I'm thinking not to send my son to the school. I'm so scare

Letvia, Let me know if it is confirmed or not. I have family in Columbus and up north is New Knoxville and Sandusky. Thanks will be praying it is not so. Prayers and blessings, Libbie

This flu is bad news. Tonight it was on the news in South Africa that we had 2 families coming back from Mexico with this flu. So you can see it is starting all over the world it seems.

I live in Indiana ... about 80 miles from Columbus. I hope it ISN'T , but please let us know what you hear. I understand it was traced back to a 5yr old girl in Mexico. I hope I got this right, as I wouldn't want to say anything that wasn't right .. but that is what I UNDERSTOOD the news to say. We'll be thinking about you, and the REST OF THE WORLD.

Chicago closed 1 school today and scheduled 1 more tomorrow...there is 1 confirmed case in the city and "SEVERAL" in the burbs...

We across the nation are watching this with trepidation. We all pray this sickness will end. Heard today the first confirmed death in USA of Swine Flu. Our prayers are with the family of the little girl who died and with our leaders in hopes this pandemic is contained very quickly. We all must protect ourselves with precautions of hand washing, wearing a mask when in public places of known areas of the flu and when traveling.. If you are feeling ill, stay away from others as best you can. Prayer, precautions and quick responses of flu vaccine from the dept of health are our only hope.

Mona

Bad news... Prayers for Columbus and all the world

I pray that you stay well and this will pass quickly and without loss of any more lives.

My dear - I will keep your family in my prayers - we all must try to now worry - until we actally have a person that we might be close to - that could have this - fear will only make things worse - in the long run - just keep your son's clean and let them know - that they need to wash their hands often and stay away from someone that is coughing or sneezing. Take a look at these maps:

I live near Howell, Michigan just north of Ann Arbor and today it was confirmed that a woman returning from San Antonio this week has the Swine Flu. We are not that big of a county. Hope everyone stays safe.

Letvia, I heard on the news tonight and there is one confirmed case in Ohio, but they did not say where. Let me know more when you find out.

We are praying with you, too!

We have 2 suspected cases in Pittsburgh. One is a woman that came back from vacation in Mexico and I am not sure of the other one. We all have to be cautious, wash our hands and stay away from anyone that is sick.

I am just 100 miles southwest of you...here in Cincinnati...if it is caught in time they are able to treat it but people unknowingly don't go and get checked in time and that is why there are fatalities from it...

My prayers are with you and the rest of the world. This is bad news. Was also on our news last night.God bless. Hugs Yvonne

Honey, it's all over the world. We have many cases down here in San Diego... in fact my husband has been doing his clinical rotation in one of the hospitals where flu patients have been (and he's a respiratory therapist). yikes! Until they close the borders (which they won't) to rid the virus in the States, this will keep spreading. :-(

The whole world is in our prayers! But, please, wash your hands often and don't live in fear. At this point most of the cases have been related to trips to Mexico, or contact with someone that's been there. Of course it can spread if we are not careful. I am glad we are being warned, but I feel if we are careful, wash, and GO TO THE Doctor if you start flu like symptoms we will ride through this. It is treatable if caught in time. Please use common sense. There was 1 case they are testing for in Nashville, TN..but haven't confirmed it as of last night. Boy, will your little ones learn to wash their hands a lot after this!!!

There's one confirmed case in the Netherlands as well, a 3-yr old child that returned with its parents from a holiday in Mexico a couple of days ago. BTW they call it Mexican flu here, instead of swine flu. A couple of confirmed cases in well nourished countries won't make a pandemic if they are treated straight away, no use for panic yet, I think.

Letvia, you are in my thoughts & prayers, as well as all the others who have answered that have loved ones close or live close to an outbreak. I certainly understand you keeping your son home from school, and all the precautions everyone is taking. With travel as easy as it is these days, it's so easy for an infection like this to spread quickly, without anyone even knowing they are sick, then bring it home to others. I surely do hope this gets under control quickly. I'm so glad I live in a very rural area, where people don't move around much. Not too likely my Wattsburg farmer neighbours are coming back from a Mexican cruise, they're out plowing the fields for corn. I am praying with all of you that we all come out of this safely! My love, Marji

hope all the victims of this flu recover! and it stabilizes, no more sick people please, let's pray together.