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Originally Posted by Burningman
I live in California... Mexico is on our doorstep. We have two little girls in school and schools in our next district are closing because of confirmed cases of the flu. We are taking precautions and are in fear of this becoming worse.
US CDC, and now WHO are raising threat levels to pandemic 5.
I hope these glib and paranoid remarks about "man made" and "new world order" don't come back to bite anyone. I think this is the wrong time for this type of conspiracy agenda. It's nonsense.
Keep your eyes wide, the news turned on and all the precautions you can for you and your families.
I hope this goes nowhere.
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Taking simple precautions should make this Flu no worse than any other type of flu.......sneezing and coughing into a tissue......and disposing of the tissue sensibly(lidded bin)....making sure that all hard surfaces that are touched regularly e.g. door handles, light switches etc are cleaned, should minimise the spread.
Also if you do get the symptoms then it is sensible to go to bed.....minimise contact with outsiders, take plenty of fluids and analgesics for the aches and pains.
Those who may need more medical intervention are those with pre-existing heart or chest conditions, diabetics and the immune compromised.
While you are close to the area where the infection first arose, it doesn't necessarily follow that you will become infected.
You have to get the risks into some sort of perspective.