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superacidjax
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 Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 7:19 am Post subject: Urgent question: H1A1 -- who do you call? |
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If someone if from a high risk group (travel to-from affected areas, proximity to potential cases, etc) who should they call in Seoul if they are exhibiting flu-like symptoms? Obviously, this is an urgent question! And, will the government charge for Tamiflu or any quarantine expenses?
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bassexpander
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 8:16 am Post subject: |
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If I were you'd I'd just put on a mask and head over to Seoul National University Hospital or Yonsei hospital.
http://www.snuh.org/english/
Seoul Emergency Medical Information Center
Tel. : Domestic (Seoul 02) 1339, 24/7(English and Japanese)
(INT. +82-2)1339, 24/7(English and Japanese)
09:00 am to 18:00 pm for Chinese |
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superacidjax
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 8:22 am Post subject: |
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| bassexpander wrote: |
| If I were you'd I'd just put on a mask and head over to Seoul National University Hospital or Yonsei hospital. |
Thanks for the info, especially the phone number. Which hospital is better/nicer SNU or Yonsei in your opinion? |
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bassexpander
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 8:27 am Post subject: |
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| superacidjax wrote: |
| bassexpander wrote: |
| If I were you'd I'd just put on a mask and head over to Seoul National University Hospital or Yonsei hospital. |
Thanks for the info, especially the phone number. Which hospital is better/nicer SNU or Yonsei in your opinion? |
Both are said to be excellent, with English-speaking staff available. I know that Yonsei has a well-known/famous Dr. Linton? who is an American who is fluent in Korean.
You'll receive excellent care at either place, I'm sure. |
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superacidjax
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 8:42 am Post subject: |
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Thanks again. This is a pretty screwed up situation. A guy in my hotel (another new arrival) is in quarantine, someone at the office was sick today and a bunch of folks came here through Japan. It's probably not H1A1, however, the coincidence of the locations, symptoms and time frame (we arrived last Saturday and Sunday through Narita.) There is a confirmed case in Korea right now who was at Narita Airport on Sunday, so it's a disturbing collection of facts. Anyway, thanks for the info..
What luck. Last time I was here, I lived almost right next to one of the bird flu farms (within 2 km) and got severe flu when I was flying back to the states (I didn't have symptoms until airborne over the Pacific.. and now, I am seeing possible H1A1 all around me.
Welcome back to Korea right? lol.. |
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bassexpander
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Geesh, when I go through the airport, I'll wear a mask and wash my hands frequently. haha |
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ajgeddes
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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| At first I just thought it was a typo, but the actually virus is called H1N1, not H1A1. Not a big deal, but if you go to the hospital saying you have the latter, they may think you are crazy. |
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superacidjax
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| ajgeddes wrote: |
| At first I just thought it was a typo, but the actually virus is called H1N1, not H1A1. Not a big deal, but if you go to the hospital saying you have the latter, they may think you are crazy. |
Oops!
They're likely to think I'm crazy anyway. lol |
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crossmr
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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| bassexpander wrote: |
| Geesh, when I go through the airport, I'll wear a mask and wash my hands frequently. haha |
I've got a ticket there next week for a vacation. Anyone recommend a good mask brand? |
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asams
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superacidjax
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 1:53 am Post subject: |
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| crossmr wrote: |
| bassexpander wrote: |
| Geesh, when I go through the airport, I'll wear a mask and wash my hands frequently. haha |
I've got a ticket there next week for a vacation. Anyone recommend a good mask brand? |
Masks actually don't help, despite the propaganda to the contrary.. the virus is smaller than the pores of the mask. However, it does prevent spit droplets from being shot out when sneezing and coughing, so if you are sick, a mask is useful to prevent the spread to others.
If you fly through Narita (Tokyo) en route to Korea, they'll give you one before you are allowed off of the plane. |
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crossmr
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 4:23 am Post subject: |
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| superacidjax wrote: |
Masks actually don't help, despite the propaganda to the contrary.. the virus is smaller than the pores of the mask. However, it does prevent spit droplets from being shot out when sneezing and coughing, so if you are sick, a mask is useful to prevent the spread to others.
If you fly through Narita (Tokyo) en route to Korea, they'll give you one before you are allowed off of the plane. |
I'm going direct from seoul to fukuoka. the article I read suggested most of the panic was around tokyo. |
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bassexpander
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