The first confirmed death from the recent swine flu epidemic in Mexico, Maria Adela Gutierrez (English translation), worked as a door-to-door census taker for the tax board according to Mexican officials. She is not the original source of the infection, according to this article in the LA Times, but some local news reports indicated that she had infected as many as 20 people, as well as her husband and children. Martin Vazquez Villaneuva, the regional health secretary in Oaxaca, has denied these reports, according to the LA Times article.
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I was watching the TODAY Show this morning and there was a whole segment offering advice for hypochondriacs who think they might have the swine flu. It was very interesting, as I never realized how many people will actually talk themselves into having sypmtoms for illnesses. Anyway, you can check the interview out and hear all about it on the TODAY Show iPhone app, it may give a perspective you haven’t heard before: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=309546027&mt=8