I just finished reading an article about the outbreak of equine flu in Mexico City. Their flu cases tripled in March/Arpil which they attributed to a late season flu. Then they noticed that people who normally don’t die from a flu infection (20-40 year olds) were dying. So, finally, Mexico decided to send off samples from the patients and it was discovered that it’s a new strain from pigs that humans don’t have any immunity to.
Okay, so now there have been cases in Kansas and Texas and possibly NYC. The interesting thing is what the Health Department in Mexico City (population 20 million) told its citizens to do to prevent infection: “always stay at least 6 feet away from another person”.
Seriously?! That’s the best idea you have? You can’t stay 6 feet away from other people in Mexico City or New York City unless you plan never to leave your home! What about the Subway and buses and taxis and standing on the corner of a street waiting to cross? I guess I’ll just have to hope that the NYC case is not actually this pig flu because if it is, it will only take about 2 days to get us all since we are all so close to one another all the time.
What a great time to be leaving the country. Sorry Meghan, I hope you don’t get it while I’m gone.
