PoGo Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Google Maps is tracking H1N1 Swine Flu cases Google Map H1N1 Swine Flu Tracking Link to comment
Grace&Violets Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Thanks for posting. There are a lot more suspected cases than I thought. Link to comment
TurtleMama Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Whoa!!!! This is spreading fast...I wonder what the incubation period between infection and the onset of symptoms is? Epidemics tend to spread exponentially...this is a good tool for actually visualizing that. Thanks for posting it, PoGo (btw, I love your stuck sheep avatar!!). Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I read this morning that one is infectious one day before symptoms and 7 days after. But I have no idea if this is credible information. Just a news story. MtRider Link to comment
TurtleMama Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Here we go...from: http://www.medicinenet.com/swine_flu/page2.htm Persons with swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection should be considered potentially contagious for up to 7 days following illness onset. Persons who continue to be ill longer than 7 days after illness onset should be considered potentially contagious until symptoms have resolved. Children, especially younger children, might potentially be contagious for longer periods. The duration of infectiousness might vary by swine influenza A (H1N1) virus strain. Non-hospitalized ill persons who are a confirmed or suspected case of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection are recommended to stay at home (voluntary isolation) for at least the first 7 days after illness onset except to seek medical care. I discovered, as well, that the incubation period of the virus is five to ten days. Link to comment
Granny Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I like this map much better than the google one. http://www.idemc.org/ Link to comment
westbrook Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 another map of the world http://www.healthmap.org/en Link to comment
Cat Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Yanno, I've learned over the years that if something big is happening, it is *usually* UNDER-reported so as not to cause panic. Kinda sets the tone for this, if ya know what I mean...? According to the Google map, there are 2 confirmed cases in Indiana, north of Indianapolis. OK... and who have *THOSE* people been in contact with??? NO new in Indiana that I have heard or read has reported any cases in Indiana. YET... Link to comment
PoGo Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 You're welcome, ladies. Those are nice maps, Granny & westbrook. Thank you! Thanks for posting it, PoGo (btw, I love your stuck sheep avatar!!). Thank you, TurtleMama. I thought the sheep was cute! Link to comment
rootdiggr Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Here is a timeline to show the spread: Swine Flu Timeline Click on each day to watch it move. Link to comment
ANewMe Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 http://www.idemc.org/ This site shows a map then a scolling thing at the bottom that lists each affected country and updated numbers. We were at 40 when I left work...now its 116 Link to comment
ANewMe Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Yanno, I've learned over the years that if something big is happening, it is *usually* UNDER-reported so as not to cause panic. Kinda sets the tone for this, if ya know what I mean...? According to the Google map, there are 2 confirmed cases in Indiana, north of Indianapolis. OK... and who have *THOSE* people been in contact with??? NO new in Indiana that I have heard or read has reported any cases in Indiana. YET... Cat...I am definatley on the same page as you. I think this is being downplayed big time. I really hope that I am wrong but the response to what is being put out there doesn't add up. I mean the White house usually does not make a public address on Sunday....then the WHO and CDC...it just doesn't add up. I read on another thread that the info that the CDC is putting out is 5 days old to prevent panic. I was told today that this is part of an agenda being pushed by the media. Normally I may have bought that....but with our country being in such a horrible economic state why? The EU has put out a travel advisory about traveling here or Mexico, countries are rejecting pork imports from us...has anyone heard of any pigs having problems?? I haven't. So making a big deal of nothing would only hurt the country......right? Link to comment
Cricket Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Some posters have asked when will we know when it is time to self quarantine. A poll on the CNN website indicates that 66% of the respondents believe the media coverage of the swine flu is "overblown". It seems we will have big fuzzy canaries in our pandemic mineshaft. Link to comment
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