Comments on Canadian Medicine: It's official: H1N1 flu is a pandemic

Sam, I think Selye's "stress adaptation ...

2009-06-12T13:28:03.271-04:00

Sam,

I think Selye's "stress adaptation theory" is more appropriate ...and workable.

In that theory:

1. "existing practice" is not abandoned..it's (key)operating strategy is modified to accommodate.

3. "emergency measures" are acted upon according to (key) directional strategy

Q- where did 2. go?
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Finally, the benefits of my aversion to shopping a...

2009-06-12T12:59:36.842-04:00

Finally, the benefits of my aversion to shopping and being in crowds emerge!

Here's a topic for some ambitious PhD student's thesis: "Social anxiety disorder as a defensive adaptation against infectious disease transmission."

Sam, The "prevention of transmission" i...

2009-06-12T12:20:26.158-04:00

Sam,

The "prevention of transmission" is one feature only.

Another is "protection of self" from others through changing routines and personal habits.

This is worth a read as a credible source speaks to a near future concern about the virility of the virus.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-05-26-swine-flu-decrease_N.htm

I know there has been some effort to emphasize the...

2009-06-12T11:33:15.928-04:00

I know there has been some effort to emphasize the need to be careful with regard to hygiene at healthcare facilities here in Montreal in the interests of preventing nosocomial infections. But, like you say, there's been essentially no guidance, it seems, for the general public on how to prevent transmission. My number one piece of advice: don't cough on me in the subway!

http://www.who.int/csr/don/GlobalSubnationalMaster...

2009-06-12T10:25:12.151-04:00

http://www.who.int/csr/don/GlobalSubnationalMasterGradSym_20090612_0800.png

This map is now on it's 48th printing. It has grown "exponentially" from the beginning every 5-7 days.

At one point there was rapid growth in Japan and Spain which did not get the "press" that Australia is getting now.
Does that mean we are nearing the "tipping"