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Swine Flu Map ~ It's Spreading - Be Prepared...UPDATE #2

HERE'S THE LINK TO THE NEW MAP
http://flutracker.rhizalabs.com/

By now you are probably aware the WHO (World Health Organization) has raised the alert for this flu to Level 4. There are 6 levels of alerting, raising the bar to Level 4 is not good news.

UPDATE: 4/30/09, WHO HAS GONE TO LEVEL 5

UPDATE: 5/1/09, Mexico has delisted the number of deaths from 168 to 12....HUH???

Click here to read about the WHO and see and understand their pandemic alert chart

The same precautions you would take for any type of influenza apply here as well. Most important is covering your mouth when you cough or sneeze combined with lots and lots of hand washing. There is a Google map which is updated with each new case of Swine Flu. Keep an eye on your area and if it appears and starts spreading please take it seriously.

Remember the Influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed between 40 and 50 million people. It's estimated that 25 million were killed in the first 25 weeks. Some estimates have the number of deaths as much as 100 million....so I suppose they don't really know, but it's a lot. Not just the old and infirm, most victims were healthy young adults. Please be careful and act responsibly....stay home if you're not feeling well.

Keep this map handy and refer to it often

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Posted by Gail MacMillan on 04/28/2009 07:33 AM

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83 Comments on Swine Flu Map ~ It's Spreading - Be Prepared...UPDATE #2

APR

2009

Here we go with the swine flu. I was woindering what was going to keep buyers in now. I have posted aboput this . I am not sure how big this spread will be.

HI Gail, as for me, one can not be too safe. If I must wear a mask, I will, If I must stay home a couple of days, I will. Although the news is saying the flu is very curable if treated early, why chance that, just take precautions and be safe to begin with.

The Internet and online advertising just became even more important---you don't have to worry about the coughs and sneezing of strangers when house hunting online, signing e-documents and wiring funds.

Thanks for this. My son is freaked out about it since he is college aged. My partner had the flu last week. Let's hope this will pass!

That's a great map. I read yesterday that Swine flu is treatable and nobody is certain why is seems to fatal in Mexico. Hope we get a grip on this. For now I'm just going to make sure I wash my hands a lot.

Gail thank you for posting this. ONe of my boyfriends employees just returned yesterday from Mexico I told him to tell him to stay home this week jsut in case dont think anyone will listen to me.

Gail, there have been no reported cases in my State. Hopefully, it will not spread nation wide. Thanks for the link.

Gail, Should be featured. Great resource for everyone. Rich

Hi Gail~ This swine flu is not something to take lightly. I will check out the map. Thanks for the information.

Excellent. The map link is great.

I began to feel poorly Sunday. I wondered if I was coming down with Swine Flu or a cold.

Then my nose itched and I sneezed.

GOOD NEWS!

I have a cold.

Gail - Thanks for posting this information. We are having a NGA Hooters Golf tournament at our club this week with 200 young men who literally travel the world staying in our homes while they compete. I know they have come in contact with someone who is infected. In addition, a private school in a nearby town is closed because the students have been on vacation to Mexico. One young person has been hospitalized and they are waiting to find out if it is that particular strain of the flu. Needless to say, it is all around us so we all need to take precautions to stay healthy! And of course, we all have clients - many of whom travel and may have been exposed. Hope this thing passes soon without being any more serious than it is!

Mary

It has come to my attention that this is very serious. My assistant has been following this story from the start. Did it start in Mexico? What does this mean for the USA? Are we going to have to shut down schools? Please update

Hi Gail,

Congratulations ... your post just got featured, way to go. Yep ... swine flu, just wonderful. Seems like when it's not one thing it's another. Sometimes I get the impression that our maker is really disappointed with our behavior and is trying to get our attention. Thank for the link to the map ... I'll make sure to keep an eye on it.

Sue

Poor President Obama. As if he doesn't have enough to deal with with wars and the economy. Now this. Hopefully this will soon go away.

N ot a good year for Real Estate. If the recession isn't enough to keep them in, this will be.

My daughter had been looking forward to a trip to Cancun this week to present at a conference... big deal for her. Now the conference is cancelled, and this is one relieved mom - I'm sure she'll have another opportunity in the future without going to Mexico in the middle of a Swine Flu alert.

good morning Gail-Thank you for this alert. I don't watch much news so I didn't know about this.

CONGRATS on the feature. Something for your feature<SMILE>

I hope the media does not hype this out of proportion as usual, hopefully it will be contained.

And I just made a Doc appointment for my son... flu like symptoms since Friday....

If buyers dont buy because they are afraid they will get swine flu then they are not good buyers...

Gail - we were talking about this last night with our neighbors over dinner. Being in the San Diego area, with 7 confirmed cases right now as of yesterday, there is, of course, quite a bit of concern. All joking aside about pigs, it is a serious matter and precautions should be taken.

Jeff

I had a hard time getting the map to load. I guess everyone is trying to see how close the flue is. We are supposed to go to Florida on Friday on vacation.

Great explanation on the levels Gail. We all need to stay aware of what is going on in this area. Congratulations on the feature.

Thanks for this link. I like visuals like this.

Norma, we have postponed the vacation. We are suppose to go to Mexico....

Bettina

Gail - This is helpful to me as there are currently no cases in Connecticut. It's useful to have the facts as the media can blow things like this all out of proportion, remember the avian flu?

Good Morning Everyone.....I am SO HAPPY that this information is helpful. Being someone with upper respiratory issues I take events like this very seriously as the infection could be fatal.

Some of you who commented do have cases in your areas, I'm really sorry...please be careful. Make sure your friends and family are aware as well. Pass the map along to everyone you care about.

Norma, so far there are no cases of Swine Flu in Florida but it is heading down the coast, where several have been reported in South Carolina....it's just a matter of time.

The government has released massive stores of Tamiflu, and if caught early we can greatly reduce the severity of it's impact.

If you're having trouble with the map loading here is the direct link - good health to all of us!

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=p&msa=0&msid=106484775090296685271
.0004681a37b713f6b5950&ll=32.639375,-110.390625&spn=15.738151,25.488281&z=5

Does this mean I should cut back on Pigsfeet?

Also, is it ok to continue to stuff fistfulls of Pork Rinds into my gullet?

I couldn't resist. Thanks for the good information!

Sean

Scary stuff, thanks for the link to the map.

Will it be a pandemic or will it be like the Bird Flu... a lot of thunder? I have a feeling it will fizzle long before it becomes the catastrophe it is being reported as. Of course, we all need to take steps to safeguard ourselves, but it also isn't a reason to freak out.

I hope this one isn't too serious. I think some people are not taking it seriously because of all the hipe about the bird flu! I am definitely following this though.

Thanks for the link to Google Map. I have a college friend that is going on vacation to Cancun this week and he is still going!

Hi Gail!

My mother was planning a trip to Mexico on the 10th, and she may have to postpone the trip now. Yikes!

-Lisa

Thanks Gail for the map. We do indeed need to know where this yucky stuff is and avoid it!

The good news is that it's treatable with antiviral drugs, unlike the avian flu.

Thanks for that link.

ALL RIGHT my friend! Page ONE with the Gold star! Congrats. I received a funny picture earlier today that show a kid kissing a pig with a funny warning. I wish I had save the picture! Hmmm...I was so excited to see you on the feature page that I also need to say thank you for pointing out something that could have serious effects! Have a good day Gail!

We currently have two probable cases here in Indiana and I had no idea. Thanks for sharing this valuable information!

Hi Gail, I'll admit, I don't watch the news often so I hadn't heard of this outbreak. Thanks for informing us and including the Google map.

Have a great day,

Anne Rains

News media sensationalism. There will be no PANDEMIC. You heard it here first.

No, I do not remember, before my time on this earth.

School department should have been on top of it from the gitgo. School vacation last week in my area and the parents should have been alerted and any children that went to Mexico should have been told to stay home. And that is a no brainer.

I'm supposed to go to Mexico (not the capital) on business next Thursday for 2 days. I don't know what to do because I'm not sure whether I can postpone. I wish this would all go away!

Gail - that map is extremely helpful. We have just now the last few days started to have increased local coverage about this but looks like now reported cases yet. Took my son to the doctor's yesterday and thank goodness he has only an ear infection. ~Rita

Wow, hope it doesn't make it out to our state. I had no idea of the pandemic numbers from close to 100 years ago. That's the last thing we all need. Thanks for the helpful suggestions and the map. Aloha...

well, it bound to happen...we had our first confiremd case in my state.

Bettina

Yeah, remember the bird flu and how we were all going to be infected...remember SCARS and how that was going to get us....I think the Swine flu has been over-MEDIA-ed....let's see what happens--CNN and the other cable news are playing an endless loop of Swine flu disaster...i'll wait and see...watching my hands often!!

Be careful and wash hands -- and no unnecessary travel -- be careful.

Thanks for the map. I am planning to travel to California in June. It will be good to see if there are any outbreaks in the area we are traveling to.

No reported cases in Florida yet either. I hope it's all media hype, but personally...I'm not about taking unnecessary chances.

Thanks for the concern. I hear that the vaccine has some bad side effects. Have you seen any articles on that?

Bettina...I see 2 purple markers in Indiana....I'm sorry, take care.

Please be careful and act responsibly....stay home if you're not feeling well.

Gail- I think if I feel like I'm getting sick I'd go to the dr. and not stay home. But thanks for the link to the map. That is really a neat way to keep up with this. I have relatives in San Diego, but they are staying home. :( Thank goodness my father in law retired earlier this year. Hope this levels off soon.

Fox news had a Doctor from the CDC (Center for Disease Control) who speculated that the cases in the US may be milder because of past flu shots.....that's some good news!!!

HELLO GAIL! Excellent information - especially the map. Tucson is 45 minutes from the border of Mexico so everyone here is prepared for the worst. I have a trip planned to San Diego and will keep watch on the map for updates. -- Gabrielle

This is really scary, Gail. Let's say a prayer that we're more ready, technologically, than before and also for a little help from above, too.

Disaster are all over the map it seems. Wildfires, Tornados, floods and swine flu. One thought came to mind, "every knee shall bend and every head shall bow" I wonder why that just came to mind.

Gail - Congratulations on your feature post. I just arrived home from showing houses and I am using the hand sanitizer after I lock up the houses and I pass it on to my buyers. I told them - you never know what kind of germs are on the door knobs. Then they decided to use it. Thanks for keeping us informed.

I am HOPING that this is not as big of a deal as they are making this out to be. But from what I have read, an abundance of caution is certainly in order.

Gail,

Congrats on the feature and thank you for helping keep this in front of us.

Don, Mark, Sharon, Charles, Mike....everyone.....thank you all so much for your support in this effort and for Re-Blogging. Many of us who do have respiratory issues know that caution means survival. For those who rebound quickly this is not easily understood...the rest of us do what we can to stay ahead and hope others stay well too as this helps us all.

American Idol was great tonight, they all deserve to win but Adam and Chris are my favorites (I digress ;-) Have a great evening! I'm signing off and will catch up with you all as time permits. Thanks for making this a feature :-)

Gail, I am an avid hand washer as when I get sick, I stay sick for long periods of time. I get a flu shot every year since I got the flu about 3 years ago. I got sick on super bowl Sunday and was still coughing the following July! This year I did not get the flu but I did get two serious colds that lasted for weeks. I am still coughing from a cold I had exactly 4 weeks ago tomorrow! Very frustrating. This is scary stuff, this swine flu, and I tend to not want to think too much about it, but I thank you for the info.

Hi Gail -- I love maps (not this one LOL), but seriously, thank you. I bookmarked it and this will be a very easy way to see what's going on. Hopefully this won't be the big one. I read that 1,500 page book titled "The Coming Plague" about 15 years ago -- scary stuff today in this mobile society we live in.

Hi Gail, Thank you for the link, and good advise! Congratulations on the FEATURE!! WOOHOO!! Now I can't leave you without my funny thought for you -- thank goodness it's not BIRD FLU !! :-)

Great map! Thanks for the info...

Wash your hands often, keep Purell in the car and use it.

This is a great post and love the link. Hopefully the media will not scare the public.

This is starting to sound pretty bad... I sure hope it don't get to bad here in our area

I've been reading reports and evidently they are trying to track down Person Zero? I hope they resolve this asap.

Thanks for the post. I will check the map out and watch it.

thanks for the map that was really cool to know and great info. Leave it to Google :)

Thanks for the map. I think the media has been both helpful and harmful. it is good to know about the dangers and take precautions. However, when we look at the numbers of cases and deaths compared with even the normal flu - I worry that people panic too much. There was one New York legislator wanting to close the border to Mexico. I wonder if he now feels that the border to New York should be closed. Politics and fear can be more harmful than the flu.

Nice post I wonder how much google juice you'll get from this post. It's got to be a heavily searched topic.

APR

2009

Gail...

Do you know whether or not a regular, yearly flu shot covers this flu? I have a busy busy day ahead of me and don't have time to do the research. Looks to me like you've done the homework :)

TLW...ROAR!

Billie...The only thing I heard yesterday from a CDC Doctor, is that the Swine Flu could possibly be milder in the US because of past flu shots we've had. There is nothing in this year's shot geared to this particular flu. We're in a wait and see pattern with much yet unknown. How are you feeling?

Great article, Gail. I am reblogging this on my blog. So far, Florida hasn't been hit, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time.

TLW--There's no vaccine but supposedly Tamiflu can lesson symtoms if you've already contracted it, but you have to get to your doctor fast. Rots of ruck if everyone comes down with it all at once.

I just saw on Twitter that it may be going to level 5. A pandemic is something we do not need. Thanks for heightening our awareness. Aloha

I'm concerned but not paniced. I also remember the over blown fear in the 70's that cost more lives than the flu did. Health services are now better, especially in this country. Mexico's problems may be related to poor health services. Many people die from the flu every year.

I am not putting down your concern. I do thing we need to keep some perspective.

Hello Gail,

Thank you so much for taking this illness seriously!

I became quite concerned when I heard the Mexican tourists were sick in an Orlando hospital after visiting the Disney Parks. We live in Fort Myers, 4 hours south of Orlando and have a school field trip planned next week, My husband and son are scheduled to go with 45 6th graders. I am not sure what to do. Do I go not worry and send them or do I cancel their places and say no they can not go?

Gail I am truly thankful to you for educating us on the latest news about this concerning situation.

Kimberly Lang from Keller Wiiliams Elite Realty Realty

www.SWFloridaHomeSearch.com

Judy....we may have it in Florida now, let's hope not as we don't have a confirmation of Swine

Ronnie...Level 5 would not be good, thanks for the info

Gene...I think right now most of us feel as you do, concerned but not panicked. Of course those who are more susceptible worry a little bit more.

Hi Kimberly....I think by next week we should have the facts on the Disney tourists. If there is a real problem, the school will probably cancel on their own. Good luck with your decision.

Gail...

Well I guess I better watch my bum :)

I'm okay. Thank you so much for asking. The last couple of weeks I've experienced some major changes in my ability to get around and get back to living my life. I rode my bicycle for the first time last Saturday. I have not been able to do that since last August. Needless to say: It was a blast and I was tempted to drive ride it into the creek just for the fun of it :)

Judy...

Thanks for the heads up. I have an apt with The Doc in a few weeks. I'll be sure to mention this to him. After everything that's happened to me, the last thing I need it a stupid pig flu :)

TLW...ROAR!

Oh and Gail...

I'm so sorry for not subscribing to your Blog sooner. I guess I've been a little self involved over the last year :)

TLW...ROAR!

LOL @TLW....I hear you and echo your sentiments. I didn't catch the word yesterday but it began with an R, another product to help with flu from the CDC doctor whose name is Allegro, hope that helps. No creek diving -k

LOL...

I bet you wouldn't mind the creek diving if I video taped it for ya :)

But, not to worry, The Docs haven't given me permission to do that kind of thing. Yet :)

TLW...ROAR!

Fine TLW...but don't expect a bathing suit :( You were self-absorbed...well phooey on your near-death experience. We haven't spent a whole lot of time together, but I can tell you that I've shared everyone's concern. Keep on getting better...keep on keeping on! Reminds me of a song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jItacibokI0 Life's best...always :-)

MAY

2009

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