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Originally Posted by Kris777
Texas health officials on Tuesday announced the first death of a U.S. resident with swine flu, and said she was a 33-year-old schoolteacher who had recently given birth to a healthy baby.
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Originally Posted by pshrynk
And had "numerous other health problems", which they keep leaving off the dead donkey tease...
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The "underlying conditions" to the 2 deaths from Swine Flu in Texas were just released this morning. The woman in question had Asthma and Rheumatoid Arthritis and was 33 weeks pregnant. They delivered her baby by C-section just before she died.
The little boy who died had a heart condition and a cronic muscle weakness condition.
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Originally Posted by Nate the great
Why? In the same amount of time that 2 people died of swine flu, thousands died of the ordinary flu. It's not a big deal.
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I agree. I'm not heartless about the loss of these 2 lives, but it's also sad that at the same time, in this country alone, many more people have died of measles, chicken pox, or "hospital infections" to name but a few "communicable" conditions that are out there every day.
The only reason everyone's freaking out about this Swine Flu is the lack of "experience" there is with it. Here in North Texas hundreds of schools were closed last weeek (many entire school districts) becasue there was one single confirmed case and a few "possible" cases. Hundreds of thousands of school kids were out of school, many hanging out at the malls and such instead. Parents were scrambling to find care for their young children so they could continue to work, fearing for their jobs (in this economy) if they didn't show up. Day Care facilities were closed also.
They don't do that sort of thing when the normal yearly flu season brings widespread absences (with hospitalizations) throughout the schools and workplaces with reports of many people dying. The panic and fear are from the "unknown" I'm sure, and not the disease itself.
The CDC decided Tuesday that this Swine Flu wasn't that severe or rampant and there was no reason to have the schools closed any longer. So now the schools are opening up again and at the same time more cases of this flu are being reported than before. Confirmed cases are on the rise - "freak out" cases are on the decline. Go figure.