Swine Flu Info Blog

My family is planning to go to parts of China (Beijing, Hong Kong, Hainan Island etc.) and maybe Japan or Taiwan this summer. With the swine flu outbreak, would you still go or cancel the vacation?
Thanks for everyone's input!

What is the ground reality there, how is routine life affected?

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I have found a place on the CDC website that shows the states with confirmed cases, but am curious as to where in those states the cases were found. Thanks!

With no vaccine in site, wouldn't it be BETTER for most of us (who are healthy) to catch the H1N1 virus now? That way IF this outbreak follows the pattern of the flu outbreak in 1918, those who got the mild sickness now would be immune from the second, stronger wave later - which did most of the killing?

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There have been about 3 influenza pandemics in each century for the last 300 years, the most recent ones were the Asian Flu in 1957 and the Hong Kong Flu in 1968.
Google them!

bush administrations prepares for the worst case scenerio of 2 million dying. What would you do to prepare?

I am supposed to be traveling with my 9 month old son to visit my mom/sis in NJ end of this month. Not too sure if it is safe with the Swine Flu scare. Everyone in the US has told me not to worry and just travel. But i am worried ... shouldn't i be?

will things close like airports ammusement parks ect?

im a senior currently and was planning on going to a language learning school in Cuernavaca, Mexico this June to improve my spanish...
does this mean i cant go now because of the swine flu?
Also, my dad was just in Cuernavaca about 5 weeks ago, is there a chance he could still get symptoms or is the virus much more recent?

im a senior currently and was planning on going to a language learning school in Cuernavaca, Mexico this June to improve my spanish...
does this mean i cant go now because of the swine flu?
Also, my dad was just in Cuernavaca about 5 weeks ago, is there a chance he could still get symptoms or is the virus much more recent?

im a senior currently and was planning on going to a language learning school in Cuernavaca, Mexico this June to improve my spanish...
does this mean i cant go now because of the swine flu?
Also, my dad was just in Cuernavaca about 5 weeks ago, is there a chance he could still get symptoms or is the virus much more recent?

Do you think preventing people from crossing the border with Mexico illegally might help? Where's that border fence congress promised us a couple of years ago? How come with hundreds of billions in federal "stimulus" money being spent, the Dems didn't want to spend any money to build the fence?

hi everyone i would just like to know if it possible to eat raw foods such as sushi, maki and sashimi because i've heard that its not good as there is ans H1N1 outbreak right now? even if we're eating in the near the mddle east, in southern asia?

from what i have read the current "swine flu" is a mixture of human ,avian and two types of swine flu. so if it is in fact part swine shouldn't the name still stick? i know the pig farmers where in a uproar because it might hurt their bottom dollar but isn't the current epidemic a little more important than their wallets or is the government pushing a change of the name so as not to worry people ?

I've been currently following the Swine flu outbreaks and I was wondering if anyone knew for sure if this outbreak would actually be more harm full than the bird flu that everyone was so concerned about in 2004? I'd like to have real facts along as your opinion so thanks!

So far eighty people have died in Mexico. Swine flu has been seen in California, Kansas, Texas, New York, Minnesota from people who have been in Mexico recently.

Where is this outbreak headed?
Will it get better or worse?
Will we see it progress towards the worst case scenario?

I live in Vancouver, BC, and I am going to Taiwan on June 26th, and coming back to Vancouver around August 20th. I am worried about the Swine flu, even though Taiwan hasn't have any people infected. I know this sounds stupid for some people, but I take this very seriously, because I don't want to get the Swine flu...
What are some ways I can prevent from not getting the Swine flu while on the plane? Is it safe to fly during the summer?

and what would the cause of it be?

Can Victorias Secret and other manufactures be affected from the swine flu outbreak. I ordered clothes from them and now im worried they may pass along swine flu diseases. I dont live in the U.S but Victorias Secret is manufactured there. What do you think?