Why do you say that? In the past we've had a family member tested
(doctor's decision, not ours) to see whether his flu-like symptoms
were in fact tlu--so he could decide whether he wanted Tamiflu! By
the time the diagnosis came back a few days later--yes, it was a flu,
would he like Tamiflu?--he was nearly better anyway.



On Oct 25, 2009, at 11:32 AM, Sheri Nakken wrote:

> they don't even test for AH1N1
> just diagnose it in anyone with flu-like symptoms
> Sheri
>
> At 05:00 PM 10/24/2009, you wrote:
>> And yet it's apparently still the case that *most* cases of this H1N1
>> flu are mild--generally milder than a "regular seasonal flu." Or has
>> that changed? The *number* of cases seems to be rising fast in some
>> areas, tho.
>> Shannon
>>
>>
>> On Oct 24, 2009, at 5:54 PM, <healthyinfo6 (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > Last week's 60 Minutes CBS news show had segment on H1N1. Seems
>> > this virus is a relative of 1918 flu and that is why mostly young
>> > people are becoming sick and dying. Anyone born before 1950 has
>> > some possible H1N1 immunity due to similar viruses which were still
>> > around in the 30's and 40's. Watch the video and see this 15 year
>> > old in intensive care on a ventilator literally overnight after
>> > playing in a football game tested H1N1 positive. This virus
>> > infected his lungs allowing bacterial infection.
>> >
>> > Just now CNN Wolf Blitzer asked "expert" if 60 Minutes was accurate
>> > as respect to saying H1N1 ability to infect from 10 feet away. No
>> > definitive answer.
>> >
>> > http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?...3n&tag=nl.e882
>> >
>> >
>> > Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent (declined USA
>> > Surgeon General job) had H1N1 in Afghanistan "The Sickest I Have
>> > Ever Been". Supposedly he was told to stop talking about how sick
>> > he was on the air plus he has a new book out on Cheating Death.
>> >
>> > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/0..._n_296094.html
>> >
>> >
>> > Obama: Swine Flu A National Emergency
>> >
>> > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/1..._n_332617.html
>> >
>> > Susan
>> >