showed the cause of death for three men, ages 45, 50 and 53, was the H1N1 influenza virus, said the agency's spokeswoman Tricia Bentley. One man died Nov. 28, another died the next day and the last man died on Dec. 9."

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None of the patients who died had received a flu shot, the release said. The Flu Shot does cover this type of symptomatic flu, say the spokespersons.

"We'll wait and see what they find," Mann said, [Christine Mann, spokeswoman for the Texas Department of State Health Services] adding that the H1N1 virus, formerly known as swine flu, is the predominant strain this season, which started in September and typically runs until spring.

Mayo Clinic says this:

" ... Technically, the term swine flu refers to influenza in pigs. Occasionally, pigs transmit influenza viruses to people, mainly to hog farm workers and veterinarians. Less often, someone infected occupationally passes the infection to others.

The human respiratory infection caused by the influenza virus H1N1 — popularly known as swine flu — was first recognized in spring 2009, near the end of the usual Northern Hemisphere flu season. (Mayo Clinic Staff. Nov 6, 2013. LINK) ..."

Visit WEB MD for FAQ on Swine Flu, HERE. But those pages are from the 2009 pandemic of Swine Flu, and may not apply to your current vaccination status. Also, not all the studies have been completed on how the Flu Vaccination is doing. Early studies find there are few side affects, but more recent studies are finding some "interesting" reactions to the vaccine, HERE, such as cross-interactivity.


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TAMU Swine FLU for TWO

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Published Thursday, June 11, 2009 6:08 PM by the Eagle Newspaper

2 A&M students tested for H1N1 virus

Two Texas A&M University graduate students may have the swine flu, officials said Thursday.

Authorities with the Department of Visualization, where the two students are enrolled, have canceled two classes in which the students were in that were set to meet on Thursday and Friday.

The cancellation of classes comes on the same day that the World Health Organization declared a swine flu pandemic — the first global flu pandemic in more than 40 years.

Tim McLaughlin, who is head of the Visualization department, said several students were sick last week. The father of a student in the class — who isn't sick — is a virologist with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and came to College Station this week to test the students for H1N1 virus, he said.

Two students’ results came back positive for the virus on Tuesday, he said.

“Because it seems to be able to spread fairly rapidly, we decided at that point to send them all home and get the classroom they were in cleaned,” Mclaughlin said.

The two students are among 22 mostly first-year students in the five-week and 10-week courses that were canceled, McLaughlin said. At least six other students as well as faculty and staff have regular contact with that group.

McLaughlin said Texas A&M officials are working with state health authorities to confirm the H1N1 cases.

“We’re working with the state to make sure they’re aware of what [the virologist] found,” he said.

McLaughlin said he expects classes to resume Monday, although faculty and staff are encouraging anyone who feels sick to stay home.

Brazos County Health Department had confirmed three local cases of swine flu by mid-May — the last date that agency released information about the flu.

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Mexico swine flu deaths spur global epidemic fears
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press Writer © 2009 The Associated Press
April 24, 2009, 5:31PM

MEXICO CITY — A unique strain of swine flu is the suspected killer of dozens of people in Mexico, where authorities closed schools, museums, libraries and theaters in the capital on Friday to try to contain an outbreak that has spurred concerns of a global flu epidemic.

The worrisome new virus — which combines genetic material from pigs, birds and humans in a way researchers have not seen before — also sickened at least eight people in Texas and California, though there have been no deaths in the U.S.

"We are very, very concerned," World Health Organization spokesman Thomas Abraham said. "We have what appears to be a novel virus and it has spread from human to human ... It's all hands on deck at the moment."

Closing schools across Mexico's capital of 20 million kept 6.1 million students home, as well as thousands of university students. All state and city-run cultural activities were suspended, including libraries, state-run theaters, and at least 14 museums. Private athletic clubs closed down and soccer leagues were considering canceling weekend games.

The closures were the first citywide shutdown of public gathering places since millions died in the devastating 1985 earthquake.

Mexico's response brought to mind other major outbreaks, such as when SARS hit Asia. At its peak in 2003, Beijing shuttered schools, cinemas and restaurants, and thousands of people were quarantined at home.

In March 2008, Hong Kong ordered more than a half-million students to stay home for two weeks because of a flu outbreak. It was the first such closure in Hong Kong since the outbreak of SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome.

"It's great they are taking precautions," said Lillian Molina, a teacher at the Montessori's World preschool in Mexico City, who scrubbed down empty classrooms with Clorox, soap and Lysol between fielding calls from worried parents.

U.S. health officials said the outbreak is not yet a reason for alarm in the United States. The five people sickened in California and three in Texas have all recovered.

It's unclear how the eight, who became ill between late March and mid-April, contracted the virus because none were in contact with pigs, which is how people usually catch swine flu. And only a few were in contact with each other.

[MARK STEVENSON; Associated Press Writer © 2009; April 24, 2009, 5:31PM -- SOURCE]