>>>The first death was reported early this morning. A 23 month old infant in Texas who had just returned from Mexico
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>>What IS it about the Mexican version of this strain??
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>>You get it here, you don't die. There, you do.
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>>Strange.
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>I don't follow what you mean about the Mexican version. Isn't that supposed to be where it started? I don't think it simultaneously broke out worldwide and the "Mexican version" went bad.
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>According to the local news there seems to be the first confirmed local case. An elementary school on the far north side of Chicago is closed today because of an incidence. No details given but they did say a confirmed swine flu infection is the reason. The school is in a neighborhood, heavily Hispanic now, blocks from Loyola University and the Catholic elementary school my daughters attended. We lived a couple of miles straight west.

This may be a local problem or a state problem only. I am concerned that the numbers are not accurate. For example, my daughter still has not been tested. We've been to the doctor now 3 times and each time it is a different story. The first time we were told to go home and stay away from others and to return on Monday. Then on Monday we were told to stay home and return on Tuesday afternoon to be tested. We returned on Tuesday afternoon and we were told that she would not be tested. They are now only testing those who actually were in Mexico at some point of time recently, not people who came into contact with people who went to Mexico and have since gotten the symptoms. She was told to return to school when her fever breaks. I phoned the health department afterwards and was informed that it is up to the individual clinics to decide who will be tested and who will not. We were sent to that clinic by our own clinic because they are handling all of the suspected cases according to our doctor. I think we have a serious problem here locally or someone is trying to 'keep the numbers down.' Considering the number of kids sick here, I am amazed that they are not testing more. I would be perfectly comfortable if they all tested negative, but to not test? I believe absolutely nothing our state health authority says on the t.v. now when he constantly states 'there are no confirmed cases in North Carolina.' Of course there aren't if you aren't testing everyone with the symptoms! So who really knows if there are any here or not? The number of people going back and forth to Mexico from North Carolina is HUGE so I find it absolutely amazing that no one has it or they aren't testing everyone.