Yes. I read on the net that it was the first case of A/H1N1 influenza. Probably it could have been the only one if adequate measures would have been taken.
A pity that health is a business yet in some parts of the world instead of the first and highest duty of any government. The right to live is the most basic human right, human rights mean nothing to deads. And to grant that right the second human right is the right to healthcare for everyone. Wealthy or poor. As A/H1N1 influenza is proving my health has influence on yours as much as yours on mine, disregarding our social and economic status because viruses do not check our bank account before attacks. One day all governments will respect those basic human rights. Peace and best wishes. Xi On May 19, 5:44 pm, Mercury <[email protected]> wrote: > Good morning, Xi! > > How to Deal with Swine Flu: Heeding the Mistakes of 1976 > > In February 1976, an outbreak of swine flu struck Fort Dix Army base > in New Jersey, killing a 19-year-old private and infecting hundreds of > soldiers. Concerned that the U.S. was on the verge of a devastating > epidemic, President Gerald Ford ordered a nationwide vaccination > program at a cost of $135 million (some $500 million in today's > money). Within weeks, reports surfaced of people developing > Guillain-Barré syndrome, a paralyzing nerve disease that can be caused > by the vaccine. By April, more than 30 people had died of the > condition. Facing protests, federal officials abruptly canceled the > program on Dec. 16. The epidemic failed to materialize. > > http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1894129,00.html > > My comment, the military is notorious for OVER vaccinating recruits, > and this is the population that was struck with the swine flu back in > 1976. > > > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 10:42 AM, xi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Some weeks ago we all were scared by predictions on millions of deads. > > > Few weeks later A/H1N1 influenza seems to be a local illness in USA > > and Mexico with few patients in other parts of the world, mostly > > travellers who came back from USA or Mexico, or people near them. Two > > cases in China, very few in Asia or Africa. > > > And many good news. On the one hand, as she told us fatality rate is > > not much higher than common influenza. On the other hand, the country > > that made the ringbells sound, Mexico, A/H1N1 influenza recedes just > > through insulation of communities under risk and treatment. Neither > > contagion nor fatality is as high as told. > > > At the same time, waves of fear widespread. This is probably the worst > > consequence of this illness, fear. > > > Peace and best wishes. > > > Xi- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
