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My newest podcast is up on iTunes (go here for the web-based version). It’s the first of a two (maybe more) part series on influenza – covering flu in general. We have been seeing a significant number of cases of the flu over the past week, which is extremely unusual for this time of year. [...]
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“I need to talk to you” was the greeting I was met with this morning as I walked into the office. There were “a large number of flu cases in a local school” and we need to prepare for it. These are supposedly “documented” H1N1 influenza. My nurse and I sat down and we batted [...]
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Before you get too “conspiracy theory” on me, let me assure you that I am not going to talk about how the influenza virus pandemic is the work of terrorists (unless the Napoleon and Snowball are trying to take over our farm). I am also not suggesting that children are terrorists (although some do raise [...]
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Quiet and Questions Today was the quietest day of the week. People were still asking questions, but the worry in their eyes was a little bit less. A little. The box of masks promised me yesterday was on my desk today. My nurse got back from a trip to Arizona; she said everyone was nervously [...]
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4/29 Yesterday was the day when things really changed around here. Nearly every visit seemed to have discussions about flu, and many of the phone calls revolved around it as well. I got a note from my nurse saying that a patient was having diarrhea and so was worried he had the “swan flu.” Not [...]
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Credit The news we all are seeing is certainly scary. It looks like we are going headlong into a pandemic – something that very few of us have experienced. There is an edge of panic among the public, and I find myself looked to for reassurance. Given what I know about a pandemic, I can’t [...]
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