We are seeing a few Positive Influenza "A" flu's at our Urgent Scare. These are sent to DEHEC who further test them to get a PRESUMPTIVE POSITIVE on N1H1 or a negative- reported as a "SEASONAL" an actual Flu A. The Presumptive Positive is then sent to the CDC in Atlanta where it is tested and confirmed whether or not it is SWINE FLU or N1H1, and the contact the patients.
This is about a 7 day turnaround. Meanwhile- you give the patient and anyone in their household Tamiflu and they are to stay home for 7 days! So duhhhhhhhhh...... if you have a fever of 102- feel like crap, coughing up a lung, and sometimes diarrhea with body aches and pains-----STAY HOME- for 7 days or until you have NO fever !!!!!
THE TAMIFLU BAKER MEDS WILL HELP, BUT HELLO- IT'S A VIRUS AND WILL RUN IT'S COURSE. Hand washing is key and covering your mouth when you cough. Isolation will stop this Pandemic and the little bottles of hand sanitizer are awesome. You need those all year long to wipe down the cats at Wally World or any store, as it has been shown that even feces has been cultured from the handles.
I know, appetizing isn't it. But Diaper changes must be done and some people are hygienically challenged. - Translation: dirty, and smell like shit!
Also, before we get too occupied with cleanliness, lets remember, small amounts of exposure to germs are necessary to buildup antibodies against a major attack. So if you are not IMMUNOCOMPROMISED: Leukemia, Cancer, HIV, AIDS etc...then you need some good ole White Blood cells that can Kick the Crap outta certain Bacteria and Virus's.
Working 2, 14-15 hour shifts, (that is what our 12's are running right now) on Wed and Thursday and then have 4 days off. Will prob post Friday and swing around and read everyone to Catch up.!
Love to you all.
J
Good info. I was thinking about the grocery carts too...yuck.
ReplyDeleteStay well John.
ReplyDeleteHammer- I thought about you and the girls when I wrote this- knowing you've probably done the wiping of handles for years!
ReplyDeleteSweeti- Thanks. You will not believe this but I did a positive Flu A swab on a 70 year old lady Monday p.m., and today I can't breath out of my nose and have a sore throat! I NEVER get a sore throat, so I hope this is just an allergy bug. If I can make it today and tomorrow I have 4 to rest up!!!
I had gloves and mask ( a heavy duty mask, not a flimsy surgical type mask)- as a matter of fact it was a Diving mask and a Scuba tank- yeah, yeah that's the ticket.......LOL
J
Long ago, our entire family picked up a nasty parasite at a Burger King (even though there was a bit of an epidemic of this parasite at the time among people totally unconnected to us, the health department refused to check out the Burger King - the ONLY place we possibly could have picked it up). My doc did not mince words when he broke the news to me - he said we got it by eating shit.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I am a confirmed BoogerKingaphobe, I am not a germaphobe.
I use my pinkie to open washroom doors. I take hand sanitizer to rock concerts...my kids do too.
JEANNIE- SH IT HAPPENS A LOT MORE THAN WE WOULD EVER LIKE TO THINK IT DOES! IF MOST OF US KNEW THE TRUTH WE'D NEVER EAT OUT AGAIN!
ReplyDeleteTHAT'S WHY SO MANY PEOPLE IN RESTAURANTS ARE SITTING THERE WITH A SHIT EATING GRIN ON THEY FACE-TOTALLY OBLIVIOUS------THAT THEY ARE!!!!!!!