Flu Outbreak!

[VictorB]

Reuters AlertNet - Seven people in U.S. hit by strange new swine flu

US 'very concerned' about swine flu outbreak

Travel advisory warns of severe respiratory illness in Mexico

Swine Flu, Mexico Lung Illness Heighten Pandemic Risk (Update1) - Bloomberg.com

 

[VictorB]

Reuters AlertNet - Fatal swine flu breaks out in Mexico

 

[ojedad23]

wow,no cure ?

 

[SKATTERBRANE]

wow,no cure ?

There is no cure for ANY flu. Antibioitics only treat bacteria, not viruses. People who go to the Dr for the flu are wasting their time and money. Drink plenty of fluids, eat, rest and take Vitamin C, LOTS of it. Vitamin C does not help other than the fact that you LOSE so much of it when you have the flu, you need to replenish it at a faster rate than normal. Most OTC medicines are just a security blanket and do not really help, in fact they can actually slow your recovery.

 

[ojedad23]

oh yea, I remember the no cure for flu thing, well is there anyway to contain it or stop it

 

[VictorB]

Health experts hunt new swine flu after 7 sickened

 

[coldsteal2]

Sounds like its coming from south of the border

 

[Alligatorbling]

steven kings the stand anyone?

lol... i doubt it.... but man, its possible, and scary.

 

[Mike-t]

Good thing I am getting married in Mexico next month...

 

[coldsteal2]

Germ invasion is always a really scary thought
I remember some bad illnesses when i was
a kid. Hope i never see that again

 

[Darkburst]

I was reading about the weaponized bird flu that was 'accidentally' given to poor and homeless people in Poland last month:

World Poultry - News: Poland: bird flu vaccine scam

 

[VictorB]

Mexico health minister confirms 16 deaths from swine flu

 

[coldsteal2]

F'k man, i live in a 40% immigrant area
kind of makes me nervous

 

[coldsteal2]

OH CRAP THERE IS A BREAKING NEWS FROM THE CDC ON THIS!! on TV!
people from the US are dying in California and Texas
18 people so far

I can not EVER remember seeing a CDC emergency anouncement before

 

[VictorB]

CDC investigates new form of swine flu | ajc.com

 

[Boleskinehouse]

Uh oh...

 

[Jackson50]

I live in Mexico City and let me tell you it is pretty scary here, yesterday soldiers were handing face masks at every corner, everything was cancelled, concerts, sports, malls were evacuated, libraries, schools and other public spaces are closed till May 6.

Today this city looks like ghost town, the few people on the streets are wearing face masks and everything is closed. So far around 1,400 people have been reported ill, 900 have been cleared as out of danger, the rest are in intensive care and around 90 have died, the new virus needs 3 to 5 days to gestate and if not taken care properly it can kill you in 5 days.

The problem lies in the symptoms, as they can vary from regular cold symptoms to stomach ache and diarrhea, that's why its been hard to figure out all the sick people, recently I saw on the news a 24 year old that died because he had stomach ache, the doctor treated him as that and died 3 days later, turned out to be the swine flu.

I love my country and my City, but for your own safety stay out of here for a while.

 

[coldsteal2]

wow....................

thanks for the behind the line update!

 

[SKATTERBRANE]

Many people in Japan were masks as a matter of course....have for decades.

 

[05jrock]

And it looks like it is in NZ aswel.

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