Two more swine flu cases found in Rock County
The Rock County Health Department has confirmed two cases of swine flu in addition to the two probable cases found in the county earlier.
Neither case involves school-age children, according to a news release from the health department.
Health officials now can confirm cases of H1N1 flu, commonly known as swine flu, faster than before because the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene can confirm cases. Before, the state only could determine "probable" cases.
The two probable cases announced earlier are awaiting confirmation at the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"The two confirmed cases and the two probable cases come from around the county, so it is safe to assume the infection is widespread," the news release says.
For more information about the swine flu, visit www.co.rock.wi.us, call the flu hotline at (608) 373-3810 or call the state information line at 211.
May 7, 2009 at 3:35 a.m.
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rock county flu that sounds good, why dont we all say we have swine, i mean anyone who wakes up in the morning and has a sore throat they automatically think OMG i have swine, shut up people, swine is a joke.
May 6, 2009 at 5:46 p.m.
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Another health expert weighs in on H1N1. For future reference, AIDS is the name of a disease, and aids are what you might purchase to improve your sex life.
May 6, 2009 at 5:17 p.m.
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How do you know nobody wears condoms? Did you do a study?
May 6, 2009 at 1:53 p.m.
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it is no different than the regular flu.... a few people get swine flu and everyone wants to wear a face mask.. millions have aids and still no one wears condoms ... go figure
May 6, 2009 at 1:12 p.m.
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The "Sheboygan Flu". Hmmmm. That has a nice ring to it. And it's fun to say, too!
May 6, 2009 at 1:11 p.m.
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Or as I like to call it. The Flu formally known as Swine.
May 6, 2009 at 12:52 p.m.
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It's six one way, half a dozen the other. Both H1N1 and swine are terms that incorporate a number of different potential strains, so neither one is particularly accurate. Names like Spanish flu or Hong Kong flu used in the past were never particularly accurate either (the Spanish flu probably originated in Kansas, but the US was under wartime censorship). It's also notably a hybrid of multiple species RNA so there's a good argument not to use "swine flu" if it causes more confusion (such as people avoiding pork).
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The virus might get technically named Veracruz, although there are also indications that it is the same strain that was first detected four years earlier in ... Sheboygan.
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/2009...
May 6, 2009 at 11:27 a.m.
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4 out of 5 pork producers prefer H1N1 over swine flu.
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