Swine Flu Ruled Out In 1 of 2 L.A. Deaths
April 28, 2009 by national
Filed under National Interest
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At least one of the two deaths that were under investigation by the Los Angeles County Coroners Office was not caused by swine flu, a public health official said Tuesday during a news conference.
Los Angeles County public health officer Dr. Jonathan Fielding said Tuesday during a news briefing that news reports of two possible deaths were initially “misreported.”
“One is definitely not swine flu and the other one is still being looked at,” he said. But … I wouldn’t be surprised if we have deaths associated with influenza. And, if swine flu is like seasonal influenza, we would expect that we would have some deaths associated with it.”
Coroner’s spokesman Craig Harvey told the Los Angeles Times earlier Tuesday that a Bellflower, California-hospital reported the death of a 33-year-old Long Beach man who was brought in Saturday with symptoms resembling swine flu.
Coroner’s Assistant Chief Ed Winter said Tuesday that swine flu was not found in a La Mirada man who died with flu-like symptoms.
Winter says lab testing is pending in the case of a Long Beach man, but swine flu is now not suspected.
The government does not want to close down the borders because it will cost a loss in trade. First, why don’t they close down private crossing and allow only commercial traffic. Second, what is the COST going to be if this thing starts spreading like wildfire. It is already spiking up and God only knows where and when it will stop. Think about it people, where does the governments responsebility to it’s citizens end. If you won’t at least slow down the border traffic are you willing to take the responsibility for what happens. Too little too late is not acceptable.
From what I understand, symptoms of the Swine Flu resemble that of the Flu. Also, the severity of Swine Flu is similar to that of Seasonal Flu. Why is everyone suddenly worried? I don’t see anyone panic when a few people come down with a common cold.