Comments on: Jane’s Blog: Swine Flu Worries http://www.radioboston.org/stories/2009/11/12/janes-blog-swine-flu-worries/ WBUR’s Radio Boston with David Boeri and Jane Clayson: Stories and analysis about Boston and beyond. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:31:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rachel Weinstein http://www.radioboston.org/stories/2009/11/12/janes-blog-swine-flu-worries/comment-page-1/#comment-1333 Rachel Weinstein Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:49:48 +0000 http://www.radioboston.org/?p=1849#comment-1333 Ironically or coincidently, as I was listening to your program this afternoon, I was bathing my 10 month old daughter, who is confirmed she has h1n1 after the nose swipe test, and then taking my second shower of the day after getting thrown up on a second time. I too thought the h1n1 was another overblown media hype, but when my own kids got it I saw how scary it is and how it rapidly "attacked" their body. My 3 year old son is 90% back to health, but there have been some really, really scary moments with my 10 month old daughter and irrational guilt of what I could have done different to stop this even though close to 75% of my son's preschool was absent due to this horrible flu. p.s. We did not get either seasonal or h1n1 shots due to unavailability. Ironically or coincidently, as I was listening to your program this afternoon, I was bathing my 10 month old daughter, who is confirmed she has h1n1 after the nose swipe test, and then taking my second shower of the day after getting thrown up on a second time. I too thought the h1n1 was another overblown media hype, but when my own kids got it I saw how scary it is and how it rapidly “attacked” their body. My 3 year old son is 90% back to health, but there have been some really, really scary moments with my 10 month old daughter and irrational guilt of what I could have done different to stop this even though close to 75% of my son’s preschool was absent due to this horrible flu.
p.s. We did not get either seasonal or h1n1 shots due to unavailability.

]]> By: Dr. Gwenn http://www.radioboston.org/stories/2009/11/12/janes-blog-swine-flu-worries/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 Dr. Gwenn Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:53:00 +0000 http://www.radioboston.org/?p=1849#comment-1330 Roasalie: H1N1 is named for the surface proteins on the virus, hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N), which are common to all influenza A viruses. The numbers refer to the subtypes of each protein. Clem: H1N1 spread via the respiratory tract so can not be spread via food. Roasalie: H1N1 is named for the surface proteins on the virus, hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N), which are common to all influenza A viruses. The numbers refer to the subtypes of each protein.

Clem: H1N1 spread via the respiratory tract so can not be spread via food.

]]> By: Clem Russell http://www.radioboston.org/stories/2009/11/12/janes-blog-swine-flu-worries/comment-page-1/#comment-1329 Clem Russell Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:25:37 +0000 http://www.radioboston.org/?p=1849#comment-1329 My mother lives in a nursing home. She is 86 and not in the best of health. She is bedridden and has her meals delivered on a tray by an orderly. Should an orderly, who has contracted H1N1, accidentally sneeze in Mum's food, what are the odds of Mum catching the flu? Thank you. My mother lives in a nursing home. She is 86 and not in the best of health. She is bedridden and has her meals delivered on a tray by an orderly. Should an orderly, who has contracted H1N1, accidentally sneeze in Mum’s food, what are the odds of Mum catching the flu? Thank you.

]]> By: Rosalie http://www.radioboston.org/stories/2009/11/12/janes-blog-swine-flu-worries/comment-page-1/#comment-1327 Rosalie Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:49:12 +0000 http://www.radioboston.org/?p=1849#comment-1327 In H1N1. What does the H stand for and what does the N stand for? In H1N1. What does the H stand for and what does the N stand for?

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