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Title: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: EliteTerm on April 26, 2009, 11:01:15 pm
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/hscout/2009/04/26/hscout626464.html


This has been appearing in Canada, New Zealand, and France.


How bad do you think this will progress?  :neutral:
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: rJCaiG on April 27, 2009, 02:42:06 am
It started in Mexico, has been spotted in New Zealand, England and the US. I hope we take appropriate actions and close airports and borders until a vaccine is widely spread to reduce the impact. I think we should also be worrying about the pig population...This started with pigs and will most likely spread back to them.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: EliteTerm on April 27, 2009, 07:48:36 am
They said that some cases were not in direct contact with pigs, and is possible that it is transmittable from human to human.

The virus contains a mixture of Bird Flu, Human Flu, and Pig Flu strains. This could escalate quickly and deadly if not contained fast enough.




Russia banned all meat imports from Mexico and the southern United States, and said it would screen incoming passengers from those two countries for swine flu by taking their temperatures. Israel, New Zealand and Spain were investigating unconfirmed cases of swine flu.

Concerns about the virus prompted Canada to issue a travel health notice and South Korea to say it will test airline passengers arriving from the United States. Japan is expected to convene a Cabinet meeting Monday to come up with measures to block the entry of the virus into the country.

Source: CNN.com
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Collin on April 27, 2009, 08:17:31 am
8 people died in mexico.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: rJCaiG on April 27, 2009, 08:30:36 am
We should all move to North Korea, they're nice and isolated
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Hess on April 27, 2009, 12:38:37 pm
8 people died in mexico.

103 dead, with 1,614 infected now in Mexico alone...
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: James_Alterlis on April 27, 2009, 12:45:55 pm
Lucky that there is none in Thailand, Burma, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia

But it's coming down from China  :trust:

 :cop:
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: rJCaiG on April 27, 2009, 01:10:55 pm
When the news is reporting the Swine Flu being waterbourne, I started that rumour on Twitter with the intent to freak people out D:
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: LillMumin on April 27, 2009, 01:11:52 pm
Huge since we dont got a vaccine against it..
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Salmonella on April 27, 2009, 02:14:33 pm
I think this will cause alot people dieing
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Dmitry on April 27, 2009, 02:50:23 pm
1 possible infected in Israel :/
I hope it won't spread...
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Watti on April 27, 2009, 02:58:13 pm
3 Possible in NSW QLD i think it was 4 Possible in QLD Cleared

Fuckinjg dam... i had bacon yesterday morning... Cures a hangover... ope we dont lose the piggies!! i need them to Stop my Headaches from hangovers!!
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Altair_Carter on April 27, 2009, 03:20:53 pm
Oh, this is about that epidemy in the Mexico? I heard it's a virus MIXED with Swine Flu and H1N1 (Wikipedia about H1N1 if dunno)
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Malcolm on April 27, 2009, 03:24:43 pm
Send all the infected to this small island where they wont be able to infect anyone.. Just like they did in the good old' days!

No.. Don't do that. Anyways, hope they find a cure soon.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Radagast on April 27, 2009, 03:34:45 pm
It's good that UK won't get it. Apparently, it's the least likely to for some reason... Probably because of the rain.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: cumbia_chorra on April 27, 2009, 07:06:24 pm
Swine Flu + Dengue = Appocalypse, ye its coming
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: tiderman on April 27, 2009, 08:03:41 pm
It's good that UK won't get it. Apparently, it's the least likely to for some reason... Probably because of the rain.
sorry to burst your bubble but two cases has already been reported in britain.. Just heard it on the radio...

Swine Flu + Dengue = Appocalypse, ye its coming
f**k that. Legalize! Yeah!
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Knoothead on April 27, 2009, 08:13:47 pm
http://twitter.com/BreakingNews

I think this is scary as fuck :I I don't wanna die :(
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Troy on April 27, 2009, 08:28:40 pm
sorry to burst your bubble but two cases has already been reported in britain.. Just heard it on the radio...

No confirmed cases  :redface:..
Anyway they have been told to stay in their houses.

I love this (http://www.crazymonkeygames.com/jkf6Tr/pandemic2.swf) game though :S
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Knoothead on April 27, 2009, 08:35:21 pm
No confirmed cases  :redface:..
Anyway they have been told to stay in their houses.

I love this (http://www.crazymonkeygames.com/jkf6Tr/pandemic2.swf) game though :S
I hate that game. It took me 10 minutes to destroy the world. Not very funny :o :'(
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Watti on April 27, 2009, 08:54:12 pm
lol,

Every one is panicing already???

Australia

    * 1789 – 1790: smallpox – Aborigines of NSW[36]
    * 1828: smallpox – Aborigines of New South Wales[37]
    * 1829: smallpox – South Australia[38]
    * 1857: smallpox – Victoria[39]
    * 1867: measles – Sydney

because Swine flu is so new... the worlds leaders will have around 50000 People working on it already to find a cure

Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Knoothead on April 27, 2009, 09:05:56 pm
lol,

Every one is panicing already???

Australia

    * 1789 – 1790: smallpox – Aborigines of NSW[36]
    * 1828: smallpox – Aborigines of New South Wales[37]
    * 1829: smallpox – South Australia[38]
    * 1857: smallpox – Victoria[39]
    * 1867: measles – Sydney


because Swine flu is so new... the worlds leaders will have around 50000 People working on it already to find a cure



Im panicing!
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Troy on April 27, 2009, 09:07:06 pm
Wouldn't really say I'm panicking.. Just that not often something like this happens.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: LillMumin on April 27, 2009, 09:11:15 pm
lol,

Every one is panicing already???

Australia

    * 1789 – 1790: smallpox – Aborigines of NSW[36]
    * 1828: smallpox – Aborigines of New South Wales[37]
    * 1829: smallpox – South Australia[38]
    * 1857: smallpox – Victoria[39]
    * 1867: measles – Sydney

because Swine flu is so new... the worlds leaders will have around 50000 People working on it already to find a cure



Yes but it takes time to find a cure, and all the bird flues, is not so big here in europe, since before the time it have been reached Europe, its already a vaccine.. But now there aint, and its gonna spread fast, since swine is a common animal in whole europe including other countries.. So its a fast spreading virus here. So its not so wierd people are panicing
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: EliteTerm on April 27, 2009, 10:13:40 pm
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are concerned that this outbreak may become a pandemic, for the following reasons.

New strain
    The virus is a new strain of influenza, from which human populations have not been vaccinated or naturally immunized.

Human transmission
    The virus appeared to infect by human-to-human transmission. Investigations of infected patients indicated no direct contact with swine, such as at a farm or agricultural fair. The strain was later confirmed to have been transmitted between humans. However, at least one other strain of swine flu has previously been transmitted between humans without wider community infection. In contrast, for example, disease transmission in the last severe human outbreak of influenza, the bird flu that peaked in 2006, was determined to be almost entirely from direct contact between humans and birds.

Virulence
    The virus has produced severe disease in Mexico, and some deaths. Furthermore, in Mexico (but not in the United States) the illness has primarily struck young, healthy adults, much like the deadly Spanish Flu of 1918, possibly because of the phenomenon known as cytokine storm.[80] Most other influenza strains produce the worst symptoms in young children, elderly adults, and others with weaker immune systems.

Geography
    The virus has been detected in multiple areas, indicating that containment is unlikely. This is exacerbated by the incubation and infectious periods of influenza.

Lack of data
    That other factors are still somewhat unknown, such as transmission rates and patterns and effectiveness of current influenza treatments, combined with the unpredictability of influenza strains, means that reliable forecasts cannot be made.



The previously recommended influenza vaccines for the southern and northern hemispheres, including that for the 2009/2010 flu season, are ineffective against the new strain. Current development, large-scale manufacturing, distribution and delivery of a new vaccine takes several months.


Quoted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_swine_flu_outbreak



Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Matthew_Cipricla on April 27, 2009, 11:02:06 pm
I live in the US, and all the cases that have been reported near New York are all mild. But damn this could get worse. But the best advice is to wash your hands I heard. Hopefully a vaccination can be made qucikly.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Fabio on April 27, 2009, 11:10:57 pm
Whenever all these diseases come out, foot and mouth, bird flu, and now this, I am always scared that I am going to die D:
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Dave on April 27, 2009, 11:13:27 pm
No confirmed cases  :redface:..
Anyway they have been told to stay in their houses.

I love this (http://www.crazymonkeygames.com/jkf6Tr/pandemic2.swf) game though :S

No cases? Really? there are 2 cases just 30 miles from my home town. Even closer to my Dad's side of the family in Lanarkshire.
lol,

Every one is panicing already???

Australia

    * 1789 – 1790: smallpox – Aborigines of NSW[36]
    * 1828: smallpox – Aborigines of New South Wales[37]
    * 1829: smallpox – South Australia[38]
    * 1857: smallpox – Victoria[39]
    * 1867: measles – Sydney

because Swine flu is so new... the worlds leaders will have around 50000 People working on it already to find a cure



Try doing that in an economic crisis. How can we fund the research if we're all skint.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Collin on April 27, 2009, 11:19:31 pm
im scared.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: rJCaiG on April 28, 2009, 08:13:59 am
it's been upgraded to a pandemic...
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: sinamun on April 28, 2009, 08:23:23 am
oh its all right then you dont need to be scared anymore  :roll:
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Rusty on April 28, 2009, 08:26:22 am
UK is on a Level 4 alert as of this moment due to the Swine Flu. ( This MIGHT just be for Scotland as i heard it on Scottish Radio )
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: sinamun on April 28, 2009, 08:26:57 am
no its everywhere i heard on Radio 1.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Rusty on April 28, 2009, 08:28:32 am
no its everywhere i heard on Radio 1.

I heard it on Real Radio scary shit i hope it doesn't reach Level 6... then um.. some bad shit might happen.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: sinamun on April 28, 2009, 08:29:20 am
dont worry rusty were in uk and were gono be fine.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Rusty on April 28, 2009, 08:32:44 am
dont worry rusty were in uk and were gono be fine.


Yeah well we do have enough Anti-Viral shit or w/e they call it so we'r ok on that part.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: sinamun on April 28, 2009, 08:34:43 am
yeh and that goes for anyone else in the uk.
everyone elso in other countries can just give me all your money cuz your gono die anyway. ;)
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Altair_Carter on April 28, 2009, 08:36:03 am
Jesus, everything like this is so damn scary.... I wish NOONE from Argonath Community reaches this shit....Including their friends and parents.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Rusty on April 28, 2009, 08:37:26 am
Jesus, everything like this is so damn scary.... I wish NOONE from Argonath Community reaches this shit....Including their friends and parents.

Don't go to Mexico then, or even a country that has reports of people catching it.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: tiderman on April 28, 2009, 10:28:04 am
Been reading about this shit all morning, lol. It hasn't been as much "panicing" since.. What was it called..? Oh yeah, bird flu. When they found dead, infected birds on "Öland". Hell, they even made a popular TV series about it! I couldn't sleep at night thinking about it and now it's like nobody heard of it.

Anyways..

I can't stop thinking about the conspiracies either (spelling?). Like the illumnati decreasing the population.. Send out a virus to turn the spotlights off the economics and that kind of (good reading) shit. :D I have always had something for conspiracies.. Like I Am Legend type of stuff. wat?

(btw they had the 1918 flu virus in small "bottles" in a lab? I watched a video about it, looked like a psycho)

I bet they will find a way to stop it soon. I'll keep the infected (and not infected too for that matter) in my prayers..
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: rJCaiG on April 28, 2009, 10:47:11 am
Suspected case is 60km south of me  :bye:

I was soo paranoid at school today; one person said he felt like he had a flu so i stayed right away from him; whenever someone coughed or sneezed i blocked my noise and mouth  :lol:

On second thoughts, I should purposely get it, and infect everyone who's ever wronged me!  :mad: :mad: :mad:
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: tiderman on April 28, 2009, 10:48:53 am
I played that disease game and now I feel horrible.. Fuck
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Gimli on April 28, 2009, 10:52:56 am
Been reading about this shit all morning, lol. It hasn't been as much "panicing" since.. What was it called..? Oh yeah, bird flu. When they found dead, infected birds on "Öland".

Exactly my thoughts. :D
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: EliteTerm on April 28, 2009, 11:32:12 am
I live 4 HOURS from the Mexico Border, so... if this grows out of control in Mexico, then a shitload of the refugees will scramble over the borders if the United States attempts to close the border.  :neutral:
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Ben_Jizz on April 28, 2009, 11:35:36 am
They say its going to get to austrilia within hours / days my Grampa is infected with it in NewZeland,,  :(
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Watti on April 28, 2009, 12:46:03 pm
Best place to be when having the flu

War Zone :D... Run through enemy lines fucking them all up DERKA DERKA!!!!!!

Well

Econamy... Pfft we got plenty of Resources... every one still has plenty.. we arnt a fuck house world yet, where there are no jobs. just minimised :D

And this is probably good for the economy cos its creating jobs :D... Like a war kinda lol

ok now .. with it comming to australia... ir might already be here...

It might not... But because i am one of those.. Meh i gotta die of something.. ill probably get it.. Cos if some one close to me gets it.. ill get it :D... wooooot.. lol but i can withstand alot...

NOOOOWWWW

Australia is on Level 4 to i think... for a precaution... might be rong there

there are a few people withFlus round aussie.. but id say its just flu... not Swine


Now some one has to ask..... Are you Scared.... my response..... No
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Dave on April 28, 2009, 05:00:38 pm
Best place to be when having the flu

War Zone :D... Run through enemy lines f**king them all up DERKA DERKA!!!!!!

Well

Econamy... Pfft we got plenty of Resources... every one still has plenty.. we arnt a f**k house world yet, where there are no jobs. just minimised :D

And this is probably good for the economy cos its creating jobs :D... Like a war kinda lol

ok now .. with it comming to australia... ir might already be here...

It might not... But because i am one of those.. Meh i gotta die of something.. ill probably get it.. Cos if some one close to me gets it.. ill get it :D... wooooot.. lol but i can withstand alot...

NOOOOWWWW

Australia is on Level 4 to i think... for a precaution... might be rong there

there are a few people withFlus round aussie.. but id say its just flu... not Swine


Now some one has to ask..... Are you Scared.... my response..... No

Resources? I'm talking about money here Watti. Everyone is skint. We're all in debt and even though leaders are saying it's getting better. I still see no change to confirm this.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: JayL on April 28, 2009, 07:00:39 pm
News here said they preview to get vaccines against it done in 6 months. Damn, I really hope this thing doesn't go out of control, although I don't mind using the surgery masks on streets.  :lol:
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Roger_Murtaugh on April 28, 2009, 07:05:48 pm
Some people here, really respond to sarcastic on it, you should be worried, due Mexico didn't respond good on the sickness it is spreading out all over the world, they should have sealed the bounderies of there country and put it in carantene...
good thing is that people who are infected with the desease in other, foreign countries, the sickness is less wors then in mexcico itself, they are less sick.

about the vaccin, the production of it takes 6 months and it will take 4 years to put it on the market...

lets hope they gonna get on with it and make that as fast as possible.

lets hope all stays OK here and all over the world
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Roger_Murtaugh on April 28, 2009, 07:07:09 pm
and about the masks, it isn't FUn to wear it, itgives you a FAKE feeling of safety, ONLY sick people should wear it, not healthy people, it doesn't help you to stay healthy!!! When you get in contact with hands of a sick person you are sick yourself!
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: JayL on April 28, 2009, 07:36:33 pm
Relax, dude.

I don't worry using them, it's just a mask, I see people are worried about having to use it.

About it's safety, well, I usually 'touch' hands of people close to me (referring to your example), and whenever a suspicion turns up, the safe others will be warned and they won't even touch their friends, lol. And I didn't mean its funny to use it, but it makes me laugh the fact that minding to use a mask makes some dudes worried.

Just keep informed with news, start putting on some little actions yourself to be careful and stick to the hints which authorities give to the population...

EDIT:

Mr. Wikipedia, our favourite teacher, again tips us off (no idea if someone quoted this already):
Quote
Some physicians in the US are recommending the use of masks when in public. The purpose of a face mask is to effectively cover a person's mouth and nose so that if a person is around someone who is infected, there is a decreased likelihood of transmission. Recommendations to protect against the avian flu indicated that using a face mask with a rating of N99, N100 or P100 in the United States or a rating of FFP3 in Europe should be effective in protecting against transmission. While face masks with these ratings provide 99% or greater efficiency in protecting against flu transmission, N95 or FFP2 face masks provide about 94% efficiency. N95 and FFP2 rated face masks may therefore also be effective.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Brains on April 28, 2009, 08:55:28 pm
Much better protection than surgery masks is personal hygiene (washing hands at the 1st place) and also don't stand so close to people.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Altair_Carter on April 28, 2009, 09:00:23 pm
Jesus, this shit came into France and Germany(!) already....Gosh, i pray for it not to go anywhere else, or atleast Estonia :S
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Brains on April 28, 2009, 09:03:59 pm
Jesus, this shit came into France and Germany(!) already....Gosh, i pray for it not to go anywhere else, or atleast Estonia :S


Also one case in Prague.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Roger_Murtaugh on April 28, 2009, 09:18:44 pm
as I said before, it seems the forms of the desease are less bad in europe then Mexico, people survive it in EU,... so far

Altair you are an egoist man, you know that?

''lets hope it doesn't comes to estonia?'' and what about other countries and people?

There are already medicins who stop the virus, not stop but slow it down...
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Leonardo on April 28, 2009, 09:43:50 pm
11 possible cases on Brazil,hope they find a cure to this Pandemic.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Matthew_Cipricla on April 28, 2009, 10:21:36 pm
Wearing those masks DO help. And about you touching a sick person, that is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. The only way a virus can get into your body is through an opening (although some bacteria can get through your skin pores) you can get swine flu if it gets through your mouth, nose, and even eyes..... Its kinda like saying if you touch someone with AIDs you can also get AIDs.

Both sick and healthy people should be wearing those masks, especially in Mexico...
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Watti on April 29, 2009, 12:01:18 am
im gunna have fun today :D
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Brains on April 29, 2009, 12:13:08 am
Swine Flue FAQ (http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/faq/en/index.html) from the WHO
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Rusty on April 29, 2009, 01:40:23 am
11 possible cases on Brazil,hope they find a cure to this Pandemic.

There is a cure.. Anti-Viral drugs or w/e they call it.  UK had a shitload of it so i think we'r alright.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Matthew_Cipricla on April 29, 2009, 03:48:56 am
Yes but this anti viral medicines seem to be kind of new. But I am very thankful that we have it. Viruses are alot harder to destroy with medicines then bacteria. A time like this makes me want to move out to a little farm (WITHOUT PIGS) and live there until this passed.  :(
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Boxy on April 29, 2009, 04:33:40 am
This isn't a pandemic, 150 out of 300,000,000?  There's more people in my school.  Nuff about that though, this does look dangerous.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Matthew_Cipricla on April 29, 2009, 04:39:25 am
Are you saying there is 3 million people in your school? Really we shouldnt panic about this just yet. But innocent lives are at stake.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Boxy on April 29, 2009, 04:55:34 am
Are you saying there is 3 million people in your school? Really we shouldnt panic about this just yet. But innocent lives are at stake.

No, Im saying there is 1,500 in my school and 300 million average in the country of US.  I used the numeral forms of the numbers as I wanted to show the range of the numbers.  Please read correctly next time.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Matthew_Cipricla on April 29, 2009, 05:11:51 am
Ermm alright then... I didnt understand what you meant by that.  ;)

I think this is a good website concerining those masks. Although you should still wash your hands reguarly and not touch your face. http://www.kirotv.com/health/19303928/detail.html (http://www.kirotv.com/health/19303928/detail.html)

Here is also a good website about cases of swine flu.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-04-27-swine-flu-world-map_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip (http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-04-27-swine-flu-world-map_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip)

My state has no cases yet, but people are saying its bound to happen.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: rJCaiG on April 29, 2009, 08:08:54 am
Also, you can NOT get the swine flu from eating pork; at the slaughterhouses they check ever stock for any problems, and even if one got through, you heat it up to 100degrees celcious+, so any viruses/bacteria are destroyed.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Watti on April 29, 2009, 12:18:09 pm
today i had the day off.. so me and a friend went to my old school in full SWAT Suits.. and was like " This area has been infected by the Swine flu Do not move, or try to escape this entire school is surrounded lol :P and we had Fake M4's

then some one threw a can of Mother at us then bolted.. i chased after him and tackled him yelling GET THE FUCK DOWN!!!

lol every one thought it was real untill the principal came and was .. james dont tease them ...

im like ooohhh GAYY!!!! lol so i took off the head gear.. every one was like lol that was good!!
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Janar on April 29, 2009, 02:57:42 pm
today i had the day off.. so me and a friend went to my old school in full SWAT Suits.. and was like " This area has been infected by the Swine flu Do not move, or try to escape this entire school is surrounded lol :P and we had Fake M4's

then some one threw a can of Mother at us then bolted.. i chased after him and tackled him yelling GET THE f**k DOWN!!!

lol every one thought it was real untill the principal came and was .. james dont tease them ...

im like ooohhh GAYY!!!! lol so i took off the head gear.. every one was like lol that was good!!

ROFL!
After it got punishment from school personal??

Ontopic: Around 11 people in France, Norway were probably infected, i heard.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Altair_Carter on April 29, 2009, 03:21:11 pm
as I said before, it seems the forms of the desease are less bad in europe then Mexico, people survive it in EU,... so far

Altair you are an egoist man, you know that?

''lets hope it doesn't comes to estonia?'' and what about other countries and people?

There are already medicins who stop the virus, not stop but slow it down...
Yaeh, cewl, but have you read the 3 first words in my sentance at your quote?
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Gosh, i pray for it not to go anywhere else,
So think before you post. You know why i'm too hopefull not to come in Estonia? Because our so-called Government won't give a shit about getting a cure for it, knowing our government.

By the way, after some thoughts i think it's not THAT bad... We survived bird fluu, which was pandemic as this situation, so lets hope we will survive this one. But this is still to scary.

:ps: Are there any reported cases of death without Mexico? I mean, not in Mexico, but death reports from Swine fluu in other regions/countries.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Pandalink on April 29, 2009, 03:56:56 pm
The name is strange, since you can't actually catch it from eating Pork, and pigs don't "catch it".
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Jordan on April 29, 2009, 04:50:48 pm
There is a cure.. Anti-Viral drugs or w/e they call it.  UK had a shitload of it so i think we'r alright.

It has already been said by World Health organisation (WHO) that we are the most prepared country for this sort of outbreak, and we also have a stock of 32 million Anti-viral drugs which is currently being brought up to 50million and face masks are being prepared for UK residents for the future of this issue. ;)
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Oliver on April 29, 2009, 06:28:31 pm
All I have to say about this so-called "pandemic": meh.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Troy on April 29, 2009, 06:37:51 pm
People died in Mexico because it's not a 'well' healthy in the first place compared with other country's..



Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: JayL on April 29, 2009, 06:42:14 pm
True, the investment on health care services is very relevant regarding the Swine Flu prevention.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Altair_Carter on April 29, 2009, 06:59:49 pm
There is a theory that somekind of a medical drug called on "T"(darn, forgot the name) can cure this disease. Scientists are working on advanced version of this medical drug.

By the way, i heard a 2-year girl in New York died from Swine Fluu....RiP.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: JayL on April 29, 2009, 07:15:36 pm
1 year old, and I think it was a boy, no?

It's Tamiflu by the way.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: NeBizzenzuelleEne on April 29, 2009, 07:46:30 pm
There are many better things to worry about.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Malcolm on April 29, 2009, 07:59:11 pm
There are many better things to worry about.
Better things.. Not really. This could cause millions of lives if not prevetend and if spread. It's a freaking pandemic!
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: tiderman on April 29, 2009, 08:10:12 pm
The name is strange, since you can't actually catch it from eating Pork, and pigs don't "catch it".
Hey, we gotta blame something, right?
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Brains on April 29, 2009, 08:17:58 pm
There is no cure/vaccine for Mexican flu. If there was those 153+- people from Mexico wouldn't die. There are only anti-viral medicines like Tamiflu, Relenza which can only help in reducing symptoms of flu and possible recovering.

Hey, we gotta blame something, right?

Blame those who released it from the labs and we know very well who and which country did that, since it is impossible that this virus was created in a 'natural' way.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: tiderman on April 29, 2009, 08:39:13 pm
Blame those who released it from the labs and we know very well who and which country did that, since it is impossible that this virus was created in the 'natural' way.
Yeah, they even made a video about it from 2006 or something. Saw it on youtube. Some serialkiller-looking scientist was fooling around with the 1918 flu virus and wanted to mix it with some other shit, the bird flu I think. Sometimes I have no hope in humanity, you know? I mean it's just batshit crazy. Why we "blame" it on the pigs is because that's the way humans always been.. Like if you spilled water on the floor in school and your teacher asked who did this; you'll blame it on someone (or something) els. It's just in our nature I think..
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: JayL on April 29, 2009, 08:46:18 pm
Blame those who released it from the labs and we know very well who and which country did that, since it is impossible that this virus was created in the 'natural' way.

I don't want to offend but, really, 100% true. Many viruses were created in labs but they said it was because of a 'change'... Just like the HIV thing, they found the cure for it, and now they spread a new virus to screw everything up again.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Altair_Carter on April 29, 2009, 08:55:58 pm
Hm.....this is getting more and more interesting...Reminds of epidemy of Anthrax virus in Sverdlovsk in 1979. The virus got leaked because filter wasn't installed, and laborant turned equipment, without knowledge of non-installed filter, so millions spores of anthrax went into atmosphere....
More about Anthrax (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthrax).
More about leak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sverdlovsk_anthrax_leak)
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Matthew_Cipricla on April 29, 2009, 10:18:07 pm
The anti viral medicine seems to work ok. And the scientists down at CDC are 1/3 way of making a vaccine for it.  :poke: Supposedley the vaccine will come out next month.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: EliteTerm on April 29, 2009, 10:49:26 pm
On April 28, the US suffered its first confirmed death of swine flu in Texas, a 23 months old baby.

On April 29, WHO raised the pandemic alert level to five, the second-highest level, indicating that a pandemic is "imminent". Human-to-human transmission cases have been recorded in multiple regions. In Spain, officials confirmed the first case of an infection in a person who had not travelled to Mexico.


The government ordered the mass slaughter of all pigs in Egypt.



Ah shit, I just found out that Arizona, United States (I live in the state) has confirmed case of Swine Flu.


Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Matthew_Cipricla on April 29, 2009, 11:39:33 pm
That is horrible....about that baby..... I say Mexico does what Egypt does. It seems that it would help some what.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Dave on April 30, 2009, 12:23:25 am
On April 28, the US suffered its first confirmed death of swine flu in Texas, a 23 months old baby.

On April 29, WHO raised the pandemic alert level to five, the second-highest level, indicating that a pandemic is "imminent". Human-to-human transmission cases have been recorded in multiple regions. In Spain, officials confirmed the first case of an infection in a person who had not travelled to Mexico.


The government ordered the mass slaughter of all pigs in Egypt.



Ah shit, I just found out that Arizona, United States (I live in the state) has confirmed case of Swine Flu.




You're state has it? It's 40 miles down the road from me right now. Thats worse than it just being in a state.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Dogmatic on April 30, 2009, 03:32:35 am
It's in another school in Queens called St. Francis Prep. I hope it doesn't spread to my school but I'm sure it will, and even if it does it it's unlikely anyone with sufficient care will die.

Also LOL @ some of the things said in this thread, seriously, do some research.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: cumbia_chorra on April 30, 2009, 03:33:36 am
Swine flu is on stage 5 now, if it reaches stage 6, all countries will have to be aislated.

April 27/09 Stage 3 ---> April 28/09 Stage 4 ---> April 29/09 Stage 5.

It will be a Pandemia...
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Hustle on April 30, 2009, 04:17:52 am
The baby died in Houston, my town and there closing schools downs like crazy here cause another girl got it and shit its crazy here.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: rJCaiG on April 30, 2009, 08:04:48 am
YOU CANNOT GET THE SWINE FLU FROM PIGS ANYMORE, IT IS HUMAN TO HUMAN, YOU CANNOT GET SWINE FLU FROM EATING PORK, YOU GET IT FROM HUMAN INTERACTION!!!
I hope you all understand this now..
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Watti on April 30, 2009, 09:41:58 am
Australia is doing pretty good :P

There was some nub in a Mask today haha
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Rusty on April 30, 2009, 09:55:46 am
Alert level raised to 5.

Outbreak Map - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8021547.stm  (Might not be correct at the time you check it)

Far as i heard there is 32 Cases in the UK of Swine Flu, not all confirmed yet.  This shit is getting out of control worst is they cannot control it.... Vaccines could take up to SIX months to be ready. 
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: NitrOx on April 30, 2009, 10:03:28 am
OH MY GOD
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: James_Alterlis on April 30, 2009, 11:00:05 am
Isn't it 4?
WHOrganization said that

If I'm not wrong:
5 is serious, the "flu" will be around the world
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Rusty on April 30, 2009, 11:02:24 am
Isn't it 4?
WHOrganization said that

If I'm not wrong:
5 is serious, the "flu" will be around the world

It's Level 5.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8025931.stm
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Voodoo on April 30, 2009, 11:05:35 am
People are too paranoid. It will kill you? Fuck it, it will. And not you, and not me, but us. All those who are scared of this just waste the only time they have. Go to the fucking mall, enjoy the rest of it, if its gonna kill. People die every day cause of random shit, and all the world is like "Oh my god!" of this stupid flu, cause some Mexicans created this. Bullshit. This thing scares people so bad, no wonder the news use it. Your fear feeds them. Get used to it. Life is not fair, sometimes, you want to kill it, by killing yourself, but if you're here, and not an alien, live with this crap.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: James_Alterlis on April 30, 2009, 11:26:42 am
People are too paranoid. It will kill you? f**k it, it will. And not you, and not me, but us. All those who are scared of this just waste the only time they have. Go to the f**king mall, enjoy the rest of it, if its gonna kill. People die every day cause of random shit, and all the world is like "Oh my god!" of this stupid flu, cause some Mexicans created this. Bullshit. This thing scares people so bad, no wonder the news use it. Your fear feeds them. Get used to it. Life is not fair, sometimes, you want to kill it, by killing yourself, but if you're here, and not an alien, live with this crap.

Absolutely right

People dies every seconds (or day?)
People injured every minutes
It's natural
This is human's lives

Swine Flu? Bird Flu?(H5N1) Soar throat? Cold? etc.?
It's normal! So live with it, don't be scared
We have technology, we have medicine, we have doctor, we have hospital
And... We have World Health Organization (WHO)

 :cop:
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: EliteTerm on April 30, 2009, 11:47:18 am
People are too paranoid. It will kill you? f**k it, it will. And not you, and not me, but us. All those who are scared of this just waste the only time they have. Go to the f**king mall, enjoy the rest of it, if its gonna kill. People die every day cause of random shit, and all the world is like "Oh my god!" of this stupid flu, cause some Mexicans created this. Bullshit. This thing scares people so bad, no wonder the news use it. Your fear feeds them. Get used to it. Life is not fair, sometimes, you want to kill it, by killing yourself, but if you're here, and not an alien, live with this crap.


Maybe, but if this virus grows out of control and repeats previous pandemics (1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic that killed up to 100 million, or the 1968 Hong Kong Virus that killed 1 million.), then we would be worried about this.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Voodoo on April 30, 2009, 11:55:01 am
Meh.
If it's not painfull death, than no worries for me.
And mutations.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: NeBizzenzuelleEne on April 30, 2009, 12:05:10 pm
It is just another "bird flu"...
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Watti on April 30, 2009, 12:25:09 pm
Allso :P

i knew it was lvl 5 12 hours ago :D..

ALSO.. yea thats why im not scared.. 200 people?? pfft just a normal flu..
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Malcolm on April 30, 2009, 01:39:42 pm
Allso :P

i knew it was lvl 5 12 hours ago :D..

ALSO.. yea thats why im not scared.. 200 people?? pfft just a normal flu..
200 and increasing by the day.. I'm scared.. It's been detected in Finland, not confirmed though. Still.. It's close.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: EliteTerm on April 30, 2009, 01:44:28 pm
Allso :P

i knew it was lvl 5 12 hours ago :D..

ALSO.. yea thats why im not scared.. 200 people?? pfft just a normal flu..


In total, there are 240 confirmed cases, 3,834+ suspected cases, and 9 confirmed deaths(177 suspected deaths).

13 Countries has confirmed cases: Mexico, United States, Canada, Spain, United Kingdom, Germany, Israel, Costa Rica, Switzerland, Peru, Austria, and Netherlands. There are a total of 39 countries with Confirmed/ Suspected cases. Keep in mind that this happened in just 1-2 weeks.

That's not exactly a normal flu.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Voodoo on April 30, 2009, 01:47:28 pm
Yep. Normal Flu is worse. Its in ALL countires. I bet its killed more than 200 people. And more than 10,000 suspected cases.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: EliteTerm on April 30, 2009, 01:55:10 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemic_Severity_Index


At the chart, the normal seasonal flu is ranked at #1 (mild), while the Spanish Flu of 1918 and the current Swine Flu ranks at #5, the severest. It shows the CFR (Case-Fatality Ratio).
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: tiderman on April 30, 2009, 07:15:18 pm
Meh.
If it's not painfull death, than no worries for me.
And mutations.
Well, I say to hell with death, I want to live and grow old with my kids. I ain't going for no f**king flu. Neither is my friends nor family. I care.

People are too paranoid. It will kill you? f**k it, it will. And not you, and not me, but us. All those who are scared of this just waste the only time they have. Go to the f**king mall, enjoy the rest of it, if its gonna kill. People die every day cause of random shit, and all the world is like "Oh my god!" of this stupid flu, cause some Mexicans created this. Bullshit. This thing scares people so bad, no wonder the news use it. Your fear feeds them. Get used to it. Life is not fair, sometimes, you want to kill it, by killing yourself, but if you're here, and not an alien, live with this crap.
Yeah, think if everyone thought this way. Just; "Millions of people may die. But f**k it! Who cares! Let's not try to develop a vaccine and waste our time. Let's smoke pot!" ....
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Romeo on April 30, 2009, 09:02:29 pm
Its been blown up by the media to fill air-time. If I were you, I wouldnt worry about it.

They made this much fuss about  Bird Flu, and that wasnt even catchable by Humans.

Even though they claimed it killed people ...

Now anyone who dies of flu-related illness will be labeled a "Swine Flu Victim"

Its all b*llshit
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Voodoo on April 30, 2009, 09:06:47 pm
Reminds me of Pandemic, a game where you evelop yourself as a virus, and try to kill the poeple of earth in 200 days.
http://www.gamingdelight.com/games/pandemic.php
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Malcolm on April 30, 2009, 09:20:54 pm
The Swedish goverment no longer calls it the Swine Flue, since you don't get it from eating pork and pigs don't "catch" it. Instead they wish to call it the "new flue". [sarcasm]That's very creative[/sarcasm] , but hey.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Dave on April 30, 2009, 10:37:31 pm
Was reading today that most people who catch it recover without much medical assistance. The 2 people from Glasgow were sent home today, so they are well enough to be home but are still being kept under quarantine.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Matthew_Cipricla on April 30, 2009, 10:38:48 pm
GOOD NEWS

As the summer season comes around, the flu virus should fizzle down, since viruses cannot reproduce or survive in such warm temperatures.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Voodoo on April 30, 2009, 10:40:57 pm
GOOD NEWS

As the summer season comes around, the flu virus should fizzle down, since viruses cannot reproduce or survive in such warm temperatures.

Russia is cool at the summer, so...Uh-uh.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Matthew_Cipricla on April 30, 2009, 10:42:43 pm
Well yeah if you live northern then it might stick around.....but it wont be as bad is in the fall or winter.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: tiderman on May 01, 2009, 12:23:29 am
The Swedish goverment no longer calls it the Swine Flue, since you don't get it from eating pork and pigs don't "catch" it. Instead they wish to call it the "new flue". [sarcasm]That's very creative[/sarcasm] , but hey.
Got a better name for it? :p
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Brains on May 01, 2009, 02:02:09 am
GOOD NEWS

As the summer season comes around, the flu virus should fizzle down, since viruses cannot reproduce or survive in such warm temperatures.

That is only for Earth's northern hemisphere, but for southern.. :devroll:
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Matthew_Cipricla on May 01, 2009, 03:11:53 am
It was reported that the swine flu in countrys outside of Mexico seem to look more like seasonal flu. In mexico the symptoms came on faster and more severe. One other thing is that the severeity you shouldnt worry about, people could get a mild cases and have their bad days and finally get over it. But alot of people can get it.... however it doesnt mean they will die. So this "70 million people will die!" seems to be BS.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: EliteTerm on May 01, 2009, 03:32:58 am
Dosnt the viruses run rampage over africa? Africa can
be hot as hell and still have viruses
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Link9rly on May 01, 2009, 04:06:44 am
 Since I've been to Mexico, I know it's hot. And, bad news. I'm displaying some symptoms.  :eek: Runny nose, sometimes nostril gets clogged, fatigue, and I feel really warm at times.

--------------------------------
EDIT

By saying that I've been there, I meant 4 years ago.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Matthew_Cipricla on May 01, 2009, 04:46:41 am
Not all of africa is hot as hell, some parts are humid and moist.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Link9rly on May 01, 2009, 05:24:38 am
UPDATE
 First case in Georgia! And my symptoms are worsening. I should go to the hospital. If I DO have it, I'll jump out from the 13th floor.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Matthew_Cipricla on May 01, 2009, 05:27:33 am
Hmmm what?
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: EliteTerm on May 01, 2009, 06:51:06 am
Are you having problems breathing / have dirrehea?
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: rJCaiG on May 01, 2009, 08:15:38 am
So here's the deal..the only people who have died are in poor healthcare mexico, and one CHILD died in the USA. The normal flu only kills CHILDREN and ELDERLY, so as long as nobody in 15-50 die from it in a 1st world country, nothing to worry about :)
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Dave on May 01, 2009, 04:15:50 pm
So here's the deal..the only people who have died are in poor healthcare mexico, and one CHILD died in the USA. The normal flu only kills CHILDREN and ELDERLY, so as long as nobody in 15-50 die from it in a 1st world country, nothing to worry about :)

Didn't you know, the first world is becoming the third world cos we're all in so muich debt. The 1st world will soon be the current 3rd world.

Seriously though. That could happen due to how muhc shit we're in right now :P


as for H1N1 Most people get sent home without medical treatment and with only mild symptoms. The press as usual made a huge exaggeration of it. Like bird flu. How many people actually died from that and what age and where did they live?

Oh and btw. Expert on the news last night said that face masks were a waste of time. They don't help, whihc is fully believable.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: MikeUK on May 01, 2009, 04:46:11 pm

Oh and btw. Expert on the news last night said that face masks were a waste of time. They don't help, whihc is fully believable.
Was watching, the area by the mouth gets damp and the bacteria grows their.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: MrsSvensson on May 01, 2009, 05:07:35 pm

Bah, people overreact, it's just a new sickness.. people all over the world looking for cure for it.. calm down damnit.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Malcolm on May 01, 2009, 06:10:54 pm
Bah, people overreact, it's just a new sickness.. people all over the world looking for cure for it.. calm down damnit.
Meh. People are dying.. Without a cure, more will.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: CM Daniel on May 01, 2009, 06:41:48 pm
Didn't you know, the first world is becoming the third world cos we're all in so muich debt. The 1st world will soon be the current 3rd world.

Seriously though. That could happen due to how muhc shit we're in right now :P

Don't worry, our beloved treasury departments will just change the numbers. :)
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: cumbia_chorra on May 01, 2009, 06:47:44 pm
I think its no loner Swine Flu, as its a mutation of it: Pig virus + human virus + another shitty virus. So it should be called Mexican Flu :/.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Voodoo on May 01, 2009, 09:05:13 pm
Hmm..15-50? Oh shit im 14..
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: LillMumin on May 01, 2009, 09:28:36 pm
UPDATE
 First case in Georgia! And my symptoms are worsening. I should go to the hospital. If I DO have it, I'll jump out from the 13th floor.

If its 4 years ago, you got nothing to worry about. What those symptoms probably is, is just a cold, and your imaginative that its the flue, so your body can be fooled and you get upset and stressed. But if you feel you should go and test yourself, go ahead and do it!
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Hircine on May 01, 2009, 09:31:11 pm
Its called the H1N1 virus now, but people stop worrying, the media is blowing it out of proportion.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Troy on May 01, 2009, 10:29:56 pm
Its called the H1N1 virus now, but people stop worrying, the media is blowing it out of proportion.
Agreed, way over-reacting..
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Matthew_Cipricla on May 02, 2009, 03:49:10 am
The symptoms in US and other countrys outside Mexico are more like seasonal flu, it seems like its dying down... The Mexican flu wasnt as bad as it was made out to be.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: BlackBird on May 02, 2009, 05:08:49 am
The symptoms in US and other countrys outside Mexico are more like seasonal flu, it seems like its dying down... The Mexican flu wasnt as bad as it was made out to be.
Not Neccasirly
This Virus Has been around since 1998, Recently, Idustrial farming facilitys in the U.S. Have had mroe and mroe cases of it, which is the reason of it spreading through the U.S., it has jsut recently evolved into something that can affect Humans cause the farming places are acting like incubators for it.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Matthew_Cipricla on May 02, 2009, 06:11:01 am
Actually the symptoms in Mexico came on faster and more fierce then the cases in US. And only one person has died in US, the rest were mild cases.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Altair_Carter on May 02, 2009, 01:57:19 pm
. And only one person has died in US,
And actually that little baby was from Mexico, which got into USA for medical threatment, but she, sadly enough, died.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Dave on May 02, 2009, 10:19:34 pm
And actually that little baby was from Mexico, which got into USA for medical threatment, but she, sadly enough, died.

Which means all deaths were Mexican citizens
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Alsatian on May 03, 2009, 01:31:34 am
I'm not concerned with this, well a little bit, but I'm sure the World Health Orginization have this under control, or so they say.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Julian on May 03, 2009, 02:47:26 am
Hmm..15-50? Oh shit im 14..
Me too. D:
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: EliteTerm on May 04, 2009, 04:30:04 pm
Despite the flu virus stabilizing in Mexico, the virus is still spreading fast enough for WHO (World Heath Organization) to declare a Flu Pandemic (Level Six on the scale).

A declaration of a full pandemic would send a signal to governments worldwide to institute their pandemic response plans, which may include measures affecting hospitals, schools or public events.

Phase 6 would also trigger increased support for developing countries which lack the drugs, diagnostic tests, and medical staff to respond appropriately to the flu that the WHO has said could be especially dangerous for people with HIV/AIDS.

The WHO's pandemic phases reflect views about how a virus is spreading, and not how severe its effects are.



Do you guys think this is a little bit too far/ early to declare a full pandemic?
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Knoothead on May 04, 2009, 04:31:57 pm
I'm more calm atm. This is nothing haha :)

Going to the US (Texas, NY, Florida) the 21th May. And I'm not even a bit worried anymore.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: BlackBird on May 04, 2009, 07:19:32 pm
I'm more calm atm. This is nothing haha :)

Going to the US (Texas, NY, Florida) the 21th May. And I'm not even a bit worried anymore.
What Part of Florida?
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Wayne on May 04, 2009, 07:23:30 pm
This is very bad,
We are in middle of a big crisis, involving USA and Japan,
And this Swine Flu virus...
Well, If virus spread alot and becomes a Pandemic, probably many countries are going to pay high for this,
Not only the cure, but people stop work afraid to get the virus.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Dave on May 05, 2009, 01:10:47 am
Media blew it way out of proportion as usual. Expected nothing more or less. Same thing happened with bird flu. Remember that? Not heard anything about deaths or spread orit returning. Strange. Seems things were taken a little bit too far.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Marting_Riggs on May 05, 2009, 07:13:14 am
omg i got back from mexico 3 days AFTER it broke out on the news i don't got symtoms i don't think i get hot flashes every so often


but i think i am fine so far the schools in the Greater toronto area have to wear the docker mask all day at school
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Malcolm on May 05, 2009, 11:25:16 am
omg i got back from mexico 3 days AFTER it broke out on the news i don't got symtoms i don't think i get hot flashes every so often


but i think i am fine so far the schools in the Greater toronto area have to wear the docker mask all day at school
Thinking and being are two different things! :o
Test yourself to be sure. It's been said that you might not feel the symptoms, but you are still capable of wearing the virus.
Don't mean to freak you out or anything.. But test yourself.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: pixy on May 05, 2009, 11:38:27 am
I've heard of an unconfirmed swine flu infection taking place in Thailand and India. Hope it doesn't spread to other nations nearby.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Thomas 'Leroy' Crof on May 05, 2009, 11:44:39 am
A 2 year old baby in Holland died of swine-flu (probably). This was a while ago though!
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Altair_Carter on May 05, 2009, 05:14:05 pm
A 2 year old baby in Holland died of swine-flu (probably). This was a while ago though!
Holland!?!??!
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: BlackBird on May 09, 2009, 12:12:39 am
Removed... This is a serious thing - that hoax is illegal, it's impersonating a global news website... Forums DO NOT allow such illegal stuff... Do NOT do it again - you were advised.

- JayL
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: NitrOx on May 09, 2009, 12:18:22 am
OH MY f**kING GOD WE'RE ALL GONNA TURN INTO ZOMBIES?

We would, if the source wasnt fake :)
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: BlackBird on May 09, 2009, 12:24:09 am
OH MY f**kING GOD WE'RE ALL GONNA TURN INTO ZOMBIES?

We would, if the source wasnt fake :)
Awwww you ruined it Notrox :(
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Miami on May 09, 2009, 12:24:48 am
lol, Dont listen to Dark-Pheonix, ive been sent this before and its a hoax. NOT TRUE, PEOPLE!

1) Look at the web address when you click on the link its http://bouncewith.me.uk/europe/8027043.htm NOT the BBC website is it..
2) To proove it even more, take off the '8027043.htm' and it takes you to a remote server, once again, definatly not the BBC site server or whatever.

Guys, this site is a hoax.. impersonating the BBC News website. The news about 'zombiism' is not true. Chill.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: cDa on May 09, 2009, 12:29:18 am
Well all those Left4Dead hours will finaly pay off...
 :lol:
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: JayL on May 09, 2009, 12:36:27 am
I hope this is a harmless hoax, I really DO hope this is a harmless hoax...
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Altair_Carter on May 09, 2009, 08:11:20 am
Darn, thanks guy, i laughed about 10 minutes on your panic about becoming into zombie. :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: CM Daniel on May 09, 2009, 02:53:49 pm
A 2 year old baby in Holland died of swine-flu (probably). This was a while ago though!

The baby didn't die.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: EliteTerm on May 09, 2009, 10:40:05 pm
First death from Swine Flu confirmed in Costa Rica and Canada


I think it's very deadly if you have any other medical issues, like Asthma..
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Altair_Carter on May 10, 2009, 09:23:28 am
First death from Swine Flu confirmed in Costa Rica and Canada


I think it's very deadly if you have any other medical issues, like Asthma..
Hell yeah. Or anything else bad connected with heart.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: rJCaiG on May 10, 2009, 09:58:53 am
The only deaths from from elderly, the very young, or people with health problems...
This is just like the normal flu..
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Watti on May 10, 2009, 12:07:31 pm
lol bring it on !!!
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Dave on May 10, 2009, 06:54:02 pm
First death from Swine Flu confirmed in Costa Rica and Canada


I think it's very deadly if you have any other medical issues, like Asthma..


Obviously it will though , I mean people should already know that it will be worse for people like myself who have asthma or other problems.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: EliteTerm on June 11, 2009, 09:08:11 pm
As well as the flu being very mild, it has spread to 85 countries, with 31,791 confirmed cases, and over 150 deaths.

The World Heath Organization has declared the H1N1 (Swine Flu) a Pandemic.


Do you think this will get much worse later this year?
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Abraham on June 11, 2009, 09:15:10 pm
We are all going to die,

I'm the captain.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Andre93 on June 11, 2009, 09:27:14 pm
(http://www.kidscorner.org/imgs/captain.jpg)

why are you so worried about the piggy flu, and NEIN Elite.T !
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: MarioRinarri on June 11, 2009, 09:35:41 pm
Each year 100000's of people die of "normal" flu and you're so scared of 100 deaths in total of swine flu...  :lol:
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Brains on June 11, 2009, 09:42:45 pm
Who cares?  :neutral:
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: EliteTerm on June 11, 2009, 10:26:41 pm
Who says I'm scared?

I'm just trying to make a conversation about this
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Jubin on June 11, 2009, 11:30:02 pm
this little piggy went to the market, this little piggy stayed home, this little piggy got a god damn swine flu...
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Nexxt on June 11, 2009, 11:39:55 pm
Really, If god planned to let my life become to an end....
Then I do not care if it's by swine flu or by plane accident..

You will die, when your time is over here...
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Dave on June 12, 2009, 01:07:30 am
Each year 100000's of people die of "normal" flu and you're so scared of 100 deaths in total of swine flu...  :lol:


This is worse than flu. You really don't read up much and just , as far as I can tell from that post, use alot of your own assumptions.

Let me tell you this, This is a Pandemic now. This can wipe out millions of people if it develops. This is NOT to be taken lightly. Thousands may die of flu worldwide. Thousands may die from H1N1 nationaly, in your own country. This is serious and treat it accordingly, do not take it lightly, as you will get a huge shock when you find out your assuptions are wrong and the real world floods in.


For anyone who is taking this lightly, H1N1 was supposed to die down in the summer months due to the heat. By the looks of things, it hasn't. thousands if not hundreds of thousands of people are infected right now. Some may show signs, other may not. Some can be carriers and not be affected by the virus and can pass it on easily. I still can't stress how serious this is. And by the looks of things alot of you do not understand what any flu virus does. It mutates constaly so it is very hard to control and develop a vaccine. Anti-viral drugs will stop it for a while, but not forever.


At Elite, yes, it will come back worse , it is inevitable. It is like seasonal flu, it strikes hard and fast in the winter months and not at all in the summer. But the difference in H1N1 is that no change has really been noted, people are still being infected in the mid-months of the year, so imagine what it would be like combined with seasonal flu. I am partially covered due to having a flu vaccine because of my asthma, but that only covers seasonal flu, whihc is one of the parts H1N1 is made up of.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: rJCaiG on June 12, 2009, 08:44:53 am
The people being affected are in Australia, which is just entering its Flu months.
It's died down a lot in the northern hemisphere.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: (tr)Ollie on June 12, 2009, 01:10:05 pm
It now is a Pandemic according to BBC News. However, millions of people do die from normal flu each year which is a lot more than the hundred or so who have died from H1N1. There are over 27,000 recorded cases of the virus and it has spread to over 70 countries. There is expected to be a lot more cases of the Flu in the UK and other countries a like seeing as it's hitting peak Flu season.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: tiderman on June 12, 2009, 02:54:13 pm
Lol, haven't heard jack shit about this for a month now. I guess the media have had its fun with it
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Malcolm on June 12, 2009, 02:59:04 pm
It's in Gothenburg, Sweden. It's like a normal flue, only it spreads alot faster and easier. Lots of sick people :redface:
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: CM Daniel on June 12, 2009, 10:13:17 pm
Somebody has been diagnosed with the swine flu on a middleschool about 500 meters away from my home today.

But I don't think it should be a big problem, it's just a little overhyped. Mind you that the current method of fighting this flu, the Tamiflu, costs about 80 euros a box. Now where does that money go... Hmm.... :roll:
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Abraham on June 12, 2009, 10:17:40 pm
Daniel has swineflu.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: The_Wolf on June 12, 2009, 10:38:40 pm
Daniel has swineflu.
Yes. Bye Daniel, it was nice knowing you. (okay I lied :( )

By the way, let me tell you something. With over 100 registered situations in Europe, there is not ONE dead person yet from swine flu. This is a flu like every single other one and I can tell you, people with weak immune system and people who do not cure their sickness die only.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Dave on June 13, 2009, 11:51:37 am
Guys, Listen. Like I said it will come back 10x worse in winter along with seasonal flu, but what alot of you don't understand for some reason is that WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS DOES. It has only been around for a few month, this could develop into something way worse than it is now, so don't treat it lightly.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Altair_Carter on June 13, 2009, 01:15:11 pm

By the way, let me tell you something. With over 100 registered situations in Europe, there is not ONE dead person yet from swine flu. This is a flu like every single other one and I can tell you, people with weak immune system and people who do not cure their sickness die only.
Indeed. I have no idea why everyone made an apocalypse with this. It's even more weaker than Spain fluu 1918, when MILLIONS of people died.
This H1N1 didn't killed a million, or a thousand yet.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Dave on June 13, 2009, 06:09:23 pm
Indeed. I have no idea why everyone made an apocalypse with this. It's even more weaker than Spain fluu 1918, when MILLIONS of people died.
This H1N1 didn't killed a million, or a thousand yet.

Yet. Wait for winter, it'll be stronger and more dangerous.

You need to understand flu cannot become dangerous or cannot mutate due to the temperatures in spring and summer.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Altair_Carter on June 13, 2009, 06:22:44 pm
Yet. Wait for winter, it'll be stronger and more dangerous.

You need to understand flu cannot become dangerous or cannot mutate due to the temperatures in spring and summer.
Look in South Hemisphere for Winter, and look how many casualities there in 1-2 months.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: JayL on June 13, 2009, 06:40:17 pm
I live in South Hemisphere (Brazil) and Winter is here, casualities ain't much yet, are they? Anyway, I'm worried about this, the virus can mutate into something more dnagerous...
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Dave on June 14, 2009, 01:26:33 am
Look in South Hemisphere for Winter, and look how many casualities there in 1-2 months.

But is it really as cold as in the Northern Hemisphere? Ask yourself that.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: JayL on June 14, 2009, 01:47:11 am
But is it really as cold as in the Northern Hemisphere? Ask yourself that.

True, it isn't. In Northern Hemisphere it's colder.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Altair_Carter on June 14, 2009, 08:39:42 am
But is it really as cold as in the Northern Hemisphere? Ask yourself that.
It's still Winter, as you wanted.
Okay, look for people near Alaska, maybe they'll tell you something.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: redfrost on June 14, 2009, 12:19:16 pm
Swine Flu isn't really that such a serious case of flu, it just happens that many people dies because they have low resistance, Take a look in Mexico, swine flu is gone in there country, it just happens that flu isn't really active in other countries  :)
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Dave on June 14, 2009, 01:24:26 pm
Swine Flu isn't really that such a serious case of flu, it just happens that many people dies because they have low resistance, Take a look in Mexico, swine flu is gone in there country, it just happens that flu isn't really active in other countries  :)

Research it before posting please, all you said was seriously wrong. If it wasn't that seriosu the WHO would not have declared H1N1 a level 6 - Pandemic.

If it spreads this fast, it does alot of damage, but we don't know exactly what it does and is not to be taken lighlty according to the WHO.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Watti on June 14, 2009, 01:39:45 pm
haha lol.. some on in the V8 Supercars got swine flu.. and it is nt gunna spread cos of the amount of quarentine and protection in place :P
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Dave on June 15, 2009, 01:02:57 am
First death in the UK. The guy who had it was from Paisley which is nearly 15 miles along the M8 from my house. If You guys didn't know aloready the UK, mainly Scotland has the highest number of infected people in the world. If it is like this in summer, when we are hitting highs of around 20 - 25 celcius, what is it going to be like in the winter?


And don't tell me to stop worying, thousands of people are infected in Scotland, thousands in Glasgow which is 20 miles from my home. The NHS and Scottihs Parliment have restricted the disrubution of the Tamiflu drug to people who have been in close contact with the infected person. Say a school for example, the only people to recieve the anti-virual drug would be those who sat next to the pupil infected, not the whole school.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Andy on June 15, 2009, 01:55:01 am
More cases are coming into New York, espacilly Queens, I'm afraid of getting it. :P
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: tiderman on June 15, 2009, 03:23:29 am
The guy who died in Scotland had some previous healthproblems, though..
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: John_Vaughan on June 15, 2009, 04:20:11 am
Around 20 positive cases (or less) in Colombia had happened. Just one death in Bogotá, The capital.

But there happens something a little odd. The H1N1 Flu is not spreading as quick as it does in other countries. That's good :)
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: The_Wolf on June 15, 2009, 08:32:01 am
You need to understand flu cannot become dangerous or cannot mutate due to the temperatures in spring and summer.
You are trying to scare off the internet children?
Failure.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Dave on June 15, 2009, 05:22:17 pm
The guy who died in Scotland had some previous healthproblems, though..


It was a she, and she'd had a 3 month premature child, Scotland has one the highest number of infections in the world.

You are trying to scare off the internet children?
Failure.

Why the f*** do you have to be so cocky sometimes, You fail to understand the truth here it seems. Read up on this and you will find out i'm not trying to scare anyone only to inform them of what is actually going on and correcting all of their "This is aload of shit lawl it r nut b teh end of teh wurld, it r nut b teh supa flu we r all gun b k!!11111one" This is serious even if you fail to understand that , Legend.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Altair_Carter on June 15, 2009, 05:27:46 pm
If You guys didn't know aloready the UK, mainly Scotland has the highest number of infected people in the world.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-04-27-swine-flu-world-map_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
13 K of confirmed cases in the USA, less than 1K of confirmed in the UK, not saying about the Scotland. Having problems with numbers :S?
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Dave on June 15, 2009, 05:52:56 pm
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-04-27-swine-flu-world-map_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
13 K of confirmed cases in the USA, less than 1K of confirmed in the UK, not saying about the Scotland. Having problems with numbers :S?

But they seem to be spread out, it's in a concentrated area in mainly Glasgow, whihc is a good and bad thing.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Altair_Carter on June 15, 2009, 06:03:53 pm
whihc is a good and bad thing.
50:50?
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: The_Wolf on June 15, 2009, 06:44:25 pm
Why the f*** do you have to be so cocky sometimes, You fail to understand the truth here it seems. Read up on this and you will find out i'm not trying to scare anyone only to inform them of what is actually going on and correcting all of their "This is aload of shit lawl it r nut b teh end of teh wurld, it r nut b teh supa flu we r all gun b k!!11111one" This is serious even if you fail to understand that , Legend.
I might be cocky, but you are so fucking hysterical man! "OMGOMG SWINE FLU WE ARE GOING TO DIE ALL SOON WHEN WINTER OMGOMG HELP".
What the fuck is wrong with you? And what are you going to do when you keep saying here that swine flu will get worst in winter? And what the fuck are we supposed to do about it?
I suggest you take a pill and calm the fuck down, we won't die from some god damn SWINE virus, which is like a fucking regular flu...
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Abraham on June 15, 2009, 07:26:52 pm
Panicing, as legend says, results in nothing. - and you're not really informing anyone, just spreading panic.
If you get the 'swine flu', you get the swine flu, and then you take the medicine etc.

I mean cmon, cancer is a problem and I don't see a topic about that...
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: NitrOx on June 15, 2009, 07:28:03 pm
Can´t you people stop saying fuck all the time
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Dave on June 15, 2009, 08:36:56 pm
I might be cocky, but you are so f**king hysterical man! "OMGOMG SWINE FLU WE ARE GOING TO DIE ALL SOON WHEN WINTER OMGOMG HELP".
What the f**k is wrong with you? And what are you going to do when you keep saying here that swine flu will get worst in winter? And what the f**k are we supposed to do about it?
I suggest you take a pill and calm the f**k down, we won't die from some god damn SWINE virus, which is like a f**king regular flu...

No actually, it's alot fucking worse than normal flu. You know why? Because we don't know what the fuck it does.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: rJCaiG on June 16, 2009, 07:55:44 am
stop arguing..
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Juraj_horvath on June 16, 2009, 09:09:48 am
There were 2 infected in my country, a son and his father they got cured, also some woman that came back from usa, so there were about 5 infeceted in my country, i swear why wont people just sit their ass down at home or work and play pc or smthing, do massive lan parties XD, lol anyway its their fault cuz they came to the infected area (usa mexico)
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: tiderman on June 17, 2009, 01:03:12 pm
Panicing, as legend says, results in nothing. - and you're not really informing anyone, just spreading panic.
If you get the 'swine flu', you get the swine flu, and then you take the medicine etc.

I mean cmon, cancer is a problem and I don't see a topic about that...
Let's not forget about AIDS and hmm.. Well, all other diseases frankly. Driving, that's also dangerous. Sex games. We all heard about that one.
I mean, we have a lot to worry about in our lives. We can't even tie shoelaces around our necks and penises without having the risk of dying.

Panicing is not making it easier for anyone, we are all worried about this so called "Swine Flu".. And I'm sure every country's government is working on a good "health plan" to stop the virus from spreading and cure the ones that already have gotten it, which is not any worse than the normal flu here in Sweden anyways..
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: rJCaiG on July 08, 2009, 08:16:00 am
Click (http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25751184-29277,00.html)
Third death in NSW from Swine Flu, in my town!!!!!!!!! I dunno if I should be happy or sad, but it's still cool! :D
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Altair_Carter on July 08, 2009, 11:08:24 am
Damn, i've just forgotten about this shit....
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: BradBrutality on July 08, 2009, 11:28:24 am
In my country, the government puts out "heat level warnings" to tell us when to put sun screen on.... I think the people of great britain are perfectly capable of thinking "hmm, bit hot out here, il have a glass of water and put some sun block on" I mean, christ sake, the government here tells us everything is bad for us.


The majority of Swine Flu deaths, if not all have been with people suffering underlying health issues, the swine flue did that, but the normal flu could kill a diabetic, or an elderly person, yet, we get offered jabs once every so often, but theres never any "zomg were all gonna die" moments.  I mean for christ sake, one person gets diagnosed with the swine flu, and they make the front page of every paper.  I wonder how many serious stories havnt made it to print because of this so called "epidemic".

The Swine flu is just a particularly strong strain of the flu, but so was avian flu, and what happened with that? One day it wasnt on the news, and everyone forgot about the "terrifying bird flu".
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: EliteTerm on July 08, 2009, 11:35:44 am
Bird Flu is only Animal to Human Transmission and it only happens a few times a year (90pct fatality). If it becomes human to human, then you're gonna be seeing news about this everywhere.

But the problem with this flu is that, like Dave said, is transmitting everywhere, even during the hot summers. And another thing, this is a type of flu that can be transmitted from and to Pigs, and maybe even other animals. If this thing mutates in Asia where the majority of the Bird Flu reports are, then we could be seeing something worse since 1918.
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Call_me_Dad on July 08, 2009, 05:08:35 pm
I heard from a friend that H1N1 spread a lot in Glastonbury film festival.
He got it too, though he says its just like a bad cold.

Heres how he got it:
(http://i40.tinypic.com/21e0tmq.jpg)
Title: Re: Swine Flu, possible Pandemic?
Post by: Altair_Carter on July 08, 2009, 06:53:58 pm
I heard from a friend that H1N1 spread a lot in Glastonbury film festival.
He got it too, though he says its just like a bad cold.

Heres how he got it:
(http://i40.tinypic.com/21e0tmq.jpg)
If  you think it's funny, burn in fire.
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