DVC ressies and swine flu outbreak

[OurDogCisco]

And by then this will be over and there will be new posts called "I am just going to take my kid out of school because the school system is run by idiots"

That is sooooooooo true!!!!

 

[lauriegs]

well I don't have a fever, and I work at a school, so I"m always catching whatever the kids have. ugh! guess this afternoon I'll look for some zicam. it really just feels like any other time I get sick with a cold.

 

[kgc07]

And I feel sorry for you if you actually believe that statement. I saw many people with the flu over the last 8 years who were young and healthy. Influenza IS NOT an opportunitic infection. VRE,Mrsa,and Cdiff are. It can effect others who have a compromised immune system yes, but that is not the primary way it is contracted, that is how it is spread. Most of my patient's come in the hospital with it, not contracting while in the hospital. And the only way I know this is that now, thanks to medicare, we screen EVERYONE who has the symptoms when they come in the door. Otherwise Medicare won't pay since you wouldn't be able to prove they came in with it and that we didn't give it to them. If the worker in the hospital (including doctors, nurses, lab techs, etc) do not use good hand washing, then it CAN spread to those who are immunocompromised. Now, I am all for people cancelling travel to Mexico, since they do not have the best medical care there or clean water, but I swear the media feeds off of people. We should be preventing the spread of disease EVERYDAY, not when a non medical person with a microphone tells us to. No wonder they are so rich.

Exactly! If people want factual information they should get it from the CDC, not from the media. Everyone can get swine flu, not just the frail. The elderly and young are more likely to die from the flu (any flu). Wash your hands and keep your hands out of your face to greatly reduce your chance of getting swine flu.

 

[dcamdad]

I"m so aggravated, I leave for Disney on sunday and today I have a sore throat and congestion. does anyone recommend anything in particular to shorten colds? I've never taken anything besides vitamins.

My Grandmothers receipe of mollassas, honey and ....... moonshine. After drinking that mixture you felt no pain or anything else for that matter, and after waking up two days later I felt fine.

 

[Maliki2]

My Grandmothers receipe of mollassas, honey and ....... moonshine. After drinking that mixture you felt no pain or anything else for that matter, and after waking up two days later I felt fine.

AHahahah...that was great!

 

[La2kw]

If anyone feels the need to cancel their trip to WDW between July 8 and July 20 due to swine flu, please feel free to do so. In fact, I highly encourage it.

 

[Anal Annie]

I"m so aggravated, I leave for Disney on sunday and today I have a sore throat and congestion. does anyone recommend anything in particular to shorten colds? I've never taken anything besides vitamins.

I swear by zinc losenges (the sooner you start them the better) and I have been known to use the Zicam stuff at the same time too... I swear using the zinc for a couple of days shortens the duration of colds! Good luck and as someone else said, might want to re-think going if you're fevered!

 

[CarolA]

My Grandmothers receipe of mollassas, honey and ....... moonshine. After drinking that mixture you felt no pain or anything else for that matter, and after waking up two days later I felt fine.

I grew up in East Tennessee. I knwo where to get the moonshine!

 

[skoi]

I grew up in East Tennessee. I knwo where to get the moonshine!

Unfortunately, here in Pennsylvania, the state stores don't sell moonshine. And we can't order it over the internet. But maybe we could get it as a gift. (Hint to all the moonshiners out there).