The city has just declared a Sanitary Emergency

[tangobob]

I saw ~15 to 20 different people wearing masks today including a kiosk worker and a subte ticket machine watcher. They thought they looked smart. I thought they looked stupid. I don't know who was right.

Nothing to do with flu, It's just the ugly ones.

 

[steveinbsas]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Napoleon

I saw ~15 to 20 different people wearing masks today including a kiosk worker and a subte ticket machine watcher. They thought they looked smart. I thought they looked stupid. I don't know who was right.

Quote:tangobob

Nothing to do with flu, It's just the ugly ones.
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or Brits with bad teeth...

 

[tangobob]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Napoleon

I saw ~15 to 20 different people wearing masks today including a kiosk worker and a subte ticket machine watcher. They thought they looked smart. I thought they looked stupid. I don't know who was right.

Quote:tangobob

Nothing to do with flu, It's just the ugly ones.
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or Brits with bad teeth...

Since Maggi privatized the dentists, it's a simple choice; get your teeth fixed, or go on holiday.

 

[elhombresinnombre]

Since Maggi privatized the dentists, it's a simple choice; get your teeth fixed, or go on holiday.

That was Maggi was it? That's done it: I'm never going to buy their soup again.

 

[Bianca]

Latest U.S. Embassy Message: H1N1 Influenza A

H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) Update
July 2, 2009
This warden message is being issued to alert U.S. citizens residing and
traveling in Argentina that the country's health ministry reported more
than 1,500 confirmed cases of H1N1 Influenza, including 26 deaths, as of
June 26, its last release of statistics. Media reports place the number
of deaths at 44 as of July 1, 2009, with higher numbers of confirmed
cases as well. Seventeen of Argentina's 24 districts have extended
school vacations, some to as long as a month. Two of Argentina's
largest districts, the Province of Buenos Aires and the city of Buenos
Aires, have declared administrative health emergencies and are
recommending avoiding large congregations of people. Other measures
instituted to control the spread of H1N1 include a requirement that
travelers entering Argentina complete health cards with local contact
information, don provided surgical masks when disembarking their
flights, and pass in front of sensors that track body temperature in
transportation terminals. Some flights also may be disinfected with
spray prior to landing.
The U.S. Embassy will continue to monitor this situation and will issue
updated messages as necessary. Citizens -- especially persons at higher
risk for flu complications -- are encouraged to consult the Department
of State information on H1N1 Flu at
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_4493.html, the United
States Centers for Disease Control website at
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/ or the World Health Organization website at
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html for information on
how to avoid contracting the virus and how to treat it if infected.
More information on H1N1 flu in Argentina may be obtained from the
Argentine Ministry of Health website at
http://www.msal.gov.ar/htm/site/default.asp
<http://www.msal.gov.ar/htm/site/default.asp%20> .
U.S. citizens may also call the Office of Overseas Citizens Services in
the U.S. for the latest travel information. The Office of Overseas
Citizens Services can be reached from 8:00 am - 8:00 pm Eastern Daylight
Time, M-F, at 1-888-407-4747, or if calling from outside the U.S., at
(202)-501-4444. For any emergencies involving American citizens, please
contact the American Citizens Services (ACS) Unit of the U.S. Embassy's
Consular Section, located at 4300 Avenida Colombia, 1425 Buenos Aires;
telephone+54-11-5777-4354; after hours emergency telephone
+54-11-5777-4873; ACS unit fax +54-11-5777-4293; e-mail
[email protected]; web page http://argentina.usembassy.gov.
Americans living or traveling in Argentina are encouraged to register
with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate through the State
Department's travel registration website,
https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/ui so that they can obtain
updated information on travel and security within Argentina. Americans
without internet access may register directly with the nearest U.S.
Embassy or Consulate.
U. S. Embassy
Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

[NaVette]

I'm 7 months pregnant and scheduled to arrive in AR on the 5th. After reading this thread, should I reconsider? My only problem is that my doctor, the only one I trust is there. Is it really that bad? Oh, I also have a 15 month daughter. Thanks for any feedback.

 

[BAJoe]

NaVette:
It´s not that bad, as long as you can take care of yourself. If you have the option of not coming, then you don´t seem to need to work and commute here. Meaning you can stay home as much as possible, maybe working out of home. That is a plus already.

Also, if you need to move around,... I do so in my car exclusively these days, where normally I would use public transport. OK, you´re talking pennies vs hundreds of pesos worth of fuel, but I have asthma and am at very high risk for any type flu, so I´m being as cautious as possible while needing to go out, to work and have a proper social life for a single male.
Hope you can work things out.

 

[katti]

It is not the amount of people getting the virus that is the biggest concern, because it is considered a mild form of flu. It is the fact that they fear for a mutation, and for medecine resistancy that makes it necessary to try and get the amount of sick people under control.
There has been a 1st case in Denmark of a tamiflu-resistent Mexican flu. This is not a big problem (yet) as they already have a 2nd type of medecine, which is not in the shops yet as they keep it as a back up when tamiflu resistance becomes widely spread. (I suppose this man got that medecine)
It is absolutely not certain that the virus will mutate, it just might... Then the consequences could be huge.
I wouldn't panic right now, but when flying to the south of the equator, I take my tamiflu with me, just in case.

 

[tangobob]

OK in a normal year there are about 4,000 deaths from influenza type diseases.The last official figure released last week stood at 1,587 infected and 26 dead.

The estimate of infected includes those who have already recovered, minor cases and those without symptoms.
About 2,800 cases have been confirmed as A(H1N1) by laboratory studies during the current South American winter.


Read more: http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/health/news/article_1487690.php/Health_minister_100000_swine_flu_cases_in_Argentina__Roundup__#ixzz0KIhrV7Vf&B

Read more: http://www.monstersandcritics.com/n...cases_in_Argentina__Roundup__#ixzz0KIhcWwqp&B


Time to stop the panic.

p.s most of this is plagerised from http://www.monstersandcritics.com/n..._100000_swine_flu_cases_in_Argentina__Roundup__

 

[diego7david]

as i posted once before some hopefully well researched info.

this flu is highly contagious. luckily while severe in some people it seems to be less virulent than some other flu's. a person can catch the flu from recently handled objects contaminated by germs from a person with the flu via their sputnum. that can be an atm, door knob, table top, etc. but you must then wipe you nose eyes or mouth or inhale the germs somehow. so washing your hands often is good. masks cut down on how far germs are coughed and somewhat inhibits you breathing them but you really need a n95 type mask properly adjusted on you face to make a more serious barrier to flu germs. they are avalable from surgical supply houses and are cheap. less than a dollar a piece.

tamiflu, a prescription drug, is available now although if cases rise it will be in short supply. resistence to tamiflu is developing in europe. a normal treatment would consist of two 75 mg capsules orally for five days and should be taken immediately upon onset of symptoms to lessen the flu. this is good for all types of flu.

an inhaled drug called relenza comes in blister packs of 5mg and treatment is a little tougher as you need to use the provided inhaler to pop the blister packs and inhale the drug. it has a caution for those folks with respiratory problems ie asthma, allegeries etc that you should have a bronchial dialator handy like proventil as relenza can cause you to need them.

its not a bad idea to keep several days worth of soup or tuna fish and some rehydrating drinks in your kitchen in case you do get sick so you dont have to head out and give your flu to others. also you may feel too rotten to get food so having some easy to eat stuff may be a good idea.

it might also be a good idea to keep a little cash in hand so if you need a delivery or something you can pay for something to be left at your door. although your germs on money can give it to someone else......