Word: swine
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...Swine flu arrived in Macon County, Alabama, last week, showing up in classrooms at all levels and leaving a spate of empty desks in its wake. But authorities are battling the virus on its own turf, using vacant seats as both a map and compass to stem the tide...
...just the flu," says McVay, "tell that to someone whose infant has died of influenza. Yes, it's just another case of the flu, but we can slow the spread. Keep the sick children home so the well children can keep going to school." (See the top 5 swine...
Reports of H1N1 outbreaks are sporadic throughout the state. The Tuscaloosa County School system reports higher attendance than normal, but at the University of Alabama, 54 students have been diagnosed with suspected swine flu, and university spokesperson Cathy Andeen says more arrive each day. At Tutwiler Hall, one of the campuses largest dorms, a box of facemasks shared counter space with the typical collegiate flotsam and jetsam Tuesday afternoon, and hand sanitizer was stashed on desks and tables throughout the building. The university also distributed flu kits containing Tylenol and a thermometer and created a "flu hotline" for parents...
...before," he says, adding that researchers are still unsure whether a booster shot will be needed. If it is, there will be a three-week delay before it can be administered, then an additional two-week wait for more antibodies to form. (What's behind the unproven swine flu vaccine...
Most surprising was how easily and painlessly the reform slipped into Mexican law. The bill was originally filed in October by President Felipe Calderón, a social conservative who is waging a bloody military crackdown on drug cartels. Congress then approved the bill in April - as Mexico's swine-flu outbreak dominated media attention. And finally the law went into the books without any major protests either in Mexico or north of the border. (See pictures of cannabis culture...