>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Seal your doors and windows then read all about it here.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090424/swine_flu_090424/20090424?hub=Health
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>Luckily Those infected with it in early stages can sneak across the border, infect people in the US, and avail themselves of free medical care and other benefits because they are illegal.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>Oh yes!! Isn't it wonderful?
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>>>>>>>>>>>Hopefully they'll head for Kansas.
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>>>>>>>>>>You got your wish there Nicky. Cases are now confirmed in Kansas.
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>>>>>>>>>Well genuinely I hope you and your family do not catch it (or anyone else for that matter). Human to human infection in something like this is worrying.
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>>>>>>>>There are indications are that swine flu might be come an epidemic or pandemic.
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>>>>>>>>General precautions: It takes about six weeks for flu to pass through an area. Avoid contact with anyone who is coughing or sneezing, wash your hands regularly and often. Alcohol based hand cleaners are effective against the swine flu virus. See a doctor, do not go to emergency, if any of these symptoms become apparent: fever, cough, sore throat, eye pain, shortness of breath, muscle and joint pain, extreme fatigue. If you have any of these symptoms, stay home to prevent spreading the disease to co-workers. Tamiflu works against swine flu and will provide some relief from the symptoms.
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>>>>>>>>fever,
>>>>>>>>cough,
>>>>>>>>sore throat,
>>>>>>>>eye pain,
>>>>>>>>shortness of breath,
>>>>>>>>muscle and joint pain,
>>>>>>>>extreme fatigue
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>>>>>>>>Tamiflu works against swine flu - Get some
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>All symptoms my daughter is experiencing right now. Started Friday night. Doctors proclaimed it the regular flu bug. No cases of swine flu in NC yet...
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>>>>>>I'm an asthmatic. I cough. I'm not staying home. According to the Toronto Star story I read, you should see a doctor if you have more than one of those symptoms.
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>>>>>I understand. I have five of them, but, I'm elderly. I'll try three fingers of orange juice and go to bed.
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>>>>Interestingly, I read that the virus is vulnerable to Tamiflu, but the flu vaccine given not that long ago is not effective against swine flu. I thought that vaccine contained Tamiflu, so I seem to be getting conflicting information in the same newspaper. Or maybe I'm misinformed about Tamiflu being in the vaccine.
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>>>>Anyway, from April 26th: http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/624336
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>>>There is no tamiflu in the vaccine. There is no vaccine for this version of the flu. In 1976 a form of swine flu go loose and a vaccine was quickly made. Unfortunately that vaccine also put some recients into a coma. Let's hope that doesn't happen again. If we are really lucky, our medical people will isolate the virus and it will die out, but I think it's too late for that to happen. This morning on the news I heard that over a hundred deaths have occurred in Mexico but the virus seems to me mild for most infected people. Therefore, the experts suspect that tens of thousands of Mexicans have probably had the disease and only a hundred have died. FYI - Tamiflu is effective against this kind of flu. Tamiflu is a pill that might be available, over the counter, from a drug store or maybe it is controlled by prescription in Canada.
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>>Unfortunately, it looks like the virus may be developing a resistance to Tamiflu.
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>>http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/04/20/flu-pandemic-stockpile.html
>>http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/03/02/tamiflu-resistance.html?ref=rss.
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>>Both Tamiflu and Relenza (an inhaler product) require a prescription in Canada.
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>Same here. It requires a prescription. I actually tested positive for the influenza about 3-4 years ago and the doctor prescribed Tamiflu. I didn't feel sick enough to take it though so I held onto it (after reading the warnings on the package). Then everyone began stockpiling it for the bird flu. Eventually it passed the expiration date so I had to throw it out. There are possible risks and side effects with Tamiflu as well though. It's a weigh the risks against the benefits deal as usual.
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>A news report I heard this morning got me thinking. The CDC gentleman stated that the U.S. has been stockpiling it and other meds in case of a pandemic for the past 5 years. Shouldn't all those stockpiled meds have passed their expiration date by now?

According to the story in the Star; while the expiry date says 5 years, it actually retains it's usefulness for 7 years. Up here they are starting to change the composition a bit. They're rejigging the vaccine to use less Tamiflu and more Relenza because of the virus' apparent ability to become Tamiflu resistant.

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>http://injury-law.freeadvice.com/drug-toxic_chemicals/tamiflu-warning-risks.htm
>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/89734.php