Anyone NOT travelling out of fear of swine flu? Page 2

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Mactron el Camino Real Premium join:2001-12-16 CM94sv	reply to yahtzee Re: Anyone NOT travelling out of fear of swine flu? Totally over blown by the Media. Basic hygiene is your friend throughout life. Now is no exception. Have a great trip. -- If only the Verizon CSRs worked this well.
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Jeffrey One day closer to Spring Premium join:2002-12-24 Dix Hills,NY clubs:	reply to yahtzee I wouldn't cancel anything. Business as usual for me. Have a big personal thing this weekend, and a trip next weekend to Massachusetts. Going as planned. The hysteria surrounding this flu is really amazing.
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ptrowski Got Helix? Premium join:2005-03-14 Putnam, CT clubs: ·VOIPo ·Metrocast Communic.. ·AT&T DSL Service ·ViaTalk	Exactly. I will recommend Tamiflu, one of the medications used to battle the fly. 4 years ago I got the flu a week or so before my wedding. For me when I get the flu I go from feeling fine to feeling like death in the course of 1-2 hours. I got to the doctor's office and he just started prescribing it. 24 hours later I felt 50% better, and the day after I felt great. It is truly IMO a wonder drug. -- "So, Lone Starr, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb." Have you been touched by his noodly appendage? »www.venganza.org
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no_one @QWEST.NET	Sure Tamiflu. Only ones to get that will be either lucky or connected. There is not a real stockpile of that on hand.
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ptrowski Got Helix? Premium join:2005-03-14 Putnam, CT clubs: ·VOIPo ·Metrocast Communic.. ·AT&T DSL Service ·ViaTalk 1 edit	said by no_one : Sure Tamiflu. Only ones to get that will be either lucky or connected. There is not a real stockpile of that on hand. There is also another drug that is inhaled, forgot the name of it. We are talking 257 cases out of millions of people on the planet right now. I am not seeing a huge infection at this point. EDIT-cases worldwide were 100 less than my original post. -- "So, Lone Starr, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb." Have you been touched by his noodly appendage? »www.venganza.org
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Jeffrey One day closer to Spring Premium join:2002-12-24 Dix Hills,NY clubs: ·Optimum Online ·Vonage ·magicjack.com ·Verizon FIOS	said by ptrowski : There is also another drug that is inhaled, forgot the name of it. Relenza, I believe is what you're thinking of. Both that and Tamiflu would be effective on the flu for people already exposed. Neither will prevent you from getting the flu. -- "Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy." - George Carlin [my ramblings]
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ptrowski Got Helix? Premium join:2005-03-14 Putnam, CT clubs: ·VOIPo ·Metrocast Communic.. ·AT&T DSL Service ·ViaTalk 2 edits	said by Jeffrey : said by ptrowski : There is also another drug that is inhaled, forgot the name of it. Relenza, I believe is what you're thinking of. Both that and Tamiflu would be effective on the flu for people already exposed. Neither will prevent you from getting the flu. Tamiflu is used for prevention. EDIT- Relenza does also. -- "So, Lone Starr, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb." Have you been touched by his noodly appendage? »www.venganza.org
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Jeffrey One day closer to Spring Premium join:2002-12-24 Dix Hills,NY clubs: ·Optimum Online ·Vonage ·magicjack.com ·Verizon FIOS	reply to no_one said by no_one : Sure Tamiflu. Only ones to get that will be either lucky or connected. There is not a real stockpile of that on hand. I haven't heard of any shortages. It's just hospitals don't want people coming to the ER to get Tamiflu and Relenza if they haven't been exposed to the flu. Save those drugs for people that have been exposed and who are currently battling it. People, this really is nothing to worry about. Kill your television. You're far better off washing your hands, cover your mouth and practice good hygiene after being in public. -- "Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy." - George Carlin [my ramblings]
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Jeffrey One day closer to Spring Premium join:2002-12-24 Dix Hills,NY clubs: ·Optimum Online ·Vonage ·magicjack.com ·Verizon FIOS 2 edits	reply to ptrowski said by ptrowski : said by Jeffrey : said by ptrowski : There is also another drug that is inhaled, forgot the name of it. Relenza, I believe is what you're thinking of. Both that and Tamiflu would be effective on the flu for people already exposed. Neither will prevent you from getting the flu. Tamiflu is used for prevention. Tamiflu can make the duration of the flu virus in an infected person be shorter and much less severe. It does not cure the flu. It simply reduces the severity and length of the flu. There is no "cure" for the flu. However, Tamiflu has been shown that it can prevent the flu if someone in your household has been diagnosed, and you have come within close contact. One can take it to avoid getting sick, but it is by no means 100%. No healthy individual, unless they have been exposed to the flu should be taking Tamiflu or Relenza right now. -- "Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy." - George Carlin [my ramblings]
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ptrowski Got Helix? Premium join:2005-03-14 Putnam, CT clubs: ·VOIPo ·Metrocast Communic.. ·AT&T DSL Service ·ViaTalk	said by Jeffrey : Tamiflu can make the duration of the flu virus in an infected person be shorter and much less severe. It does not cure the flu. It simply reduces the severity and length of the flu. There is no "cure" for the flu. However, Tamiflu has been shown that it can prevent the flu if someone in your household has been diagnosed, and you have come within close contact. One can take it to avoid getting sick, but it is by no means 100%. No healthy individual, unless they have been exposed to the flu should be taking Tamiflu or Relenza right now. Correct. I don't condone people taking it for just to take it, but saying it can't be used fro prevention is not entirely correct. -- "So, Lone Starr, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb." Have you been touched by his noodly appendage? »www.venganza.org
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Jeffrey One day closer to Spring Premium join:2002-12-24 Dix Hills,NY clubs: ·Optimum Online ·Vonage ·magicjack.com ·Verizon FIOS 1 edit	said by ptrowski : said by Jeffrey : Tamiflu can make the duration of the flu virus in an infected person be shorter and much less severe. It does not cure the flu. It simply reduces the severity and length of the flu. There is no "cure" for the flu. However, Tamiflu has been shown that it can prevent the flu if someone in your household has been diagnosed, and you have come within close contact. One can take it to avoid getting sick, but it is by no means 100%. No healthy individual, unless they have been exposed to the flu should be taking Tamiflu or Relenza right now. Correct. I don't condone people taking it for just to take it, but saying it can't be used fro prevention is not entirely correct. I don't want people reading this to run to their MD and get a prescription for Tamiflu or Relenza to make sure they don't get the flu. That is where the problem lies. Bottom line is, nothing prevents the flu. Tamiflu and Relenza are good to have and should be used under the right circumstances. Edit: Here is a nice summary of Q&A for the swine flu and what the best things you can do. »pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/cate···ine-flu/ -- "Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy." - George Carlin [my ramblings]
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ptrowski Got Helix? Premium join:2005-03-14 Putnam, CT clubs: ·VOIPo ·Metrocast Communic.. ·AT&T DSL Service ·ViaTalk 1 edit	said by Jeffrey : said by ptrowski : said by Jeffrey : Tamiflu can make the duration of the flu virus in an infected person be shorter and much less severe. It does not cure the flu. It simply reduces the severity and length of the flu. There is no "cure" for the flu. However, Tamiflu has been shown that it can prevent the flu if someone in your household has been diagnosed, and you have come within close contact. One can take it to avoid getting sick, but it is by no means 100%. No healthy individual, unless they have been exposed to the flu should be taking Tamiflu or Relenza right now. Correct. I don't condone people taking it for just to take it, but saying it can't be used fro prevention is not entirely correct. I don't want people reading this to run to their MD and get a prescription for Tamiflu or Relenza to make sure they don't get the flu. That is where the problem lies. Bottom line is, nothing prevents the flu. Tamiflu and Relenza are good to have and should be used under the right circumstances. I don't think people would, and I don't think doctors would prescribe it for that manner. -- "So, Lone Starr, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb." Have you been touched by his noodly appendage? »www.venganza.org
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Jeffrey One day closer to Spring Premium join:2002-12-24 Dix Hills,NY clubs: ·Optimum Online ·Vonage ·magicjack.com ·Verizon FIOS	said by ptrowski : I don't think people would, and I don't think doctor's would prescribe it for that manner. Oh boy, you'd be suprised what doctors would order for some patients. I have a patient who's MD orders Ancef every time the patient takes a trip "just in case". I think the patient is a big enough pain in the ass to the MD, that the MD prescribes (within reason) whatever she asks for. -- "Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy." - George Carlin [my ramblings]
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DanHo Premium join:2002-05-20 Seattle, WA 1 edit	reply to yahtzee My in-laws were supposed to leave at 6am yesterday for Cancun. They decided the day before not to go.
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B Premium,MVM join:2000-10-28	Re: Anyone NOT travelling out of fear of swine flu? What? -- B
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SLD Premium join:2002-04-17	reply to r81984 Unless you are in Mexico where many have died from it.
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HardwareGeek join:2003-11-15 Brooklyn, NY	I leave from NYC to San Fran on the 13th of May back to NYC on the 16th, and then to Los Angeles on the 31st
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SLD Premium join:2002-04-17	reply to DanHo My inlaws were coming here from Mexico. We asked them to stay home. We have a young-one here.
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brandon Some truth included in this post. Premium join:2003-03-31 Hurley, MS	reply to no_one said by no_one : Sure Tamiflu. Only ones to get that will be either lucky or connected. There is not a real stockpile of that on hand. Tamiflu is as common on pharmacy shelves as any other drug during flu season, and doctors have no problem at all writing scripts for it if you have the flu. It's not even that expensive.
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