Are there news about swine flu diffusion in Santa Barbara County ?”
The State Public Health Lab has confirmed that a sample submitted Friday tested positive H1N1, or swine flu, county officials said Wednesday. The first confirmed case of H1N1 is a 20-year-old UCSB student who sought care at Student Health Services on May 20 for mild flu-like symptoms. The student, a resident of Isla Vista, has two roommates, neither of whom became ill. He was treated and has recovered. A second probable case in another UCSB student is pending confirmation at the state lab. The student sought care on May 21, had mild sympoms, was treated and has recovered. The two students do not share a known contact. The identification of H1N1 Influenza A cases in the county does not alter the recommendations of the California Department of Public Health or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sporadic individual cases are to be expected and only require measures that address each case. Individuals with flu symptoms are advised to stay home. If a person appears to have seve
The Times has tracked H1N1 swine flu cases since the never-before-seen strain was first detected in Southern California last month. Our interactive map shows daily developments by U.S. counties and Canadian provinces. Globally, cases are reported by country. Epidemiologists have traced the first known case to a 4-year-old boy who lived near a pig farm in Perote, a mountainous town east of Mexico City. He fell ill April 1. A week and a half later, a 39-year-old woman died in Oaxaca, about 175 miles to the south. On April 23, a Canadian lab confirmed that the woman had the new strain of the flu. By then, U.S. officials had detected the first cases of H1N1 virus in Southern California. Fears about the strain began to rise April 24, the first full day after Mexican officials ordered the capital city’s schools shut. Concern about the strain appeared to peak last week as Mexican officials reported more than 1,500 suspected flu cases. Later that week, concern about the flu in the United State
At this time, there are currently no probable or confirmed cases of Influenza H1N1 (Swine flu) in Santa Barbara County. The Centers for Disease Control reported that there are 286 confirmed cases nationally in 36 states as of 11:00 ET on May 4, 2009. The Public Health Department has initiated a plan in the event the H1N1 flu expands to our community. Antiviral Medications: Antiviral drugs are prescription medicines (pills, liquid or an inhaler) that fight against the flu by keeping flu viruses from reproducing in the body. Antiviral drugs can make the illness milder and may make patients feel better a little faster. Most people get over the flu without treatment.
