Observances about nature and life
from just outside Victoria BC . . . and from sundry other locations
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Here's a ray of hope
Just happened on an article in the LA Times that suggests this flu may be milder than first thought. It really puts it all in perspective. Hopefully Mexico can get through this and be back to normal soon.
It is hopeful. With luck, we'll just have a little brush with this. The flu in general is a very big deal every winter. Working ICU for 8 years, we had many profoundly ill patients who generally had other diseases which put them at great risk. What's different in Mexico is that the young are dying and it may simply be a lack of resources and medications that is the cause of death for them. Hopefully this bug will die down before it gets the opportunity to mutate. In the meantime, I'm trying to keep my hands washed and out of my face.
It is hopeful. With luck, we'll just have a little brush with this. The flu in general is a very big deal every winter. Working ICU for 8 years, we had many profoundly ill patients who generally had other diseases which put them at great risk. What's different in Mexico is that the young are dying and it may simply be a lack of resources and medications that is the cause of death for them. Hopefully this bug will die down before it gets the opportunity to mutate. In the meantime, I'm trying to keep my hands washed and out of my face.
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