Well, living in a state that borders Mexico is never boring. Dallas had it's first death from Swine Flu on Tuesday, a toddler boy who was visiting w/ family from Mexico. The cases in the area, other than this little boy, are not requiring hospitalization, but rest at home like any flu. And tamaflu (Rx) works well against it. All cases seem to have some connection with the afflicted being in contact with someone from Mexico, or having recently been to Mexico.
Fort Worth schools are closed until May 11. They have 4 probably cases, 1 confirmed, and are trying to contain the spread of the virus. There is a 2-day incubation and a 7-8 day window in which the person is contagious. Cleburne, Tx, a small town just south of FW, has 1 confirmed case but the city basically closed down: schools and city offices. They are asking day cares to close, all libraries and museums to close, people to basically stay home.
Our town is affected b/c anything occurring outside of regular school hours has been cancelled thru May 11. So DD has no swim team practice; DS has no choir practices or performances; no athletic games or practices.... really disrupting the end-of-year crescendos of activities.Wonder if they'll tighten border security now....PS: I find it interesting that in Israel, they are calling it "Mexican Flu", since swine are not kosher
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MEXICAN FLU, EH? I LOVE IT. IT WILL BE SAME IN ISLAMIC COUNTRIES WHO ALSO DON'T EAT PIG. I KNOW YOU WILL BE HAPPY TO SEE LIFE GETTING BACK TO 'NORMAL' FOR YALL. IN MY TRAVELS, I COUGH A BIT AND TELL THOSE WHO LOOK AT ME "DON'T KNOW WHAT I GOT, FELT BAD EVER SINCE GETTING BACK FROM MY NIECE'S HOG RANCH DOWN IN MEXICO"...RAISES EYEBROWS ;>) CMC
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