Marquette-Alger County
Medical Society
(a component of the Michigan
State Medical Society)
P.O. Box 68
Marquette, Michigan 49855
Phone: 906-360-6000
email: mary@mtazone.com

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Marquette-Alger County
Medical Society,
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America Faces Swine Flu Outbreak
CDC Declares a Health Emergency

The U.S. declared the health emergency so it could ship roughly 12 million doses of flu-fighting medications from a federal stockpile to states in case they eventually need them — although, with 20 confirmed cases in five states recovering easily, they don’t appear to for now.

Possible case in Michigan reported.

Swine Influenza (Flu)

Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza that regularly cause outbreaks of influenza among pigs. Swine flu viruses do not normally infect humans, however, human infections with swine flu do occur, and cases of human-to-human spread of swine flu viruses has been documented. See General Information about Swine Flu.

From December 2005 through February 2009, a total of 12 human infections with swine influenza were reported from 10 states in the United States. Since March 2009, a number of confirmed human cases of a new strain of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in the U.S. and internationally have been identified. An investigation into these cases is ongoing. For more information see Human Swine Flu Investigation.

General Information about Swine Flu
Questions and answers and guidance for treatment and infection control

Human Swine Flu Investigation April 26, 2009 11:30 ET
Information about the investigation of human swine flu in the U.S.

Welcome to the Marquette-Alger County Medical Society. We are a professional association founded in 1902 consisting of area physicians advocating the interests of patients and physicians with the goal of improving healthcare.

Our society, a component of the Michigan State Medical Society, is a proactive organization protecting and improving the quality of medicine for all the citizens of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Our member physicians agree to abide by the American Medical Association's "Principles of Medical Ethics" along with promoting the science and art of medicine to better serve the public.

We designed our Medical Web Site to provide both physician and patient with useful information to enhance the physician-patient relationship.

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