Governor Perry Requests Medication To Combat Swine Flu In Texas

Governor Rick Perry has asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to send antiviral medication to Texas in an effort to combat swine flu.

Three cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Texas so far. The request by Gov. Perry is for 37,430 courses of the medication to be sent to Texas from the Strategic National Stockpile.

The governor says this is a “precautionary measure” aimed at protecting public safety.

All three of the Texas swine flu cases come from one high school in Guadalupe County. The first two students fell ill in early April, while the third student fell ill last week.

Two of the three students have recovered from the illness; however, the Department of State Health Services thinks other cases of swine flu may have been present and gone undiagnosed.

Swine flu cases have also appeared in Mexico but health officials currently have not confirmed any link with the cases in the U.S.

Swine flu symptoms in humans resemble regular flu symptoms, including fever, fatigue, lack of appetite, and coughing.

In addition, some people who have become ill have also had a runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.

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