Health officials: RI seeing more cases of H1N1

I know I spelled Doctor wrong, it was out of anger.

Lori
When i spoke with his docor and she told me thats what it is i got really upset but because my son does not have a severe case of it he should be fine in a few days in fact he has a follow up with her on Monday so im ok now but really upset about the way the health dept and the hospitals are downgrading this situation i have a right to know what my son has and because the hospital did not call it h1n1 im still getting him vaccinated at school as planned.

debbie u must b a mess right now.  i know i would be.  so now that your son is on tamiflu will he still be able to get vaccinated or will he be immune to the flu now?

I just got home from the emergency room with my 10 year old son The doctor told me he has influenza A and gave me a perscription for tamaflu. When i got home i called his pediatrition and she told me thats what they are calling the h1n1 now and that most likely my son has it. How can they try to hide it by calling it something else that doesnt seem right.

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October 5, 10:24 AMGwinnett County Democrat ExaminerAlisa Smith-McMahonPrevious Next 16 comments

 

Is the truth about the H1N1 (Swine Flu) virus being kept away from the public just to alleviate the “fear” of H1N1? I’ll tell my story and let you decide.

The week of September 1st, my Uncle contracted the H1N1 virus. His son also had the virus, and we assume they were exposed to it at a Cub Scout camping trip the weekend before, or from another child in his son’s class at school. It is too difficult to say exactly how anyone contracts the flu virus.

My Uncle has significant underlying health issues because he previously had Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML), and went through a bone marrow transplant. This put him at a much greater risk of catching the virus, and having a more difficult time dealing with it. As a result of these issues, he became worse very quickly and found himself unable to breathe. He spent the next 6 days at Emory Hospital being tested and treated for the virus and pulmonary issues.

My Mother, my Aunt, and I were his primary caretakers during his time at Emory, and I got to ask a lot of questions about the H1N1 virus directly to doctors from the infectious disease department. The statement from the doctor that made the most impact on me was this:

“If you have H1N1, you are contagious for 7 days after the last day (24 hours) of a fever.”

After learning more than I ever wanted to know about H1N1, I asked what seemed to be the taboo question of the year.

“If you are contagious for 7 days after your last recorded fever has gone, why is the CDC recommending that children go back to school only 24 hours after their last recorded fever?”

Evidentially, I went too far with that question. “Ums” and “ahs” seemed to be the only thing out of the doctor’s mouths. The only response I got was this:

“Every school board is making its own decision about what is best for its children. You need to check with your school board to inquire about the decision they made.”

And again I said,

“That’s not what I asked. I asked why the CDC was recommending that children could return to school 24 hours after the fever was gone.”

The only other response I got from the Emory Hospital Infectious Disease Doctor was,

“With each passing day, the infectiousness diminishes, but you should inquire with the CDC if you have any further questions regarding the length of infectiousness of H1N1.”

Call me crazy, but it sounds to me like children should be kept away from school or any other children for 7 days after their fever has broken. Doesn’t it sound that way to you?