30 April 2009

Thoughts on the 'Flu

I'm a medical professional and a veteran news-tracker and I have never seen anything like this.

Mexico claims 160 dead and 2,498 infected while The World Health Organization (WHO) claims only seven deaths worldwide since the outbreak, "all in Mexico," and 79 confirmed cases. At the same time they keep raising their alert level.

Meantime, the CDC says it has 91 confirmed cases and 1 death in the US alone.

Based on the numbers reported, this would seem like a gross overreaction by the Mexican government---Mexico to shut down government in flu fight---but, apparently nobody is reporting the real facts here.