Well unfortuntaly I am sorry but I disagree. This flu is an issue because it is
killing people in areas that are normally very well protected against flu
deaths. I have been through the airports and spoke to officials working in the
travel industry. They are very wary and giving out plenty of warnings of
safety. This is a very real issue that needs to be handled with the utmost
safety.
Midnight Angel
Midnight Angel Productions
Face and Body Art
Darke Haunt Works Charity Show
www.midnightangel.ca
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I'm an angel, Honest! The horns are
there to hold my halo up straight!
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From: Penni Kiefer
To: Liz Alaniz ; [email protected] ;
[email protected] ; [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 11:14 PM
Subject: 4success Re: ER Doc's letter on the Flu, Texas
Arrgghhh!!!
This is driving me nuts! This is just another flu! Just like the Avian Flu,
the Hong Kong flu, etc... It is no more dangerous than any other flu to the
average person. It's just going to get around a little more because it's a
late season flu and wasn't in the flu shot cocktail that was mixed up for this
year, hence why the pandemic concern.
This strain will most likely be going dormant soon, just like all the other
flu viruses. The only real concern is if and how it will mutate when it
reawakens next flu season (just like all the others). By then they will have
included it in the flu shot cocktail for the season and a pandemic should be
avoided.
The idiots in the media keep comparing it to the pandemic of 1918. Yes that
was a bad one and killed a lot of people. Medical technology was also still in
the stone age back then as compared to now. The only fever breaker that was
available to the public was aspirin. We have acetominiphine, ibuprofen, and
others that are mcuh better at breaking fevers than aspirin (some of the deaths
in children may also have been Reyes syndrome that was caused by the aspirin).
The bottom line is that if you normally need a flu shot because of age or
disease, you'll have to watch yourself for a little while till it goes dormant
or a vaccine is made available. For the rest of us who don't normally get flu
shots, it's business as usual.
Sorry for the off-topic rant, but the media is getting ridiculous with this.
I swear they are trying to distract the country from the economy and the fact
that things are recovering as quickly as some thought it would.
Be safe, be well. have fun, go forth and paint!
Penni K.
Pokie-Poke the Jongleur & Co.
www.pokie-poke.com
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From: Liz Alaniz
To: [email protected] ; [email protected] ;
[email protected]
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:21 PM
Subject: 4success ER Doc's letter on the Flu, Texas
My friend forwarded this letter to educate, not facilitate a panic...don't
take it too lightly!
Liz Alaniz
www.wowartistry.com
210.771.1878
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Subject: FW: Interesting letter on the Flu
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:39:38 -0500
I received this over lunch and thought it was worth sharing. I looked on
line, Dr. Gitterle is listed as Emergency Medicine – Family Practice at
Christus Santa Rosa Hospital, New Braunfels.
Kathy Nobles
Sr. Product Scheduler
Petrochemical Mrktg
Valero Marketing & Supply Company
(210) 345-2800 wk
(210) 362-7959 fax
Subject: FLU INFO FROM DR. GITTERLE
Friends, this is from an ER doctor in New Braunfels
It is more comprehensive than other things I've seen.
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:55:31 -0500
Subject: Flu Update from Dr. Marcus Gitterle
After I returned from a public health meeting yesterday with community
leaders and school officials in Comal County, Heather suggested I send an
update to everyone, because what we are hearing privately from the CDC and
Health Department is so different from what you are hearing in the media. Some
of you know some or maybe all of this, but I will just list what facts I know.
- The virus is infectious for about 2 days prior to symptom onset
- Virus sheds more than 7 days after symptom onset (possibly as long as 9
days) (this is unusual)
- 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 symptomatc. That is much higher than
seasonal flu, which averages 10-15%. The "clinical attack rate" 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.
- 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 near here 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 had more than 70
contacts before diagnosis.
- 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.
- I expect President Obama will 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.
- 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, 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 -- 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. 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.
I will try to keep everyone posted if I have any new information.
Meanwhile, don't be afraid just avoid infection. The fewer people infected the
easier it will be for our public officials to manage it.
Marc
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