Monday, July 6, 2009

First Case of Swine Flu

When you are in a city of millions, a case of  H1N1 is news. When you are on an island of 2500, it's fear inducing. So was the first case of H1N1 on the island, recently confirmed by the health department in the Netherlands.  And while he has recovered, he is now teaching in the school, and I shook hands with him yesterday...before I knew he was previously infected. I can only hope that the salty waters of the Caribe are hostile to H1N1. I went swimming shortly after meeting him. I patiently await signs of the flu.

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