City of Mills
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Wed Apr-29-09 10:16 AM
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First 2 cases of swine flu confirmed in Mass. |
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First 2 cases of swine flu confirmed in Mass. http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1168901&pos=breakingSwine flu has arrived in my hometown!
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Wed Apr-29-09 10:17 AM
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1. Yep, was just about to post this |
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Wed Apr-29-09 10:17 AM
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Ian David
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Wed Apr-29-09 10:20 AM
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3. They tested a guy in Brockton and then sent him HOME to await the test results for two days. n/t |
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Wed Apr-29-09 10:21 AM
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4. Where else would they have sent him? |
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Wed Apr-29-09 10:23 AM
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6. Home is the best place. |
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That's where I would want to go.
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Ian David
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Wed Apr-29-09 10:27 AM
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8. They COULD have kept him in the hospital. n/t |
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Wed Apr-29-09 10:50 AM
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13. Hospital would be the worst place |
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Unless he was seriously ill and needed intensive care.
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Ian David
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Wed Apr-29-09 10:53 AM
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14. You're probably right, but it still makes me nervous. |
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Probably just my gut-level and not my rational level.
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Wed Apr-29-09 10:23 AM
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5. How common is it for travelers to pick up a local flu or cold? |
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I'm thinking either a lot of people in Mexico are carrying this and/or it must be very contagious.
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Wed Apr-29-09 10:24 AM
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7. I work with a guy from Mexico. |
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He is a naturalized American now, but he just returned from Mexico and visiting his family.
Nobody at work is sick and neither is he.
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Ian David
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Wed Apr-29-09 10:28 AM
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9. Most of it is coming from American tourists who visited Mexico for Easter or Spring Break. |
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You can blame Zombie Jesus Day for packing lots of people into Mexican churches to spread it.
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Wed Apr-29-09 10:47 AM
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11. Everything else aside, I doubt Amercans were flocking to the Easter vigils |
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Wed Apr-29-09 10:49 AM
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12. Probably not. But their bartenders, waiters and cabana boys all did. n/t |
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Edited on Wed Apr-29-09 10:49 AM by Ian David
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Wed Apr-29-09 10:36 AM
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10. Both contagious and prevalent |
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See "Swine flu: Doctors' diary" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8024308.stm for an account from Mexico.
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