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- Name: Dr. Marcus Gitterle
- Gitterle is an emergency medical physician in New Braunfels, Texas
- Sent out an email warning colleagues about the seriousness of the swine flu outbreak in April 2009
- Dr. Gitterle claims that the number of swine flu cases is at least ten times worse than has been reported
- Claims it has crossed the threshold into a phase 6 global pandemicPrison Planet: Texas Doctor Claims Swine Flu Cases Far Worse Than Reported (April 30, 2009)
- Claims there are 10 cases of swine flu for every one confirmed casePrison Planet: Texas Doctor Claims Swine Flu Cases Far Worse Than Reported (April 30, 2009)
- The drugs Tamiflu and Relenza are being used to treat cases of swine flu
- Dr. Gitterle warns that supplies of Tamiflu and Relenza are quickly running lowPrison Planet: Texas Doctor Claims Swine Flu Cases Far Worse Than Reported (April 30, 2009)
- Dr. Gitterle says many ERs in Texas are becoming "overwhelmed" with cases of swine fluPrison Planet: Texas Doctor Claims Swine Flu Cases Far Worse Than Reported (April 30, 2009)
- Dr. Gitterle claims that President Barack Obama has been advised to declare a national state of emergencyPrison Planet: Texas Doctor Claims Swine Flu Cases Far Worse Than Reported (April 30, 2009)
- Dr. Gitterle says swine flu is infectious for about two days prior to symptom onsetPrison Planet: Texas Doctor Claims Swine Flu Cases Far Worse Than Reported (April 30, 2009)
- Can be spread for more than seven days after symptom onsetPrison Planet: Texas Doctor Claims Swine Flu Cases Far Worse Than Reported (April 30, 2009)
- Symptoms are the same as normal fluPrison Planet: Texas Doctor Claims Swine Flu Cases Far Worse Than Reported (April 30, 2009)
- Swine flu causes a distinctive “hoarseness” in many victimsPrison Planet: Texas Doctor Claims Swine Flu Cases Far Worse Than Reported (April 30, 2009)
- Dr. Gitterle claims that almost everyone exposed to the virus will become infected, though not everyone will be symptomaticPrison Planet: Texas Doctor Claims Swine Flu Cases Far Worse Than Reported (April 30, 2009)
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Dr. Marcus Gitterle is an emergency medical physician from New Braunfels, Texas. In April 2009, Dr. Gitterle sent out an alert to colleagues and patients that claims the swine flu outbreak is more serious than the Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Health Department and World Health Organization have previously reported. According to Dr. Gitterle, there are at least 10 cases of swine flu to every one confirmed case.Prison Planet: Texas Doctor Claims Swine Flu Cases Far Worse Than Reported (April 30, 2009)
On April 30, 2009, Comal County officials addressed the comments made by Dr. Gitterle, and assured the public that the county is not running out of Tamiflu. Also, the county representative made it clear that the doctor was not speaking on behalf of the hospital when making the comments.KSAT: Doctor Taken To Task For H1N1 E-mail (April 30, 2009)
Dr. Gitterle's Advice
- Avoid all public gatherings
- Avoid going to the ER
- Take supplements N-Acetyl-Cysteine and Oscillococcinum
- Recommends RelenzaPrison Planet: Texas Doctor Claims Swine Flu Cases Far Worse Than Reported (April 30, 2009)
