Mysterious U.S. Swine Flu Probe Widens as Mexico Finds Swine Flu *updated*

1918 Flu Animation
www.pbs.org...
(per Aeons)

Fourth swine flu case confirmed in Wilton
wiltonvillager.com...

Guest commentary: Cambridge health officials ‘responding aggressively’ to swine flu threat
www.wickedlocal.com...

Five swine flu cases confirmed in Moraga this week
www.mercurynews.com...

Child Battles Swine Flu, Mother Speaks Out
www.wkbw.com...

Four more flu cases confirmed in state
www.kentucky.com...

Brazil Adds 9th Swine Flu Case To Health Ministry's List
www.easybourse.com...

Kent Bush: Go ahead and panic, it's human nature
www.norwichbulletin.com...

NAU Flu Time Progression Animation
www.lanl.gov...
(per lunieri)

USA: New Jersey: Bergen County: 1 confirmed case. Source: New Jersey Dept. of Health Date: 21 May 2009, 18:30 GMT3 minutes ago from twitterfeed

Swine flu family quarantined in their home
www.news.com.au...

More H1N1 flu cases in Peel
www.northpeel.com...

Old seasonal flu antibodies target swine flu virus
Lab results could explain why young patients are hardest hit by current H1N1 strain.
www.nature.com...

2nd N. Jersey school closes after student gets swine flu
www.philly.com...

U.S. Media Loses Interest in Swine Flu, May 21, 2009

The U.S., for now, has moved on from the so-called “swine” flu, but much of the rest of the world continues to apply measures to stem the spread of the H1N1 virus and drug companies rush to bring a vaccine to the market.

The mainstream media in the U.S. has turned its attention away from the swine flu and redirected its focus to the economy, crime and American Idol.

This despite the fact that confirmed cases continue to rise on the east and west coasts and reports that a H1N1 vaccine isn’t due for several more weeks.

Fresh outbreaks of the virus are being reported in the northeast region of the United States, centered around the greater New York City area...

epicanthus.net...

Some of the Asian pop are thinking the Americans are crazy...and rightfully so, I'm afraid

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reply to post by phoenixs1


It seems that...putting it in laymans terms, the vaccine for the typical flu that has been circulating for a while causes complications with this new novel flu virus, making the new flu more lethal to those who have had a previous flu vaccine.

reply to post by Hx3_1963


Well it's about dang time !!! Welcome home Omega Very glad you decided to return

You can compete with anyone

Today we have a grand total of 873 cases in Illinois. Chicago 387, Cook county 269, total for Cook county 656 confirmed cases. A one day increase of 79 cases, 67 of those in Cook county.

Well i guess by monday we'll be at or over 1,000 confirmed cases but hey no reason we should be worried right


Edited to add, We get our water from lake Michigan so no arsenic for us unless it's also in the lake.

[edit on 5/21/2009 by chise61]

reply to post by Cameoii


Sorry, but no one can throw yesterday's article in anyone's face because they have already changed that one as well


I don't know how they did it, but when you click on this link from your post.. Salt Lake Tribune , it brings you to an article that says this....

Sanchez tested positive for the new flu but an autopsy is being performed to pinpoint his cause of death, since he suffered from "several" underlying health conditions, according to public health officials

She said her son had sleep apnea, but she wasn't aware he had other illnesses, as hospital and public health officials have stated

And when you try to post the link it's not the same as yours it's this instead....www.sltrib.com...

I'm pretty sure his own mother would've known if he had "several" underlying health conditions

I honestly don't know why reporters waste their time, they report something and someone comes right behind them and changes it to say what they want it to say.

I don't know if it's because i did it while editing, but it wouldn't let me copy your link as a link so just go back and use your original link and you'll see what i'm talking about.

[edit on 5/21/2009 by chise61]

reply to post by chise61


I noticed that, too! From now on, any article I link to with information that might change, I am saving to my hard drive. I think this "underlying conditions" thing is going to backfire on the health community and the media. When enough people start complaining that their family members were perfectly fine before the flu, no one will trust either establishment.

reply to post by phoenixs1


Basically what they're saying is that children under the age of 18 yrs of age have not been exposed to an A(H1N1) flu and have no antibodies capable of fighting it.

While 6-9 % of adults between the ages of 18 and 64 yrs of age have been exposed to an A(H1N1) flu and have antibodies that can help fight it.

And 33% of adults over the age of 60 yrs old have been exposed to an A(H1N1) flu and have antibodies to fight it.

They are also saying that a vaccine from the seasonal flu will not produce any antibodies that are capable of fighting this strain of A(H1N1) flu.


So in a nutshell the vaccines that are available to us now offer no protection, so they need to make a new vaccine and they're trying to scare us into accepting the vaccine

Hope that helps.

reply to post by Cameoii


Of course we know that the media update their outlets to get more hits via different slants, angles, etc. but I think a couple of extra, more manipulative things are at work here:

1. Like you've addressed, they are trying their best to claim "underlying conditions" when cases become severe/fatal (i.e. at the least, back-pedaling or at the most, outright distorting the truth/lying) and consistent in asserting all other cases are "mild" in setting/supporting their agendas

and

2. They are manipulating their stories/outlets when they find that people (some on ATS!) are "calling them out" on their inconsistencies. I explore a lot of threads here and there are just a few too many examples for it to be simply coincidental. It's akin to censorship or on the other hand, *crazymaking*--what they are doing. This is only one instance but the OP and posters called them here:
www.abovetopsecret.com...

The journalists are the puppets of the MSM, who are the puppets of others with agendas, i.e. CDC, WHO, who are the puppets of???

What do you think?

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[edit on 22-5-2009 by sonjah1]

reply to post by burntheships



Great find

And they've known about this deadly interaction between any flu and and the CA-MRSA for over 4 years already and haven't done anything to prevent it or warn the public about it especially since this sounds exactly like what is killing people with the swine flu.

The main presentation on pneumonia caused by CA-MRSA was by Jeffrey Hageman from the CDC.[2] The report included 17 cases of community-acquired pneumonia reported from 9 states in the 2003-2004 influenza season

The median age was 21 years (range, 8 months to 62 years). Twelve were previously healthy; 16 required hospitalization, including 13 hospitalized in the intensive care unit; 8 required intubation; and 6 required chest tubes for drainage of pleural collections. There were 5 deaths (29%).

The study authors conclude that pneumonia in previously healthy persons due to CA-MRSA usually occurs in association with influenza and is emerging as a potentially important disease that may require modification of the current guidelines of empirical antibiotic treatment.

cme.medscape.com...

TORONTO, May 20 -- Pneumonia associated with community-acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) often appears after a bout of influenza-like illness , Atlanta researchers said

Based on two case studies and a literature review, the researchers concluded that the standard treatment for community-acquired pneumonia will probably be "inappropriate

In addition, clinicians may find -- as the researchers did in the two reported cases -- that patients fail to improve until the addition of a drug geared to toxin suppression, such as clindamycin (Cleocin).

In both cases that Dr. Hidron and colleagues described, the patients presented with shortness of breath, fever, chills, and cough. Both had suffered an influenza-like illness a week before the onset of symptoms.

Sound familiar

The patient began to improve clinically within 48 hours after the addition of clindamycin and was extubated on hospital day 11.

The second patient, a 36-year-old man, was the partner of the first case and was admitted five days later.

The fever persisted and on hospital day seven, clindamycin was added and piperacillin-tazobactam was stopped.

The fever and other symptoms improved within 48 hours of starting clindamycin and the man was discharged after 14 days. He remains in good health.

www.medpagetoday.com...

Maybe that's why they're trying so hard to push this "underlying health conditions" bs. Tryin to save their own butts because they haven't been testing these patients for CA-MRSA and because of that they haven't been giving them the right medicine

Good Day All...I Hope...and on to the last 10 Hr Update...

# USA: Vermont: Windsor county: 1 confirmed case Source: Vermont Department of Health Date: 20 May 2009about 1 hour ago from twitterfeed

# USA: Oregon: Columbia City: 1 confirmed case Source: Oregon Department of Health Date: 21 May 2009, 06:00 GMTabout 1 hour ago from twitterfeed

# USA; Oregon: Benton county: 1 confirmed case Source: Oregon Department of Health Date: 21 May 2009, 06:00 GMTabout 1 hour ago from twitterfeed

# USA: Oregon: Yamhill City: 1 confirmed caseSource: Oregon Department of HealthDate: 21 May 2009, 06:00 GMTabout 1 hour ago from twitterfeed

# USA: Minnesota: Northwest Health District: 2 confirmed case Source: Minnesota Health Department Date: 21 May 2009, 07:00 GMTabout 1 hour ago from twitterfeed

# USA: Minnesota, Norteast Health District: 1 confirmed caseSource: Minnesota Health DepartmentDate: 21 May 2009, 07:00 GMTabout 1 hour ago from twitterfeed

# USA: Mississippi: Jackson County: 1 confirmed caseSource: Mississippi Department of HealthDate: 20 May 2009, 06:44GMTabout 2 hours ago from twitterfeed

# USA: Illinois: (Undetermined): 7 confirmed casesSource: Illinois Department of Health21 May 2009, 03:00 GMTabout 2 hours ago from twitterfeed

# Australia: Adelaide: 1 confirmed caseSource: ABC NewsDate: 22 May 2009, 06:35 GMTabout 3 hours ago from twitterfeed

# USA: Ohio: Hamilton County: 1 confirmed case. Source: Ohio Dept. of Health Date: 21 May 2009, 16:00 GMTabout 3 hours ago from twitterfeed

# USA: Ohio: Portage County: 1 confirmed case. Source: Ohio Dept. of Health Date: 21 May 2009, 16:00 GMTabout 3 hours ago from twitterfeed

# USA: Ohio: Holmes County: 1 confirmed case. Source: Ohio Dept. of Health Date: 21 May 2009, 16:00 GMTabout 9 hours ago from twitterfeed

# USA: Ohio: Fulton County: 1 confirmed case. Source: Ohio Dept. of Health Date: 21 May 2009, 16:00 GMTabout 9 hours ago from twitterfeed

# USA: Ohio: Cuyahoga County: 2 confirmed cases. Source: Ohio Dept. of Health Date: 21 May 2009, 16:00 GMTabout 9 hours ago from twitterfeed

# San Pedro Sula: First Confirmed Influenza A (H1N1) Case in Honduras Reported: Date: May 21, 2009 23:05 UTC Risk: Medium Multiple inte..about 7 hours ago from twitterfeed

# Wisconsin: State Health Officials Confirm Total of 1,051 Cases of Influenza A (H1N1) : Date: May 21, 2009 22:31 UTC Risk: Low Accordi..about 7 hours ago from twitterfeed

# Connecticut: State Health Officials Confirm Total of 102 Cases of Influenza A (H1N1) Among State Residents: Date: May 21, 2009 21:59 ..about 7 hours ago from twitterfeed

# San Miguelito: One New Influenza A (H1N1) Case Reported; Cumulative Total Reaches 69 Confirmed Cases Nationwide: Date: May 21, 2009 2..about 9 hours ago from twitterfeed

# Panama City: Three New Influenza A (H1N1) Cases Reported; Cumulative Total Reaches 69 Confirmed Cases Nationwide: Date: May 21, 2009 ..about 9 hours ago from twitterfeed

# Peru: 11 New Influenza A (H1N1) Cases Reported; Cumulative Total Reaches 16 Confirmed Cases Nationwide: Date: May 21, 2009 21:14 UTC ..about 9 hours ago from twitterfeed

# New York State: Eight New Influenza A (H1N1) Cases Registered: Date: May 21, 2009 21:00 UTC Risk: Medium Multiple media outlets and t..about 9 hours ago from twitterfeed

# Uthai Thani Hospital: One Suspected Case Of Influenza A (H1N1) Reported: Date: May 21, 2009 20:24 UTC Risk: Medium Nation Channel, a ..about 9 hours ago from twitterfeed

Swine flu update May 21, 2009 - Does the UK have more cases?
www.examiner.com...

Japan eases anti-swine flu measures
www.google.com...

Swine Flu Detection in Japan Delayed by Screening, Doctor Says
www.bloomberg.com...

Health Department: 56 hospitalized with swine flu in city
www.nydailynews.com...

# Chan appears to stray from the WHO's textbook definition of a pandemic /rbfg3g #swineflu #h1n1about 1 hour ago from web

# Japan is in crisis mode: over 4,800 schools closed around Osaka, medical services swamped, & testing labs going flat out #swineflu #h1n1about 1 hour ago from web

# Experts seem to agree that H1N1 meets technical definition of pandemic but WHO reluctant because impact of level 6 so great #swineflu #h1n1about 1 hour ago from web

# HONOLULU -- The latest findings by Hawaii health officials raises the total number of swine flu cases to 40 #swineflu #h1n1about 1 hour ago from web

# Six more NYC school buildings, four in Queens, one in the Bronx, and one in Brooklyn, will be closed starting Friday #swineflu #h1n1about 1 hour ago from web

# Japan has reported no deaths from swine flu and had 289 cases as of yesterday, with most infections in & around Osaka #swineflu #h1n1about 1 hour ago from web

# British health officials have confirmed 112 swine flu cases, the highest in Europe. Spain ranks second with 111 cases #swineflu #h1n1about 1 hour ago from web

# New York City had closed 30 schools as of Thursday after an increase of reports of students with flu-like symptoms #swineflu #h1n1about 2 hours ago from web

[edit on 5/22/2009 by Hx3_1963]

Swine flu death toll rises
www.iol.co.za...

Swine flu scare hits Kingdom
www.phnompenhpost.com...

Australia raises alert level on A(H1N1)
www.gmanews.tv...

Course of preparation for the summer tourist season was discussed in Petrozavodsk
gov.karelia.ru...

It was flu, all right
But not of the swine variety, despite the haz-mat suit
www.torontosun.com...

Korea, Japan agree to cooperate against flu spread
www.koreaherald.co.kr...

Protect health workers
www2.canada.com...

Docs ponder separate vaccine
www.torontosun.com...

Taiwan confirms 2 more A/H1N1 infections
www.cctv.com...

Hmmm...
A(H1N1) flu 'very manageable' compared to SARS - Swiss pharmaceutical exec
gmanews.tv

1 confirmed, 2 likely H1N1 cases at school
recordnet.com

Swine flu in New York: Fear of virus is bigger fight than illness in city
www.chicagotribune.com...

Flu response short-sighted
herald-zeitung.com...

Hmmm...guess there is SOME testing going on somewhere...
Rome schools ordered closed after H1N1 flu cases
www.reuters.com...

Vietnam closely monitors 35 suspects for swine flu
pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com...

New cases spark rethink on swine flu response
www.swineflunews.org...

Mother of swine flu teen also infected
www.swineflunews.org...

Guam doctors gather en masse to discuss Swine Flu
www.swineflunews.org...

[edit on 5/22/2009 by Hx3_1963]

This past Tuesday I sent an email to the Public Health Agency of Canada asking them why the confirmed Canadian cases hadn't been updated since Friday. There were no notices or anything stating why there was a lack of updates or even when it would be updated again. The next day (Wednesday) they did update the confirmed cases @ 4pm. I just received an email reply back from PHAC tonight though, I'll post it below. It doesn't offer any new info or anything just thought some people might be interested.

from: [email protected]
subject: Cases of H1N1 Flu Virus in Canada - Updates?

Dear xxxxxx,
You recently wrote to us asking about the updating of the Surveillance page
for H1N1 on the Web site of the Public Health Agency of Canada. Up until
the end of last week the page was updated daily. However, it is now updated
just three times a week - Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 4 p.m. EDT.
Thank you for your interest in our Web site.
Sincerely,

Anne Rutherford

Communications Officer
Public Health Agency of Canada
613-954-6958
[email protected]
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca...

reply to post by ZombieSlayer
Boy we must be on the same page of something ...really...we are 165

Federal Government Provides Update H1N1 Flu Virus
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca...

# ECDC last night: Canada is reporting 223 new cases in past 24 hours, resulting in a 44% increase in confirmed cases #swineflu #h1n12 minutes ago from web

Influenza A(H1N1) - update 36
www.who.int...

22 May 2009 -- As of 06:00 GMT, 22 May 2009, 42 countries have officially reported 11 168 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 86 deaths.

The breakdown of the number of laboratory-confirmed cases by country is given in the following table and map.

Reporting lag is the biggest problem in assembling a picture of swine flu. WHO has not updated its data for Mexico or Canada #swineflu #h1n1less than a minute ago from web

# Honduras: San Pedro Sula City: 1 confirmed caseSource: Xinhuanet.comDate: 22 May 20099 minutes ago from twitterfeed

# Mexico: Tabasco: 1 confirmed death. Source: Mexican Ministry of Health (Spanish pdf file with map) Date: 21 May 20099 minutes ago from twitterfeed

# USA: Arkansas: Saline County: 1 confirmed caseSource: Arkansas Department of HealthDate: 18 May 200938 minutes ago from twitterfeed

Another swine flu case confirmed
www.suburbanchicagonews.com...

# ECDC reporting last night 32% increase in confirmed cases reported by Japan in past 24 hours #swineflu #h1n14 minutes ago from web

Virus undergoes mutation of the H1N1 human influenza A
metronoticias.com.mx

Santa Clara County reports 14 more probable cases of swine flu
www.mercurynews.com...

Coalition Calls on Secretary of Health to Make Hospital Emergency Preparedness a Priority
www.redorbit.com...

Student has Brown's first swine flu case
www.browndailyherald.com...

Costa Rica confirms six new cases of A/H1N1 flu
english.people.com.cn...

Newark woman is 25th swine flu case in state, officials say
www.nj.com...

Swine flu spread 'must be watched'
news.bbc.co.uk...

Spain quarantines soldiers after new flu outbreak
www.alertnet.org...

LEAKED: CDC Director's Bulletin on new Flu
Thursday, May 21, 2009
turnerradionetwork.blogspot.com...

CDC Director's Update for May 20th
turnerradionetwork.com...
(per RolandBrichter)

[edit on 5/22/2009 by Hx3_1963]

reply to post by Hx3_1963
WHO: almost one thousand new cases of swine flu a day
www.asianews.it...

Experts: Mild swine flu cases no cause for complacency
www.elpasotimes.com...

PCT swine flu plans 'not good enough'
www.healthcarerepublic.com...

Fifth of world down with the flu; over 400 people sickened each day
www.gmanews.tv...

Japan revises policies regarding new flu
news.xinhuanet.com...

UWO student confirmed to have H1N1 virus
www.thenorthwestern.com...

Student comes down with swine flu
www.post-trib.com...

# Death rate (CFR) is now quite steady at 0.77%, and while lower than where is began, it is far above pandemics in '57 & '68 #swineflu #h1n11 minute ago from web

# The graph showing national cases shows both USA and Mexico growing steadily but not accelerating #swineflu #h1n13 minutes ago from web

Another swine flu case confirmed
www.suburbanchicagonews.com...

Cambodia searches for three US citizens exposed to Swine Flu
www.earthtimes.org...

Onondaga County confirms 4 more cases of swine flu, bringing total to 10
syracuse.com

Second School Closed in Australia; 11 Cases Confirmed (Update2)
www.bloomberg.com...

Flu fears spur some to crowd ERs
lohud.com...

[edit on 5/22/2009 by Hx3_1963]

reply to post by Hx3_1963
Swine flu spreads and Foreign Office advises against travel to Mexico
www.viploan.co.uk...

Old seasonal flu antibodies may be active against swine flu virus
www.littleabout.com...

The history of the synthetic H1N1 flu virus and a not-so-rosy future
onlinejournal.com...

WHO warns of double influenza threat as south hemisphere enters winter
news.xinhuanet.com...

Swine flu alert upgraded
www.watoday.com.au...

Alert Level Raised to ‘CONTAIN’
www.australia.to...

Finland in trouble if swine flu mutates
www.helsinkitimes.fi...

New Cases Of Swine Flu In Kentucky
www.lex18.com...

Aussies worry about swine flu - poll
www.skynews.com.au...

SOUTH SOUND: Five swine flu cases in Thurston County
www.theolympian.com...

Influenza A (H1N1) Planning Being Taken Seriously By Lakes And Bay Of Plenty DHBs
www.voxy.co.nz...

Commentary: Observing universal precaution is key to stop transmission of A(H1N1) virus
www.pia.gov.ph...

LisaCentral: swine flu...17 people in germany are sick!! 2 minutes ago from web

CMoleti: My H1N1 update will be delayed. Too busy with hysterical parents and teachers. Had a very suspicious case yesterday, awaiting test results. 6 minutes ago from web

Another Suspected Swine Flu Case For NI
www.4ni.co.uk...

Officials: flu cases are down in NNY
www.watertowndailytimes.com...

Ridgefield flu cases, at 17, were highest in the state
www.acorn-online.com...

Health department wants sick people to stay home
www.saljournal.com...

Birmingham school closed after pupil contracts swine flu
www.birminghampost.net...

Ontario may offer separate swine flu shot
www.stcatharinesstandard.ca...

[edit on 5/22/2009 by Hx3_1963]

reply to post by Hx3_1963
WHO hesitates over pandemic
www.macaudailytimesnews.com...

State: Total H1N1 Flu Cases Up To 235
4 New Cases Require Hospitalization
www.thebostonchannel.com...

Fifth H1N1 flu case confirmed in Taiwan
english.rti.org.tw...

Ten in Wales in swine flu probe
news.bbc.co.uk...

Infection control measures tested
news.bbc.co.uk...

# Two more countries in Latin America and Asia confirmed H1N1 in last 24hrs -- Honduras and the Philippine #swineflu #h1n14 minutes ago from web

# WHO numbers include data from CDC, which is 60 cases behind for the state of Massachusetts alone #swineflu #h1n17 minutes ago from web

# 11 cases confirmed in Australia #swineflu #h1n19 minutes ago from web

Hospitals' Preparedness Monitored In Facing Influenza A (H1N1)
www.bernama.com...

Past, Present, and Possible Future Human Infection with Influenza Virus A Subtype H7
CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume 15, Number 6–June 2009
pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com...

Hmmm...

2009 swine flu outbreak
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org...

~
Number of countries with confirmed cases: 46.
Number of countries with confirmed or suspected cases: 53.

# Some authorities have stopped testing all but seriously ill patients,[58] so many cases will not be confirmed.

On May 15, 2009, the CDC's Jan Jernigan estimated that there were "probably upwards of maybe 100,000" cases in the United States.[59]

§ The governments of Mexico[60] and Canada[61] have stopped reporting suspected cases.

‡ Suspected and probable cases have not been confirmed as being due to this strain of influenza by laboratory tests, although some other strains may have been ruled out.

¤ The "confirmed cases" figure for the United States includes probable cases.

(y) The virus is known to have been transmitted in-country, but no specific numbers are available.

Mexico City throws off flu fears
www.britainnews.net...

Tips for curbing the swine flu
www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com...

Japanese avoiding travel because of swineflu
mlive.com

Swine flu case at Glen Ellyn school
www.suburbanchicagonews.com...

Now three cases in Dusseldorf
muensterlandzeitung.de

[edit on 5/22/2009 by Hx3_1963]

reply to post by sonjah1


Sometimes I wonder which is worse...the fact that the stories are being changed and manipulated or that they are not being reported on at all. It's good to see ATS'ers catching things and informing others of the half truths and outright lies! In my area, you have to really dig to find anything on H1N1. Our state only updates twice a week, which makes no sense to me, as we were one of the first confirmed with the virus and a very large state.

As far as your question about who are the CDC/WHO puppets of, I can only guess. My instinct tells me big business and big pharm at the same time. To me, it explains why they want to scare people into taking an ineffective drug, while assuring people that it's ok to go to the mall this weekend!

ETA: One more case of manipulation: I have searched this thread and others and cannot find the link I was looking for, but didn't someone post that all cases that did not require a ventilator were being called mild?

[edit on 22-5-2009 by Cameoii]

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WHO chief says world should prepare for severe flu
www.reuters.com...

GENEVA (Reuters) - Countries should be ready for more serious H1N1 infections, and more deaths from the newly-discovered virus, World Health Organization chief Dr. Margaret Chan said on Friday.

"In cases where the H1N1 virus is widespread and circulating within the general community, countries must expect to see more cases of severe and fatal infections," she said. "We do not at present expect this to be a sudden and dramatic jump in severe illness and deaths."

She stressed in closing remarks to the WHO's annual assembly that there was little real difference between the current pandemic alert level of 5 and the highest of 6, and said she would consult experts before deciding to raise it again. "I will be advised by the emergency committee," she said.

Swine flu watch continues, health official says
wvgazette.com...

H1N1 flu cases exceed 60
www.abilene-rc.com...

Swine flu panic hits Staten Island's Petrides School
silive.com

robynsarig: I'm in triage for 16 hours... Waiting for swine flu paranoia... 2 minutes ago from TwitterFon

claaaaiire: I bet you anything I caught swine flu in Greenock, everything hurts! I never want to see the interior of Garrie's car ever again. 2 minutes ago from web

Swine Flu Must Be Global Phenomenon to Spark Pandemic, WHO Says
www.bloomberg.com...

Contain: 13th swine flu case confirmed
Schools around Australia may be closed to try and contain the outbreak of swine flu, as Australia's number of confirmed cases rises to 13.
www.abc.net.au...

Vic boy latest to test positive for swine flu
www.theage.com.au...

Asia-Pacific to enter flu season
www.straitstimes.com...

WHO says Asia vulnerable to spread of new flu virus
www.alertnet.org...

Diagnosis: 'Panic' over swine flu
www.swineflunews.org...

New Cases Of Swine Flu In Kentucky
www.swineflunews.org...

Gettysburg student positive for H1N1 virus
ydr.inyork.com...

Australia: South Australia: 1 confirmed case Source: NewsCom.au Date: 22 May 20099 minutes ago from twitterfeed

Coverage of Swine Flu now fading
www.dailykos.com...

Berrien County sees second H1N1 case
southbendtribune.com

DOH urged to reveal more details on first A(H1N1) case
www.gmanews.tv...

I'm not sure of the Mild/Ventilator connection, see what I can find

USA ill-equipped for a swine flu pandemic, experts fear
Updated 5/13/2009 7:59 PM
www.usatoday.com...

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Even hospital equipment could be in short supply. In a pandemic, hospitals might not have enough mechanical ventilators — used when patients have severe trouble breathing, Heilpern says.

Up to 80,000 of the nation's 105,000 ventilators are being used for everyday medical care, and nearly all of them are used during a normal flu season, according to a 2007 editorial in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Even if hospitals were able to order more machines, many hospitals don't have enough critical care nurses, respiratory therapists or intensive care doctors to open up more beds in their intensive care units, Heilpern says.

In a pandemic, doctors could be forced to ration ventilators, using them on patients who have the most to gain, such as those who — though severely ill in the short term — are otherwise healthy enough to recover, she says.

More at Links...

Flu victim in critical condition
May 20, 2009 5:07 a.m.
www.metronews.ca...

A 60-year-old man with influenza A (H1N1), also known as swine flu, and other health problems is on life support at Toronto Western Hospital.

Sources say the man was admitted to hospital more than a week ago and was immediately put on a ventilator.

The man is in critical condition in the intensive care unit at the hospital. It is not known how he contracted the virus.

While the province won’t provide many details, the health minister’s press secretary said the individual’s case of the H1N1 flu virus is “mild” and it is the individual’s underlying health problems that have made him so sick.

“So far, all the cases in Ontario have been mild,” Steve Erwin, spokesperson for David Caplan, said yesterday. “We can’t disclose what the condition of this patient is, but I can tell you ... the underlying condition of the case itself is very serious,” he explained, adding that patient confidentiality prohibits him from elaborating.

And try this top Link in Bold...might have something

Latest Swine Flu News
www.swineflunews.org...

Swine Flu Infects More People in Japan; U.S. Death Toll Climbs
www.bloomberg.com...

Excellent H1N1 Analysis Maps
www.abovetopsecret.com...
(per kdial1)

Swine flu confirmed at Lincolnshire school
www.suntimes.com...

# USA: Nebraska: Dakota County: 1 confirmed caseSource: Department of health NebraskaDate: 21 May 2009, 03:48 GMT2 minutes ago from twitterfeed

# USA: Wisconsin: Winnebago County: 8 confirmed casesSource: Wisconsin Department of Health (pdf)Date: 21 May 20092 minutes ago from twitterfeed

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[edit on 5/22/2009 by Hx3_1963]

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Originally posted by Cameoii
reply to post by sonjah1

 

Respectfully snipped....

ETA: One more case of manipulation: I have searched this thread and others and cannot find the link I was looking for, but didn't someone post that all cases that did not require a ventilator were being called mild?

[edit on 22-5-2009 by Cameoii]

I think you are referring to one of my earlier posts re Ontario, Canada. A young man was put in ICU with it, then when the Public Health authorities were describing all cases as mild, he and his mother went to the press and said that was crazy, his case was not mild etc.

Leach said the case was characterized as "mild" because the patient did not require ventilation to assist with breathing.

Gale, however, said from his perspective the illness he endured was anything but mild.

"That's crazy,'' he said of the hospital's characterization.

www.healthzone.ca...