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Confused...Swine flu..

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So about this "swine Flu party'  Is the H1N1 Flu like chicken pox where once you have had it you dont get it again?  

If not then wtf would you "try" to get you or your children sick?  Esp with something like the flu....of any strand.

 

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Re: Confused...Swine flu..

  • ToledoDeuxToledoDeux member
    Because people are scientifically illiterate morons.....by and large.
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  • goodheartedmommygoodheartedmommy member

    To my knowledge, you're not immune forever. I guess antibodies stay pretty high to keep you "immune" for up to 3 years. I think the people doing it are thinking it's going to get worse, and just want to get it over with so they can protect themselves in a year if it is worse than it is now.

    IDK, though, that's mainly just guessing. While I would definitely got to a pox party when the time is right, I wouldn't do a swine flu party. As I said before, though, once one of us had it, I didn't bend over backwards to keep Ethan and Bella from getting it. I took normal precautions, but knew I wouldn't be really worried if they got it (which they did). I know we at least will not get it for the rest of the season, and most likely not next year, either. 

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  • BrewsterBrewster
    No, but from what I understand you are less likely to get it again.  The "parties" are the most moronic thing I have heard of.  Who would seek it out? 
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  • CiarraiCiarrai
    Once you have it, you can't get it again (or at least not for many years) unless it mutates.  This is true of all colds and flus.  You can't get the same strain twice.  That's why adults get sick so much less than kids (usually).  Because if you've already had that strain, you can't get it again.  And many people thing that H1N1 is going to get much worse.  DH's really wasn't that bad.  Well, even DD's wasn't that bad - two really bad days and 5 days of ~100 fever and feeling ok (not great) when on Motrin.  When we thought she was going to get over it in three days, we were half tempted to let me get it just to get a mild case and get over it to be protected.  I wouldn't take the girls and intentionally expose them to it, but I also can't keep them in a bubble.  That said, both DD#2 and I will be getting the vaccine ASAP but we're opting not to get it for DH and DD#1 since we're 99.9% sure they've already had it.  I'd rather get the vaccine than the flu itself.  That's what I don't understand about these "parties."  Why not just get the vaccine when/if it's available?
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  • goodheartedmommygoodheartedmommy member

    imageCiarrai:
    Once you have it, you can't get it again (or at least not for many years) unless it mutates.  This is true of all colds and flus.  You can't get the same strain twice.  That's why adults get sick so much less than kids (usually).  Because if you've already had that strain, you can't get it again.  And many people thing that H1N1 is going to get much worse.  DH's really wasn't that bad.  Well, even DD's wasn't that bad - two really bad days and 5 days of ~100 fever and feeling ok (not great) when on Motrin.  When we thought she was going to get over it in three days, we were half tempted to let me get it just to get a mild case and get over it to be protected.  I wouldn't take the girls and intentionally expose them to it, but I also can't keep them in a bubble.  That said, both DD#2 and I will be getting the vaccine ASAP but we're opting not to get it for DH and DD#1 since we're 99.9% sure they've already had it.  I'd rather get the vaccine than the flu itself.  That's what I don't understand about these "parties."  Why not just get the vaccine when/if it's available?

    The vaccine just isn't worth the risk to me. I have seen firsthand the negative effects of a flu vaccine, and since we are all healthy, I was willing to take my risks with the swine flu over the risks of the flu vaccine...seasonal or H1N1. I still wouldn't search it out, but between the two, I will choose natural immunity any day. 

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  • DMB2STEPDMB2STEP member
    Has this been proven- that you are immune for up to three years?? Thought they were not sure of all this due to the newness of this flu.
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  • CiarraiCiarrai
    imagegoodheartedmommy:

    The vaccine just isn't worth the risk to me. I have seen firsthand the negative effects of a flu vaccine, and since we are all healthy, I was willing to take my risks with the swine flu over the risks of the flu vaccine...seasonal or H1N1. I still wouldn't search it out, but between the two, I will choose natural immunity any day. 

    Fair enough.  None of us have ever had a bad reaction to the flu shot and I've gotten it every year for probably 10 years.  Given my risk factors (PG plus asthma) and the fact that we'll have a newborn in the house soon, the vaccine is a lot less risky for us (IMHO) than the disease itself.

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  • goodheartedmommygoodheartedmommy member

    imageDMB2STEP:
    Has this been proven- that you are immune for up to three years?? Thought they were not sure of all this due to the newness of this flu.
    Question

    The U.S. cases have been mild so far. Are those people now recovering protected from contracting swine flu again, or would they also be vulnerable if the virus continues to mutate?
    ? Anonymous

    Answer

    Experts say that people who contract this flu strain should be protected against getting it again. They should also have some cross-protection against similar strains. Still, Dr. Winston added, ?flu viruses mutate pretty quickly.? If this virus does, too, previous patients could be vulnerable to a new infection. And immunity wanes over time, so after a few years the protection will be lower.

     

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  • goodheartedmommygoodheartedmommy member
    imageCiarrai:
    imagegoodheartedmommy:

    The vaccine just isn't worth the risk to me. I have seen firsthand the negative effects of a flu vaccine, and since we are all healthy, I was willing to take my risks with the swine flu over the risks of the flu vaccine...seasonal or H1N1. I still wouldn't search it out, but between the two, I will choose natural immunity any day. 

    Fair enough.  None of us have ever had a bad reaction to the flu shot and I've gotten it every year for probably 10 years.  Given my risk factors (PG plus asthma) and the fact that we'll have a newborn in the house soon, the vaccine is a lot less risky for us (IMHO) than the disease itself.

    I understand that completely. It's just a risk/benefit thing, and for us personally, I felt the vaccine wasn't worth the risk. I would feel differently if we were in a high risk group, you know? 

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