One of my local ER's has handled a confirmed case of swine flu, and sent the victim home to recover saying "he'll be fine." A hotline set up specifically to answer questions about swine flu was swamped for a few days. The local media commented at length about how "northeast Ohio was on the map due to the swine flu pandemic" but they rarely referenced what the actual symptoms might be.
Because of this I draw two conclusions:
1) Avoid hospitals unless really necessary. They're full of sick people. (Thank you W.C. Fields).
2) The media cares more about the fact that people are paying attention to them than it does about actually informing their audience what to look for as far as signs of a potentially deadly disease.
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