Pig FLu

[popcornmaster]

what do you think it would take for the festival to be affected?

as vulgar as it sounds does anyone know the amount of casualties needed before the government put some sort of action plan (i'd imagine it's all relative but some sort of rough estimate) into place for large gatherings/close quarters activities ie public transport/national quarantine in order to try and quell the spread ?

but being honest i see it more as a way for the government to keep us in order i.e sars/antharax/avian flu even mad cow disease, they all amounted to grave pandemics

whichever statement you read there i come off paranoid...oh well

edit:spelling

Edited April 27, 2009 by popcornmaster

[Funkfarley]

I know!

Playing pop up pirate at Glasto can give you E-Coli

Theres a fun way to go....none of this shitty bacon bug!

[Filthy]

If it combines with bird flu we might get the flying pig virus

[vicky=)]

Haaaa!!

Gosh if this does turn into a pandemic, i'd feel guilty of laughing at it.

I reckon only about 1000 worldwide i mean people come from all over the worl to glastonbury.

[ig1234]

To be truly terrible, might mean a few spare tickets for Glastonbury for those that didn't get them >_>

[vicky=)]

To be truly terrible, might mean a few spare tickets for Glastonbury for those that didn't get them >_>

[vicky=)]

To be truly terrible, might mean a few spare tickets for Glastonbury for those that didn't get them >_>

[mynameisearl]

If it combines with bird flu we might get the flying pig virus

Edited April 27, 2009 by mynameisearl

[Toilet Duck]

If it combines with bird flu we might get the flying pig virus

[Chimps in Balaclavas]

Stay away from sneezing pigs and you will be ok.

[tylerdurden]

I'll be soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo angry if this actually turns into something,

The Large Hadron Collider, the Bird Flu, the Threat of Terror and now this

[grumpyhack]

Looks like airlines are being hit. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8477117

It could certainly curtail international travel in the short term but I guess it's too early to see how it pans out (no pandemic pun intended).

I feel I should add a flying pigs pun but you'll just have to settle for a picture.

[Squall Moogle]

Is anyone getting a slight feeling that things could happen like in The Stand by Stephen King.

Watch out for the Walking dude everyone.

[eFestivals]

if anyone is serious then pay attention to the news tomorrow, the WHO will be reassessing the situatiuon tomrrow and may well upgrade the pandemic level from 3 to 4. This would entail strict border controls.

that's not correct - the level has now been increased from 3 to 4, yet there's no strict border controls been introduced.

It seems to be the case that they've already pretty much given up on trying to contain it, and they're going the direction of trying to treat it in the infected. For the UK - which has enough tamaflin(sp?) to treat half the population - I guess that's not any big issue but I'd guess that some other countries are going to be in a huge panic.

But we need to keep things in perspective - it's pretty much just another version of flu (real flu - not man-flu). That means that far less than 50% are likely to get infected, and in western countries where there's decent nutrition and decent healthcare it's extremely unlikely to be fatal to anyone but those already in a weakened state of health (such as some elderly) and perhaps some others who don't seek treatment - remember, a number of people die each year in the UK from the more standard strains of flu that go around, but without any of this media fuss. If a person gets treatment then it's likely to be not a huge deal.

Meanwhile, today's Daily Express says we're all gonna die.

[freehugs!]

that's not correct - the level has now been increased from 3 to 4, yet there's no strict border controls been introduced.

[eFestivals]

well they were supposed to

there's another two levels after 4, so I'd guess those strict border controls come in at 6.

[Ed209]

I'll be soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo angry if this actually turns into something,

The Large Hadron Collider, the Bird Flu, the Threat of Terror and now this

[eFestivals]

... and what the hell was wrong with the Hadron collider experiment?!

the Hadron Collider was what was wrong - it broke.

[Ed209]

the Hadron Collider was what was wrong - it broke.

[laid back in the sun]

bruce pigsteen is visibly upset after hearing strict travel restrictions have been put in place to keep him off british farms

[Ed209]

bruce pigsteen is visibly upset after hearing strict travel restrictions have been put in place to keep him off british farms

[Mr Ploppy]

bruce pigsteen is visibly upset after hearing strict travel restrictions have been put in place to keep him off british farms

[bombfrog]

there's another two levels after 4, so I'd guess those strict border controls come in at 6.

[eFestivals]

lol - in which case WHO are morons, cos we were at 6 at the time they raised it to 4.

[Toilet Duck]

it's pretty much just another version of flu (real flu - not man-flu). That means that far less than 50% are likely to get infected, and in western countries where there's decent nutrition and decent healthcare it's extremely unlikely to be fatal to anyone but those already in a weakened state of health (such as some elderly)