Surge in Flu Cases Prompts Govt Action

[webfact]

 

Health reports have indicated that the number of influenza patients tripled recently, with young children in schools identified as a high-risk group. To combat the surge, the Ministry of Public Health has ordered hospitals to prepare for a potential outbreak and has dispatched epidemiological teams to at-risk communities.

 

Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew said the latest data recorded 138,766 confirmed influenza cases. Despite a low fatality rate of only two recorded deaths, authorities are stepping up preparations across all relevant agencies.

 

The outbreak is predominantly of the A/H1N1 strain. Data from the Disease Control Department revealed that one school in Lamphun province had 101 students exhibiting influenza-like symptoms in a one-week period between late August and early September.

 

Out of five samples tested, four were confirmed as influenza type A. In response, epidemiological teams are focusing on schools, particularly in high-risk areas, and hospitals are gearing up to offer preventive flu vaccinations.

 

Source: NBT WORLD 2023-09-20

 

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[lordgrinz]

Yup, my daughter got it (Influenza A), and half the kids in her grade level at school. So far her mother and myself haven't gotten it????

[stoner]

see my thread from 2 days ago for many accounts of this. 

[JBChiangRai]

My friend went to the hospital last week and was told it was Flu, 2 days in bed then up and about.

 

I don't remember my flu ever lasting that short time.

[stoner]

9 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

My friend went to the hospital last week and was told it was Flu, 2 days in bed then up and about.

 

I don't remember my flu ever lasting that short time.

i'm morning of day 4 from initial scratchy throat. back to about 80 percent i would say. 

 

one more night of tiffy hallucinations and i should be good.

[nausea]

Two recorded deaths. How old? Comorbidities? Seems to me may be best to let it run its course, if no serious risk to healthy youngsters. Natural immunity and all that. 

[connda]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Health reports have indicated that the number of influenza patients tripled recently, with young children in schools identified as a high-risk group. To combat the surge, the Ministry of Public Health has ordered hospitals to prepare for a potential outbreak and has dispatched epidemiological teams to at-risk communities.

So, Covid didn't eradicate 'the flu' after all. 

[connda]

1 hour ago, JBChiangRai said:

I don't remember my flu ever lasting that short time.

A typical 'Flu' infection for myself lasted about three days max (last case about 20 years ago)
My recent infection of a SARS-based "flu" called Covid lasted 60 hours.

I guess it depends on how robust your immune system is.

[JBChiangRai]

1 minute ago, connda said:

A typical 'Flu' infection for myself lasted about three days max (last case about 20 years ago)
My recent infection of a SARS-based "flu" called Covid lasted 60 hours.

I guess it depends on how robust your immune system is.

I think my last Flu was about 20 years ago too

[edwinchester]

Don't know about flu but covid is making it's presence felt at my daughter's school again. We all had it 10 days ago and she went back to school yesterday. She was poorly for 24 hours, wifey and I achey all over for the same but the cough seems to b hanging around.

[expatocean]

3 minutes ago, edwinchester said:

Don't know about flu but covid is making it's presence felt at my daughter's school again. We all had it 10 days ago and she went back to school yesterday. She was poorly for 24 hours, wifey and I achey all over for the same but the cough seems to b hanging around.

 

[edwinchester]

24 minutes ago, expatocean said:

 

Probably because hospitals and clinics are very reluctant to carry out an atk test for whatever reason. We all tested for covid when we got sick as we got a warning we'd been in contact with a victim.

[garygooner]

2 hours ago, stoner said:

one more night of tiffy hallucinations and i should be good.

Good old Tiffy!  ????

[PremiumLane]

2 hours ago, nausea said:

Two recorded deaths. How old? Comorbidities? Seems to me may be best to let it run its course, if no serious risk to healthy youngsters. Natural immunity and all that. 

It is running its course, but there is nothing wrong with getting a vaccine to help train your immunity. 

 

 

[rwill]

pre covid about 500,000 people died annually from influenza.

[Sametboy2019]

What's this new phenomenon where people are scared of getting sick?

[ukrules]

7 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

My friend went to the hospital last week and was told it was Flu, 2 days in bed then up and about.

 

I don't remember my flu ever lasting that short time.

Only a lab test that confirms I've had or have influenza would convince me of what it is if I fully recovered after just 4 days.

 

 

[damian]

Mrs diagnosed with flu early last week. 2 days later she did a RAT test and was covid positive. 2 days later I was covid positive. Our first time. I had heavy cold like symptoms but no cough and no sore throat which lasted for 3 days. She had same but cough also and lasted 4 days. 10 days later we are both negative and fine albeit a little worn out. Both vaccinated with covid and flu shots. 

 

Just for info.

[zzaa09]

Awaiting the next round of false narratives and those extreme types that are easily sold. 

 

[bbko]

The Mrs & are are just getting over our 3 day flu; body aches, fever/chills, sore throat, cough, runny nose.  Easily treated at home with the standard over the counter pills. 

 

And here's something to rile up the anti-vaxers,  this bout wasn't as bad or lasted as long as previous times, that god we both got the covid vaccine...555.      

Edited September 20, 2023 by bbko

[daveAustin]

16 hours ago, connda said:

So, Covid didn't eradicate 'the flu' after all. 

Who said that it would? ???? Totally different Martians. 

 

2 hours ago, bbko said:

And here's something to rile up the anti-vaxers,  this bout wasn't as bad or lasted as long as previous times, that god we both got the covid vaccine...555.      

Not an anti-vac, but again what’s that got to do with the price of fish? They are completely different viruses. ????

If you’d have had the flu vaccine then caught the flu at a later time, it would lessen the illness. 

[JBChiangRai]

It's difficult to tell the difference between Flu & Covid, I got sick 5 weeks ago, swabbed my nose to get a -ve reading next day same thing happened -ve when I remembered the new variants attack your throat more.  I swabbed my throat and it was +ve.

[sometimewoodworker]

5 hours ago, daveAustin said:

Not an anti-vac, but again what’s that got to do with the price of fish? They are completely different viruses. ????

If you’d have had the flu vaccine then caught the flu at a later time, it would lessen the illness. 

Yes they are different viruses, however having had one vaccine does slightly reduce the severity of the other illness, neither is totally preventive of the illness being vaccinated against.

Edited September 21, 2023 by sometimewoodworker

[lordgrinz]

5 hours ago, daveAustin said:

Who said that it would? ???? Totally different Martians. 

 

Not an anti-vac, but again what’s that got to do with the price of fish? They are completely different viruses. ????

If you’d have had the flu vaccine then caught the flu at a later time, it would lessen the illness. 

Never had a FLU vaccine, last two times I had the FLU were in the year 2000 and 2017, that's a 17 year gap. The FLU i got in 2017 lasted less than 16 hours, and I felt like a million dollars afterwards. Either my immune system is on steroids, or someone is just enjoying stabbing us with useless vaccines. I did take the COVID vaccines, but that was mainly because I think some idiot in a lab let that one get loose, wasn't willing to take any chances.

[englishoak]

Once, in 2017 i sneezed ...  I survived though so thought id share my near death experience here too. 

[Willy Wombat]

Quick. Shut the nation down again.

Someone has a runny nose 

[jacko45k]

On 9/21/2023 at 11:30 AM, Willy Wombat said:

Quick. Shut the nation down again.

Someone has a runny nose 

I used to get colds regularly, maybe 3-4 a year...... since Covid it hasn't been happening (touch wood)..... them vaccinations were great!