The illness acts quickly and has led to death in Mexico within five days, she said, adding among those who died were healthy young people between the ages of 20 to 44. “They deteriorate quite quickly,” Skowronski said.
Originally posted by infinite
WHO is now communicating with Canada aswell, has there been a reported case?
I'll get onto the Canadian wires now
The cases are a growing medical mystery because it's unclear how they caught the virus. The CDC said none of the seven people were in contact with pigs, which is how people usually catch swine flu. And only a few were in contact with each other
msnbc.com news services
updated 2 minutes ago
The unique strain of swine flu found in California and Texas has been connected to the deadly flu that has broken out in Mexico, killing as many as 61 people, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control has confirmed.
The strain has never been seen before and is raising fears of a possible pandemic across North America.
The CDC's acting director Dr. Richard Besser announced Friday that an additional child in California tested positive for the swine flu, bringing the total number of U.S. cases to eight. All of the U.S. patients have recovered from the flu.
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CDC labs have confirmed that the flu-like illness in both countries is due to the same unusual genetic strain of the virus, Besser told reporters in a telephone briefing. Of the 14 samples tested from Mexico, seven were matches.
Originally posted by Guzzeppi
reply to post by pluckynoonez
If what I hear about Canadian health care is true, possibly. If you live in the US then go to the emergency room, they will bill you later.
Originally posted by pluckynoonez
reply to post by redhatty
Just in time for Spring/Summer wildfire. Like a unicorn pooping Skittles, I know what (my best Alex Jones voice) "the globalists" have in store for us.
I do not have health insurance right now (long story). If I get this, I die. Right?
