A 30-year old woman in LaGrange, GA was diagnosed with swine flu, according to reports on Thursday. The diagnosis is the first for swine flu in the state of Georgia.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed the case of swine flu on Thursday morning at West Georgia Medical System Hospital in LaGrange in Troup County.
The woman is from Kentucky, but was visiting family members in LaGrange after returning from a trip to Cancun, Mexico on April 21. She has been hospitalized in LaGrange since April 26. Mexico is considered the source of the recent outbreak of swine flu.
According to reports, the patient's family in LaGrange has been checked and tested negative for swine flu.
“Today’s confirmed case of the H1N1 flu in Georgia is a reason for precaution, not panic. I want to stress that it is an isolated case," said Gov. Sonny Perdue.
"The State of Georgia has worked diligently over the past several years to prepare for a situation like this, and we are partnering with local and federal officials to respond appropriately," Perdue said.
The CDC lists cases of swine flu in at least 11 other states including Arizona, California, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, and Texas.
In Alabama, officials shut down schools for about 31,000 students in Madison County because of two probable cases of swine flu. The cases were reportedly the first swine flu cases in Alabama. Some schools also closed in California, Michigan and New York.
Symptoms for swine flu are identical to regular cases of influenza: fever, cough and sore throat. Swine flu spreads like regular flu, through tiny particles in the air, when people cough or sneeze. People with flu-like symptoms are advised to stay at home, wash their hands and cover their sneezes.
The World Health Organization has raised its alert level of swine flu to Phase 5, the second-highest, indicating a pandemic may be imminent.
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