{"id":4193,"date":"2009-04-29T17:30:33","date_gmt":"2009-04-29T21:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=4193"},"modified":"2025-11-18T20:17:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T01:17:33","slug":"indiana-health-commissioner-dr-monroe-in-town-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2009\/04\/29\/indiana-health-commissioner-dr-monroe-in-town-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Health Commissioner Dr. Monroe in town today"},"content":{"rendered":"ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>Indiana Health Commissioner, Dr. Judith Monroe held a press conference in Fort Wayne today to talk about the H1N1 or North American Human Influenza A virus. \u00c2\u00a0This was the virus formerly known as the Swine Flu. \u00c2\u00a0The CDC has decided to rename the virus to avoid confusing the public. Apparently, some have come to believe that the consumption of pork produces this particular virus. \u00c2\u00a0In fact, one of the media at today&#8217;s press conference asked if the name change was the result of pressure or lobbying by the pork industry &#8211; the answer was no.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Here&#8217;s a break down of today&#8217;s updates and information provided:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First positive confirmed case in Indiana was identified Monday night. \u00c2\u00a0The student is isolated and doing well. \u00c2\u00a0The student reported no travel in the last few weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Other suspected cases have samples at the CDC undergoing testing.<\/li>\n<li>At this point, the virus is sensitive to anti-virals and has been a &#8220;mild disease&#8221; in most of the US cases.<\/li>\n<li>Every citizen needs to do their part in stopping the spread of this disease, by taking it seriously. \u00c2\u00a0You can do this by frequently washing your hands and use alcohol based hand gel sanitizing solutions.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Monroe said she has personally asked Hoosiers to stop shaking hands and suggested that instead bump elbows or other similar greetings.<\/li>\n<li>If you have to sneeze or cough, use a tissue. \u00c2\u00a0After you toss the tissue in the garbage, wash your hands thoroughly.<\/li>\n<li>Those citizens with Influenza-like illnesses, symptoms include fever of 100 degrees or more, headache, sore throat, cough, body aches or fatigue, should stay home. \u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>If you have symptoms, you should call your physician to report your symptoms and follow his\/her directions.<\/li>\n<li>If you are 65 or older, or have chronic illnesses, you should receive a vaccination for pneumonia if you haven&#8217;t already. \u00c2\u00a0People who get the flu have a higher risk to developing pneumonia. \u00c2\u00a0It&#8217;s a once in a life-time vaccination.<\/li>\n<li>The way to stop the spread is for everyone to follow the above guidelines and do your part.<\/li>\n<li>Small children should not be given aspirin due to potential Reyes Syndrome development. \u00c2\u00a0Check with your physician before giving any medication to children.<\/li>\n<li>The latest information they have is that you &#8220;incubate&#8221; the virus for a day or two before you develop symptoms. \u00c2\u00a0But even during the incubation period, you are contagious. \u00c2\u00a0Dr. Monroe shared the example of someone who is incubating H1N1 coughing on their hand and then shaking your hand. \u00c2\u00a0You rub your eyes, nose, mouth and, &#8220;boom, you&#8217;ve just caught it.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>There currently haven&#8217;t been any travel restrictions issued as of this morning.<\/li>\n<li>State Hotline <em>for citizen<\/em>s: 1-877-826-0011<\/li>\n<li>State Hotline <em>for Doctors and Clinicians<\/em>: 1-866-233-1237<\/li>\n<li>Local Hotline <em>for anyone<\/em>: 449-7506<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At this time, the City\/County&#8217;s EOC or Emergency Operations Center is on a limited operations status. \u00c2\u00a0The focus locally is on providing and sharing information with the public. \u00c2\u00a0Shortly before the press conference, private and public information providers met to make sure they were on the same page and providing accurate, clear and concise information.<\/p>\n<p>One of the questions asked was whether this was a possible bio-terrorist attack. \u00c2\u00a0Indiana Homeland Security Director, Joe Wainscott, responded that there have been no indications to this point of this being such an event. \u00c2\u00a0In fact, he went on to say they&#8217;ve identified ground zero (in homeland security parlance) or patient zero or the index case (in CDC parlance). \u00c2\u00a0He has been in communication with other Homeland Security-related agencies including the Federal Homeland Security Agency and that this has been considered, but no indications have been found for this as an explanation.<\/p>\n<p>Full video and photos follow the poll.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[poll id=&#8221;56&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">httpsv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iUfv1V25eXU<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">httpsv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u-Z_0Q_ntsU<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">httpsv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bPa3h72j9Ac<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">httpsv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oTOmnvwFLPk<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='82bde7f57b579730a69ae34520c121dd' data-image-id=\"199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='82bde7f57b579730a69ae34520c121dd' data-image-id=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71710.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"200\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71710.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71712.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Council President Tom Smith makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='82bde7f57b579730a69ae34520c121dd' data-image-id=\"201\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71712.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71712.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne City Council President Tom Smith\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Council President Tom Smith makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='82bde7f57b579730a69ae34520c121dd' data-image-id=\"202\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71714.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71714.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne City Councilman Tim Pape\" data-description=\"City Councilman Tim Pape makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne City Councilman Tim Pape\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne City Councilman Tim Pape\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"202\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71714.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71715.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Allen County Councilman Paul Moss makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='82bde7f57b579730a69ae34520c121dd' data-image-id=\"203\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71715.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71715.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\" data-description=\"Allen County Councilman Paul Moss makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"203\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71715.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71717.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Former City Councilman Dr. John Crawford and son Grant attended the press conference in which Mayor Henry called for a referendum vote on the gaming issue. Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='82bde7f57b579730a69ae34520c121dd' data-image-id=\"204\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71717.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71717.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\" data-description=\"Former City Councilman Dr. John Crawford and son Grant attended the press conference in which Mayor Henry called for a referendum vote on the gaming issue. Photo taken February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"204\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71717.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85078.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming. Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background. Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='82bde7f57b579730a69ae34520c121dd' data-image-id=\"1693\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85078.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85078.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming. Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background. Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1693\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85078.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85080.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is on the left and City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner is on the right.  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Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1694\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85080.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85088.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='82bde7f57b579730a69ae34520c121dd' data-image-id=\"1695\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85088.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85088.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1695\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85088.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85094.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner answers a question from the press.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='82bde7f57b579730a69ae34520c121dd' data-image-id=\"1697\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85094.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85094.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner\" data-description=\"City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner answers a question from the press.  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Photo taken June 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='82bde7f57b579730a69ae34520c121dd' data-image-id=\"2011\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/92352.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_92352.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/06\/02: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces the City won&#039;t renew the Light Lease with Indiana Michigan Power. 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