Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Swine Flu (its ok) chillax

Yes its spreading... but no it hasn't killed any people yet. The center for disease control has reported that on average kills 36,000 individuals based on influenza cases. that means on average, regualr people die from the COMMON flu which we have developed vaccines for. since january of 2009, its reported that there are 19,000 confirmed cases of deaths from the common flu. People who die from flu's are commonly elderly aged individuals who have already developed some other cases of diseases. furthermore, CDC reports that there are only 159 reported deaths in Mexico at this time. why have people died of swine flu in Mexico, but not here in the US? /mexico is less developed nation, and their medical availability is not as strong or efficient as other developed nations. they do not have the availiabilty of vaccines, and medicine that we as developed nations ahve access to. We in the US are fortunate to live in a more developed nation, and have all these access to medicine and vaccine. Most cases reported in theUS have been cured or there have been no reported deaths as of yet. The only reason swine flu is scarring us so much is that because we have not developed a vaccine for it yet. our system has not developed a immunity to it yet, as compared to the common flu. regular flu medicine such as thermaflu and flu vaccines have been reported to help and cure many of the cases in the US. the swine flu is just another influenze such as the common flu. but until we find a vaccine and have learned more about it... we should take precautionary measures such as washing our hands, sneezing in tissues... ect, taking fluid. just becareful, and if you have any symptoms that are harsher than usual... contact your docotorrs!!!

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