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Things you might be wondering about swine flu...
Q. What is swine flu?
swine influenza is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza virus that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza in pigs.
Q. Can humans catch swine flu?
Swine flu viruses do not normally infect humans. However, sporadic human infections with swine flu have occurred. Most commonly, these cases occur in persons with direct exposure to pigs
Q. But it's not a problem in the United States, is it?
Unfortunately, it may become one. The CDC has reported eight cases of swine flu in the United States, including two in Guadalupe County, near San Antonio, since March, and nine suspected cases. Contrast that with the period from December 2005 through February 2009, when there were a total of 12 human infections with swine influenza in the United States.
Q. What are the symptoms of swine flu?
Symptoms include fever and respiratory symptoms, such as cough and runny nose, and possibly other symptoms, such as body aches, nausea, or vomiting or diarrhea, should contact their health care provider. A health care provider will determine whether influenza testing is needed.
sickness wouldnt be so bad, if i was sick with him...
News for April 29th...
On this day in history:
1991: Croatia declares independence
1991: Earthquake in Georgia, kills 100
1986: 800,000 books destroyed by fire in Los Angeles Central Library
1813: Rubber is patented (what would we do without Rubber)
1955: Jerry Seinfeld was born
Tomorrow will the the last day of National Poetry Month.
Poem of the day
Fog
Carl Sandburg
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
one of my favorite pieces of poetry
Starting out on a new read
I'll give you a progress report after i get a little further into the book.
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