What do you think about the Swine Flu?

[WindingRoad]

I've been reading everyone's responses to this and entertained by a few . I think there are reasons to be concerned but not to flip out about it. The only thing has me even slightly concerned is that I'm running the Mini Marathon in Indianapolis with 35,000 other runners from many different countries. I don't know if I should be worried about contracting the Swine flu and dying or just simply having a heart attack and dying trying to run 13.1 miles. It begs the question .

On a serious note though, I am a little worried about being in such close proximity with that many people.

[Aggie_Ama]

My company has been taking the normal precautions. Sending us helpful information, asking us to go to the doctor if sick and limiting outside visitors to our office. No panic though. My mother works for the state health agency, haven't had a chance to see how that is different.

[crazycanuck]

I saw a great word today to describe the reaction to this..

PANICDEMIC..

The media should be ashamed.

[pfunk12]

I received an automated call yesterday afternoon from my daughter's school informing us that a student was sent home from school because one of the student's parents had the swine flu. The student's father, a World Bank employee, had just traveled to Mexico. One of my daughter's friends called last night to say that her mom was keeping her home from school today as a precaution. I respect her decision but I don't think it's necessary. Much to my daughter's dismay, she will be going to school today On the other hand, when my ex-husband finds out, my daughter might be quarantined

[Veronica]

I had another kid convince his mom that he needed to stay home yesterday. That's after the superintendent called using our automated system saying our district has no cases of swine flu. The mom called in his absence and our clerk told her it would be unexcused. The mom realized then that her boy had played her. Yeah, this is one of my difficult kids.

I would understand parents keeping their kids home if there was someone anywhere in the district who had it.

The girl who stayed home on Wed. because of flu worries fell off her dad's motorcycle. She's got a lot of road rash, but no flu.

Veronica

[OakLeaf]

The girl who stayed home on Wed. because of flu worries fell off her dad's motorcycle.

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(I really don't have anything more useful than the above to say about parents who allow their children to ride motorcycles [or bicycles!] without proper gear on, especially after they've expressed some kind of concern for their health.)

[maillotpois]

Yeah, seriously. DD hates the moto boots and gear but she has to wear them. Even so, her chances of being injured on the moto are higher than dying from swine flu I suspect.

[maillotpois]

I had a little bit of sore throat, fever and nausea early in the week. we made the mistake of joking that I had Swine Flu to my super hypochondriac sister in law. So... she didn't let her kid to go a movie with my kid today. my kid is perfectly healthy and the reason it would have been nice for my kid to go to the movie w/the grandparents and her kid is because I was doing a 200k in the rain. in other word I mostly recovered from my SIMPLE UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION. sheesh people. (last time we try to out hypochondriac a true hypochondriac).

[Blueberry]

I've had a sore throat and a drippy nose for a couple of weeks. Maybe I should run to the doc for an antiviral...or wait...maybe it's allergies

(In case it doesn't come across, that's a joke. I have allergies, not swine flu. And I'm not rushing to the doctor.)

Yes, it could be serious. It's not time to panic yet. They haven't even confirmed it in my state, and people are running around in face masks