On Wed. August 19 the Lee County Health Department has confirmed that a 57 year old woman died last week from swine flu. They cannot release this her name or any medical history because state and federal laws prohibit it. How they test for swine flu is a simple nasal swab then they send it off to the sate laboratory in Tampa, FL. There has been two other deaths in Southwest Florida both were men ages 51 and 53.
Usually seasonal flues hit the older adult population harder then younger adults, but the swine flu has killed more younger adults. In Florida the 25-49 age group has been hit the hardest, but the Lee county victims have been a little older than the state average. According to the Centers for Disease Control says that one of the reasons why swine flu affects the younger adult population harder than the older adult population is that people over the age of 60 bodies are immune to swine flu..
I believe ways that you cannot prevent getting swine flu or anytime type of flu is that if your sick immediately start taking medicine, and if you don't get better in a couple of days go to your family doctor. School is starting up soon and a lot of people send their children to school knowing that they are sick if your child is sick stay home from work or have a back up plan ready. Another way you can prevent these flu's are to always make sure you wash your hands after you use the bathroom or handling any uncooked meat products. There are many ways that you can prevent getting sick people just do not want to take time out of their day to do it.
http://www.news-press.com/article/20090820/HEALTH/908200350/1002/NEWS01
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