‘Swine flu cluster’ alert in Accrington
10:00am Saturday 4th July 2009 in
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- By Nafeesa Shan » Reporter
A SWINE flu cluster has emerged in East Lancashire, the Lancashire Telegraph can reveal.
The Health Protection Agency has confirmed there are now five confirmed cases in Accrington.
It said that all of those suffering from the condition are at home and are recovering well.
Their conditions are being described as ‘non-serious.’ Yesterday the Government announced that the UK was moving to a treatment phase to manage the current pandemic flu outbreak.
And as a result GPs will now diagnose cases on the basis of clinical observation rather than laboratory testing.
Everyone who has flu-like symptoms will be assessed by a doctor and may be given antivirals to manage their illness.
Routine swabbing of suspected cases will now stop, and the Health Protection Agency will no longer trace close contacts and provide antivirals to limit the spread within the community.
On Monday it was confirmed that 11-year-old Qaasim Pervaiz, a pupil at Hyndburn Park Primary School, in Accrington, was taken ill last week and was confirmed as suffering from swine flu. The school which he attends was not closed by Lancashire County Council as a result of the diagnosis as health experts said there was no need to treat any of his classmates with anti-viral medication.
His family said they had been left house bound after being shunned by residents in the community, although Qaasim is now well again.
Dr John Astbury from the Health Protection Agency’s Cumbria and Lancashire Health Protection Unit said: “We are now seeing the first evidence of person-to-person spread in East Lancashire.
“It is important for everyone to be aware of flu symptoms and to isolate the-mselves and seek medical advice by phoning their GP or NHS Direct if they suspect they may have it.
“They should not go to their GP surgery or local hospital A and E unit where they would risk infecting more vulnerable patients.”
Dr Astbury said that people with symptoms should not attend work or school until they have fully recovered.
However, people without symptoms should continue to attend school and go about their daily business normally.
He stressed the importance of people with flu-like symptoms covering their mouths and noses when sneezing or coughing and washing their hands regularly and thoroughly.
Comments(21)
shellywelly
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6:38pm Sat 4 Jul 09
Antonio Garcia
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7:21pm Sat 4 Jul 09
Lifeinthemix
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9:45pm Sat 4 Jul 09
The NHS does what???
Yes it administers medication and....'VACCINES'.
So I doubt for a second only that the NHS will say anything other than:
'COME AND GET ITTTTT'
Lifeinthemix
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10:50pm Sat 4 Jul 09
This short video will expand your grasp on the shutdown aspect to bird flu :
http://www.lifeinthe
mixtalk.com/?p=427
Mike Costa
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9:20pm Sun 5 Jul 09
Lifeinthemix wrote:Mike Costa says:
Hi All. This short video will expand your grasp on the shutdown aspect to bird flu : http://www.lifeinthe mixtalk.com/?p=427
For Gods sake, start taking the medication again, will you?
Lifeinthemix
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10:05pm Sun 5 Jul 09
Mike Costa...
Lol...
DavidBurnley
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9:03am Mon 6 Jul 09
To state that vaccinations will kill you? You are clearly disturbed and I hope you get better soon. We don't need you twisted theories based on half truths, misinterpretations and lies.
Please get a life and take your dangerous comments away from us!
Lifeinthemix
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9:38am Mon 6 Jul 09
DavidBurnley
Prove your logic and as you say, my twisted theories as twisted.
You have absolutley nothing to offer to counter my information, you only have half baked verbal attacks.
Do you think all who see the information are as numb as you?
So you wife tells you, you are clever, and you believe you are clever.....
Your fear is beyond belief and preventing you from looking at the information brought before you.
If you cannot understand big words and long sentences, I would suggest you cease in responding, or do not read my information.
You are free not to look
DavidBurnley
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9:53am Mon 6 Jul 09
What I do have is a deep seated concern that your posts are dangerous and may lead to individuals more impressionable than myself into taking, or more likely not taking, action that is there for their own safety.
For example, not accepting vaccinations against a virus and not wearing seatbelts in the rear of a car. Both things that are designed to save lives yet you insist they do the opposite.
I am not going to bother setting about taking your theories apart but I can clearly see that you have been reading too many Dan Brown books. Oh, and by the way - I fail to see how neuro linguistic programming techniques are being used to convice people of the sense in taking vaccinations and wearing seatbelts. I would have thought that the facts and commonsense are enough - or perhaps you believe that only you have the 'real' facts and only you possess 'real' common sense.
If you persist in posting such inflammatory and dangerous rubbish, I will have no alternative but to alert LET to the nature of your posts as they are definitely not in the public interest.
DavidBurnley
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10:42am Mon 6 Jul 09
Is that why the majority of the people in the UK believe the war was wrong? Obviously NPL doesn't work on the great british public then does it. We are a long way from 1930s Germany and people are much more aware of global affairs than ever they were before.
Your accusations of deception seem to know no bounds and you display all the typical symptoms of one obsessed by conspiracy theories.
That's fine and I'm sure no one minds you living in your own little fantasy world if that's what works for you - however, when you start to suggest people take a particular course of action based on your strange views, then that is dangerous.
You seem to be trying to encourage people to ignore the law and official advice that is there to protect people. Clearly, that is not good for anyone so you should keep those views to yourself in my opinion.
Spout as much rubbish about the templars and international zionist conspiracies as you want - but don't encourage people to take dangerous actions!
Lifeinthemix
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10:46am Mon 6 Jul 09
In relation to Dan Brown, I have not read his book, but I studied all the information and much more during my time in the mystery school, many years before Dan presented the information on behalf of the Gnostics.
In the mystery school I was taught by the elite how the elite see the world.
I am giving you the information I was taught by the elite you so protect.
If you do not like the information, you see it as crazy, then present your anger at the feet of those who act in this way beacuse of how they believe this world to be.
I am only the messenger, and one who dislikes the systems of existence by which the elite operate, so much so I refused to join them after I completed the 7 year initiation rite and exposed them instead.
Lifeinthemix
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11:05am Mon 6 Jul 09
David I do not think you are a bad chap, I have ruffled your feathers that is quite obvious, but you in your anger are trying to suggest I cease in my right to freedom of speech.
Of course I want people to think in a different way, but not to cause violence or physical destruction.
That will arrive if the people continue to do nothing, while at the stage in which we can change it by lawful means.
I work within the law, to do any different would not give me the opportunity to make debate.
Yes the majority of people were against the war, but as you all learnt, as long as the people with power were persuaded Iraq was a good thing, then it was enough to allow it to happen.
Since New Labour got in power, all children, all politicians, businessmen and such have been retrained under NLP.
Common Purpose being one of the largest manipulators through NLP. Common Purpose has trained all the current leaders, and teachers, therefore The Tavistock Institute has through its Common purpose courses, NLP'd our leaders....
Tavistock is a Crown operation specialising in psychological warfare...on we Blighties and commonwealth countries.
They decided Iraq was a go, they are destroying educatuion and controlling our councils.
They act not for Britain but for everything European Lisblon Treaty
That is treason.
It is the same within the police and even our military... that is infiltration of our system by an enemy force hell bent on destroying this nation, handing control over to a foriegn power, and the people go with it because they do not understand it, thanks to the TV and media.
Our constitution forbids the handing over of soveriegnty, the monarchs role is to uphold this law as is the government. Upon signing the EU charters, the Queen and parlaiment has acted treason, end of there are no in betweens here.
DavidBurnley
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11:06am Mon 6 Jul 09
Mystery schools and 7 year initiation rites?
You should turn you obvious flair for fantasy to writing books - you coul dbe the next JK Rowling!
Lifeinthemix
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11:11am Mon 6 Jul 09
Face it David, you are a working class lad that knows nowt, and have decided to act as puppy dog censor for everyone else, because you think you are so clever that everyone else must think like you or below you.
You are at the bottom of the pile bud, the chap who used to sit in the pub making all the noise about nothing at all... But you havent the slightest clue this is the case...
Lifeinthemix
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11:21am Mon 6 Jul 09
Truth is david you only argue the pheriphial points, you miss completly the fundamental points.
For instance :
You cry "he wants people to break the law"
When the fundamental point is the fact, the statute laws are unlawful under common law, are not allowed to exist.
Try again bud...
DavidBurnley
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11:29am Mon 6 Jul 09
I'm just concerned that your off the mark posts are dangerous and could encourage people to break the law - and before you start - whatever the history of how the legal system in this country of our grew up - THE LAW is THE LAW. I guess your arguments would not prevent you or anyone else from being punished if you break it.
I know more than you think LITM - more than you could ever hope to know!
Lifeinthemix
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11:33am Mon 6 Jul 09
With that last great remark from David,
I rest my case!
I will however still wait for david the all knowing, to present his case.
DavidBurnley
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11:37am Mon 6 Jul 09
Dangerous stuff eh?
Bluevark
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8:32am Tue 7 Jul 09
David: why oh why are you trying to have a reasoned debate with someone who is clearly a bit fruity loopy?
Bluevark
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8:44am Tue 7 Jul 09
The huge benefit to populations of vaccination programmes are well proven.
I expect, however, LITM will tell you to discount my views becasue as a degree educated scientist I must have been brainwashed by the mysterious "elite".
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Lifeinthemix says...
3:17pm Sat 4 Jul 09
Garbage plain and simple.
It looks like this would be a good time to have flu parties so we all get immune.
Much safer than the vaccinations which will kill you.
Any study on the history of vaccinations proves this.
Full study here :
http://lifeinthemix.
co.uk/vaccinations.h
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