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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 10:44 PM Original message |
Can anyone tell me why a novel H1N1 strain should be tracked exactly like the seasonal flu? |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. H1N1 strain while novel is still just another influenza virus |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I'm talking about those who insist on using the seasonal flu dates to count H1N1 cases. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 09:58 AM Response to Reply #6 |
22. H1N1 is captured with the seasonal flu data |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 11:33 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Question was poorly worded. I'll try again. |
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dhpgetsit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'm no expert, but... |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. You misunderstand (my fault). Why insist on using the seasonal flu dates to count H1N1 numbers? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. There's really no such thing as a "seasonal flu." The "seasonal flu" vaccine is |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Why insist on using traditional flu season in counting the H1N1 cases? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:19 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. There are always outliers, though, and they've always been counted this way. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:21 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Some here are accusing the CDC of inflating the numbers by using 2009 and 2010 numbers. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:22 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. How could that be since we're not in 2010 yet? n/t |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:33 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. The 2008-2009 flu season ended October 3, 2009. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
11. Unless tracking of flu strains is over the same sort of time period each year, |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 01:29 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Data is easily compared when using the same amount of time. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #14 |
25. Count using 12 months rather than Oct-Oct. So long as it is 12 months, |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 01:11 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I'm glad someone finally understood my point. As badly worded as it may have been. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 01:49 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Here is a link post #14 is what I am talking about. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:56 AM Response to Original message |
12. Actually, my real question is: why do you have such a bee up your butt about the CDC?? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 01:23 AM Response to Reply #12 |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 01:33 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. I'm here defending public health from anti-vax attacks. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 01:59 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. What liberal issue do you think I attacked here? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 04:31 AM Original message |
This is a personal attack and it's dragging other disagreements into this thread. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 04:31 AM Original message |
delete (dupe) |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 04:31 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. delete (dupe) |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 04:31 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. delete (dupe) |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 01:30 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I have a problem with those here accusing the CDC of trying to inflate the numbers. |
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Celebration (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
21. I thought we stopped testing for H1N1 |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Nope still testing and counting pediatric cases and a representative sample of serious adult cases. |
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yxa (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
27. H1N1 patterns and Disneyland Resort workers |
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