Latest on H1N1 status

College campuses are already sites of mini-epidemics, and a friend's workplace in California has had a rash of cases in the past 3 days. With schools starting, we should expect H1N1 to ramp up fast.
My favorite source of info on H1N1, and up-to-date info on whether and how it's changing, lethality, etc., is CIDRAP at the University of Minnesota. Here's a link to CIDRAP's latest info (as of yesterday-Friday Aug 29). Good news is that the virus hasn't mutated. Bad news is that some young healthy people are getting serious viral pneumonia, that MUST be treated fast. Good news is that resistance to main anti-viral drug (Tamiflu (tm)) is still isolated and rare. But, getting care right away if lower respiratory tract is involved is important!
For a list of signs and symptoms of serious swine flu infection, see my posting of Aug 1, 2009,
Check into my posting of June 26 for information on what you should expect your physician and hospital emergency room to do when you do seek care..