Colette Bouchez asked:


With the swine flu now holding the potential for a worldwide pandemic, there is perhaps no one more worried about getting sick than women who are pregnant.

This is particularly true for those of you over 35 who may already be struggling with fertility issues – or maybe undergoing fertility treatments right now.

The good news is that pregnancy doesn’t necessarily increase your risk for getting the swine flu – or any other type of flu. However, it is important to note that if you do get the flu while you are pregnant, studies show you are up to five times more likely to suffer serious complications – such as pneumonia. And that is often where most of the flu fatalities lie.

In terms of risks to your baby, the greatest threat from illnesses such as the flu occur from high fevers in the mother during pregnancy. Sustained body temperature over 101 degrees, and particularly over 102 degrees can increase the risk of miscarriage and lead to an increased risk of neural tube defects in your baby – which include life-threatening malformations of the brain and spine.

The good news is there are things you can do to prevent these problems even if you get the flu.

The first is to control your fever.The March of Dimes recommends acetaminophen (Tylenol) but talk to your doctor first to make certain it’s okay for you. You should also try to keep your body as cool as possible with cold compresses, and drink plenty of fluids. Pregnancy is not the time to “sweat out ” a fever.

Second is continue to take your prenatal vitamins – particularly 1000 mcg of folic acid. Studies conducted at the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities in England, found that women who took a multi vitamin high in folic acid during pregnancy decreased their baby’s risk of birth defects, even if they ran a fever while pregnant.

In terms of the the two medications used to treat swine flu – Tamiflu and Relenza – like other flu medications they are ranked by the FDA as “Category C ” drugs – meaning they have not been tested for use during pregnancy. That said, it’s important to note that there have not been any cases of birth defects or other serious health concerns linked to the use of these drugs in pregnant women who have used them.

So, if symptoms are severe, your doctor might suggest a course of either drug, and if this is the case, experts say don’t be fearful.

Finally, relax and don’t worry! Right now, the stress and anxiety of worrying about getting sick is likely to cause you more harm than the risk of actually getting the flu, which at this point is still quite small.

For more tips and information on swine flu and pregnancy, and some important details on what to do if you contract swine flu while undergoing fertility treatments, check out this article on GettingPregnantNow.org.

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lcfuser asked:

David talking about the upcoming swine flu vaccine. Post this anywhere and everywhere. Baxter mix live virus with vaccine: www.infowars.com journalist files FBI charges. www.infowars.com

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maukurc asked:


The medicine tamiflu is currentl indicated only for the flu infection, caused by influenza virus. Is it also useful against other viruses that cause the common cold?

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Richard Stoyeck asked:


kid yourself, if you have Swine Flu, you can have the best doctors in the world taking care of you, but the name of the game is Flu Prevention, and the question is how do you resist getting the Swine Flu or any other flu for that matter? You need to get the germ into your body in order to contract the Swine Flu, and that means it has to get into an opening.

Even if you get the germ on your skin, it doesn’t guarantee you will contract Swine Flu because it must enter via the mouth, nose, or eyes. Those are the pathways into the body. If you have or are having a surgical procedure done, such as a hospital patient, than the surgical site itself is also a pathway for germs to enter the body.

I am going to give you a few basic ideas about how to prevent the Swine Flu, and for that matter, colds and viruses in general.

- Wash those hands, and keep washing them. Every time, you shake hands with someone, you are shaking hands with everyone else they have shaken hands with, since they last washed their hands. If you do shake hands, then before you touch any other part of your body including your nose, mouth, and eyes, you must get those hands clean.

- A person who is infected can pass the germ to you a day before symptoms appear, and up to 7 days after symptoms appear. You get the virus by contact with such a person directly, or by contact with an object that they touched. It is debatable how long an object such as a doorknob can retain the live germ.

- Beware of door handles. About the most germ infested surface you can touch is a door handle or the faucets you turn the water on and off with, especially in bathrooms that others use. Once you touch either of these objects, it is as though you never washed your hands at all. Our suggestion is to use the same paper towel you dry your hands with as a barrier between your now germ free hand and the door knob or water faucet.

- At work, we keep bottles of Windex handy. Just spray the bathroom doors, and the faucets and the door handles to people’s offices and let the air dry them which only takes a minute or two. If you immediately dry the surface, you destroy most of the germ inhibiting barrier.

- Go to a major discounter like Wal-Mart and stock up on hand sanitizers. Easily carried 2 to 4 oz bottles that can fit in your pocket, are less than a $1 and give one to each member of the family. They are fabulous for cleaning hands, and the residue evaporates within seconds. Doctors use them all the time. It’s cheap insurance.

- If and when the Swine Flu hits your area, than order some masks that are N95 rated. They are recommended by the Center for Disease Control, and are very inexpensive. Go online and Google “Swine Flu Masks”, and check prices.

Follow these simple rules religiously, and we think the Swine Flu will be bypassing you and your house this season. Good luck.

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RussiaToday asked:

The number of confirmed cases of swine flu has topped over a hundred thousand, with the World Health Organization calling the pandemic ‘unstoppable’, and suggesting mass vaccination.

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smartypants22 asked:


Other than the swine flu started in Mexico and the bird flu starting in Asia?

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up_all_night asked:


I am 28 and just found out that I did not get all my vaccines as an infant and young child. My mother can’t remember even if I got any at all. She said all she remembers is that there was a shortage when she tried to get it done in the late 70′s. Will this seriously affect my health later on in life? So far I have been pretty healthy. I have got the flu about every other winter, but many people do who have had their vaccines. I do suffer from sever sinus infections. Thats about all I can think of.

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63 people have completed my survey. I need 107 by tonight! That’s 44 more! Can you all help me?
Every answer will help so please answer for your friends and family as well!

For those who have NOT had the flu vaccine only please complete survey below:

1. Have you had the [diagnosed] flu?
2. What is your age?

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Kevin Krafter asked:


 

What about this for a plot – any good writers out there?

 

2 politicians – rivals – but thrown together and one quickly cottoning on to the fact that together he/they can achieve – and they do – party into power – long period of success fuelled by the charm and skilled oratory of the one and the skilled financial crookery & manipulation of the other – hey ho – things starting to get a touch difficult so boss man decides time to go in order to complete his conquering of the world and  building of his financial empire from a more accepting and friendly dinner guest audience.

 

The other? – Well of course he is handed the poisoned chalice of leadership which by now has poisioned most of the worlds financial systems and comes tumbling down around his ears – does he worry? – not a bit of it – by now he is the consummate manipulator, spinner of spin & crook of all crooks – so he simply presents himself as the rescuer of the worlds financial systems ably assisted by some clever teamwork with his former boss as they deftly manoeuvre into place the new boy on the block who just happens to be leader of the most powerful nation in the world – which of course is also suffering deeply from the crookedness of the financial system engineered by these two crafty and crooked politicians.

 

Meanwhile the press is getting ever more intrusive and some blatant exposure of the lying and deceit inside the leaders office is this time not calmed by his out and out denial – no – he is actually forced onto the back step of an apology.

 

Little wonder then that he enters the G20 financial summit hatching a clever plan to divert the world’s attention away from the crumbling and rotten financial and political morass – with a couple of other leaders alongside and shortly afterwards ….well would you believe it… an outbreak of Swine flu which of course is enough to scare the pants off a world already down in the dumps and deftly set up earlier by bird flu to predictably react to such scare mongering diversionary tactics.

 

Does not take much of a leap of imagination for one to envisage a bio chemist secret agent quietly dispatched to Mexico as a tourist with a carefully prepared phial of potent virus. (More than likely designed to extinguish itself within a few weeks – just watch – I bet this scare disappears in a couple of weeks as quickly as it has begun.)  Come on, look at it, this sort of happening is only the daily grist of the main time scary TV dramas we are repeatedly fed.

 

Oh! And of course we must remember the design includes the advantage of offering ‘New Boy’ some help – I mean that Mexico border and the immigrants – put a stop to that for a while eh!

 

And what a lucky break for our erstwhile and scheming politician – the first planeload of infected tourists to land back home back happen to be from Scotland – just the job – what with them being run by those pesky Nationalists and causing all sorts of problems.

 

All in all a story with a lot of stinking ‘Brown’ stuff in it. Just wants a heroic and clever rebel agent now to expose it all and fit in a real nice ending. That would of course firmly establishes it as total fiction.

 



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Exotic Green Eyes asked:


I asked this and put it in a category that only got one answer, so I’m asking again… Just a concerned Mom… I got jeans from eBay in the mail today and it came from someone who had the flu and I forgot and touched them… I just don’t want to bring it in our household. I have the clothing in the washer on sanitize. Please don’t say I’m stupid for asking because some viruses can stick to clothing… I stupidly tried them on too, I totally forgot she had told me she had the flu and that was the reason for the delay in shipment. Somebody please ease my mind!!

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