Flu Outbreak!

[SKATTERBRANE]

The current flu shots do not address this current strain.

 

[MenaceMartin]

oh dear.

 

[gem12]

We will be all laughing at this looking back when we're all dead.

 

[SKATTERBRANE]

Well, I hope it gets contained soon, but this kind of thing is just a matter of time, and will happen again and again.

 

[Physical_rocks]

4 Cases just found here in Nova Scotia...hang on down there Jackson50 in Mexico City

 

[Harpozep]

US Govt saying nothing to worry about.
Just like when they say that UFO is just a weather balloon.
I think this is connected to N Korean rocket launch a few weeks ago.
It's a biological warfare attack.

Oh dear, the politicos have you living in fear right where they want you.
Lets be sure to kill them all before they can do anything to us
Yeah, funniest thing I've read today about this. thanks for the laugh, and I do hope you were kidding.....

 

[coldsteal2]

I hate illness, much rather face off with the terrorists
than droping dead from puking, craping, and coughing

 

[gem12]

Or maybe just blame it on Global Warming.

 

[Jackson50]

4 Cases just found here in Nova Scotia...hang on down there Jackson50 in Mexico City

Thanks dude, things are getting uglier by the second here.

 

[05jrock]

Cant' buy without prescription!

Maybe in the US but here it is over the counter.Govt stock piled 1.3 million packs after the bird flu scare.

 

[PraXis]

5 cases in NJ, but they're not telling us where!?!?!?

 

[VictorB]

World closer to swine flu pandemic | Reuters

 

[VictorB]

5 cases in NJ, but they're not telling us where!?!?!?

http://wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/ernst.and.young.2.995887.html

 

[notjustdrew]

Just went to a briefing on swine flue- pretty scary stuff. The infection control people seem to think a pandemic is pretty much certain. Don't know how dangerous it is yet though- doesn't seem to be as high a mortality outside mexico (no idea why though- could just be underestimation of cases). Several sustained cases in UK now.

 

[Jackson50]

Don't know how dangerous it is yet though- doesn't seem to be as high a mortality outside mexico (no idea why though- could just be underestimation of cases).

Mainly because of the poor Mexican healthcare system along with the fact that most mexicans tend to medicate themselves as most drugs can be bought over the counter here.

There are a lot of mixed facts about the outbreak, yesterday morning Government officials reported 1600 cases and around 140 dead, las night they clarified that 1600 were suspected cases, about 400 were confirmed cases and around 90 people have died mostly because they took generic flu medicine, which eliminated the symptoms but did not kill the bug, after a week or so they arrived at the hospitals with no chance at all of making it.

 

[VictorB]

Reuters AlertNet - WHO not recommending swine flu travel restrictions

 

[VictorB]

Florida Hospital Denies Swine Flu Case Has Been Confirmed - News Story - WFTV Orlando

 

[VictorB]

TheHill.com - Lawmaker wants border closed over swine flu

 

[coldsteal2]

Just got the first Two Deaths in US in Los Angeles area
a 35 year old and 45 year old from Swine Flu

 

[RMC1]

Got a Mail from Maria,apparently there are Cases popping up accross the UK.The World Health Organisation reckon that if it does become a Pandemic in the UK,between 30 and 40% of the Population will have it within Six Months.Of course,the Prime Minister reckons the UK is one of the most prepared Countries on Earth when it comes to this Scenario,but given the Government couldn`t organise a Piss Up in a Brewery,i wouldn`t be too confident about their ability to deal with Swine Flu.