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(JD) · May 04, 2009, 06:58 PM

I haven't heard of any deaths except for Mexicans. I'm sure it has much to do with the lack of care there. I did hear that the Mexican government hasn't even provided medicine to the family members of those sick! That would be sad.

I know they are comparing this to the 1918 flu in that it COULD be horrible in the fall, while mild now in the spring. It's hype to me. People need to be outraged that our government hasn't protected us from the usual flu, nor provided such admonitions to wash hands etc! Of course, taking off from work for the normal flu (which KILLS36 THOUSAND people a year in the USA) would ruin the economy... huh? Ok...as if losing that many people and workers isn't affecting the same economy?

I'm always careful. I carry a little bottle of waterless hand cleaner attached to my purse all the time. I carry tissues with me, or a -gasp- handkerchief!

Tomorrow I have to go see the MD for consult, and I WILL WEAR A MASK. I always get sick in some way after I go to her office. I don't care if people think the worst of me when they see me (WHY DON"T THEY MAKE BEIGE AND BROWN AND BLACK MASKS instead of the blue and green and white that stand out so?)
I do what I have to do... and being sick isn't on my list.

Keep your hands away from your face. Wash your hands often. Cough or sneeze into something, like normal polite people. It isn't so hard.