Originally Posted by
Newman
The area that they came into the United States (Brownsville TX) is 30 miles from where I used to live, and actually where I am currently going to school by internet.
Did ANYONE catch that this kid had been running a fever for 5 days before he was hospitalized? From working healthcare down there, I have very little doubt that the child was nearly dead before he ever was taken to the hospital. I have seen it way too many times. I may make a couple of phone calls to my friends who work there (in the emergency room) to confirm.
The society down there is extremely poor and most wait way too long before seeking medical help. The report also did not mention if the child was legally in the US either. If they were illegal, they REALLY wait until last minute to seek help, because they are affraid of deportation, which is unfortunate because the hospital is restricted BY LAW from calling any type of immigration authorities.
This swine flu had gotten totally out of control. I am not talking about the flu itself, I am talking about the medias coverage of it. If we thought that the recession talk was killing our economy, this is even worse.
Like Relmor said: The REGULAR flu kills thousands every single year in the United States. This has killed ONE. The lengths that the states and governments are forcing hospitals to go to is insane. I worked yesterday... lets just say I am glad I have the next couple of days off.
When someone comes to the hospital and says "I think I have Swine Flu" but does not even know what it is? That is media-induced hysteria. I want the media to create a disease called "ImAMoronItis". That way when people come in saying "I have ImAMoronItis" we can say yes you do.
As we say in the medical field "Stupidity is seldom fatal, but it is chronic."