Being in the hi risk flu group, and having had a bad case a few years ago, flu is a serious disease to which you can limit your risks, but not all together avoid.
Quarantine works with all contagion, thank God the vectors are not something like an insect in this case.
We seem to have not "cured" a single viral disease.
Your response, and the mutability of this one, are as yet unknown. With luck it will mutate out of the disease causing domain. Co-adaptation of host and parasite, the more successful parasites do not kill you, look at Congress, and we also tend to develop immunities, well, forget Congress.
It is attracting a lot of attention as it seems an unusual chimera, but humans seem able to share flu virus with birds and swine. Also, it has had deadly effects on other than the most oft susceptible groups.
For me personally, I was already high risk, but as I stupidly did not go to the hospital last time I was hammered with something that probably came from Bangladesh (shared a flight with a doctor returning, was sick in two days for five weeks), I finally have learned my lesson, so if I get the flu again, I am on my way.
There is nothing to panic about, as panic does not serve any function.
Wash your hands, get plenty of sleep, sell me all really neat Leica gear cheap while you still can, maybe drop your plans to visit Mexico, unless you want to rent my timeshare, and stay away from Politicians. They cannot possibly do what they do to so many and remain disease free.
If you get sick, two places, home or the hospital.
Also, stock up on chicken soup.
Oh, you may wish to stay away from people for awhile, or pigs for that matter, there goes my active social life.
Regards, and good health, John
