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What with the swine flu breaking out in Sacramento, Marin County, and "the possibility that a California man may have died from the disease" (which, actually, wasn't the case) California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency today. According to Sacto Bee, "Schwarzenegger ordered state agencies to work together in their responses, allowed some departments to enter into contracts for services and materials and waived some certification requirements at public health labs to expand California's ability to test for the virus." ABC News goes on to report that the U.S. should expect more people in different states to be affected by the swine flu outbreak.
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Sigh... just remember the basic tips:
---Wash hands for at least 20 seconds. An easy way... sing the "happy birthday" song twice.
---Don't touch your face, nose, or mouth with your bare hands without washing them first.
---Don't handle food without washing hands. This includes picking-up food like french fries to eat.
---Cover your mouth when sneezing and coughing.
--Carry a small bottle of hand sanitizer in your coat pocket. Perfect for times when running water is not available. Save money by buying one small bottle, and a big bulk bottle at your drugstore.
Best non-illness streak: three years just by taking these precautions.
This is effing insane.
are vegetarians immune?
no, you cannot necessarily get it by eating pork.
we are all swine flu.
Bin Laden is probably in some cave laughing his ass off.
My girlfriend actually just got sick today. Which is further coincidental as she already had a doctor's appointment for this afternoon. Running a fever and not feeling well, but none of the other major symptoms (e.g. non-productive coughing, headache) and the doctor pronounced it wasn't swine flu. Still... very freaky timing.
Definitely not a great time to be immunocompromised by something else.
This is a serious kind of attack from terrorists.