Health Alert For Hawaii: Is The New Swine Flu A Threat To The Islands?
Posted by Wayne Parsons
April 24, 2009 3:44 PM
April 24, 2009 3:44 PM
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Swine Flu is back. Health officials at the Federal and State level are on alert for a new form of Swine Flu and expect to find more cases. The strain of swine flu that seems to be spreading directly among humans curiously includes genes from swine flu, avian flu and human flu viruses from North America, Europe and Asia according to the CDC’s Nancy Cox. Symptoms include more than the usual flu- associated vomiting and diarrhea, coughing, fever, sore throat and muscle aches.
What to look for:
Symptoms include more than the usual flu- associated vomiting and diarrhea, coughing, fever, sore throat and muscle aches.
Where is it happening now? San Diego County and Imperial County, California, and San Antonio, Texas.
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Right now people who had contact with seven California and Texas residents diagnosed with the illness are being checked. The CDC reports that 12 cases of swine flu in humans have been reported since the end of 2005. Now there are seven reported cases of swine flu since the April 21 special dispatch from the CDC. Everyone diagnosed with swine flu has recovered, with one person requiring hospitalization.
In a report entitled: "Swine Flu Likely Spreading Directly Among Humans" the history of this recent outbreak is detailed:
The only states affected so far are Texas and California but health officials warn that they expect it to spread to other states. The New York Times reports this morning that:
In Hawaii KITV News has reported on the national story but so far nothing has occurred in Hawaii to evidence that it is here. With our tourism from around the world Hawaii is much more vulnerable to any disease that spreads between humans. Take alcohol hand wipes with you wherever you go and immediately report flu like symptoms to a doctor. Swine Flu can kill and the power of this hybrid strain is unknown at this time.