Swine Flu

[JameSemajj]

Yeah, ok, it's an excuse to start a radiohead thread, but on the serious note.. they are in Mexico at the moment, or have been recently.. i hope they don't catch this swine flu!

Anyway, I hope it goes and god bless thoughs who have caught it and lets hope everyone is ok and it clears!

[frankie boy]

Yeah, ok, it's an excuse to start a radiohead thread, but on the serious note.. they are in Mexico at the moment, or have been recently.. i hope they don't catch this swine flu!

Anyway, I hope it goes and god bless thoughs who have caught it and lets hope everyone is ok and it clears!

[thomasowen]

I did think about that, but the whole thing is being blown out of proportion.

[frankie boy]

I did think about that, but the whole thing is being blown out of proportion.

[Chr!s]

Nah Swine flu are on the BBC introducing stage on the Saturday so it will be fine.

[Keva]

Theres no pigs allowed into the festival afaik. Only cows.

[tdrules]

not trying ot cause a panic here.

but so many thousand people in close proximity in a field.

if one person catches it then its 28 days later people

Left 4 dead has taught me the combat i need

[Chris12345]

Worldwide deaths this year from 'regular' flu - 100,000 (approx)

Worldwide deaths this year from swine flu - 8

They'll be fine.

[PrettyNifty]

Theres been 150 odd swine flu related deaths in Mexico alone so i dunno where you got your figures.... not that i'm worried, its just the whole bird flu bull shit all over again. People love to panic for some reason.

[JameSemajj]

I tend to agree with this 'out of proportion' argument really. 3 people have been infected by this in england or something.. How many people get diagonosed with cancer everyday? there would be a seperate channel for that if every case was shown on the news!

[tomdsjames]

First it was mad cow disease, then foot and mouth, then bird flu and now swine flu. It's just something that is being used to distract the public from the real problems.

How many millions of people are the in the affected areas? And how many of them have died? 100-200? That's a tiny percentage. Most people just have 'regular' flu-like symptoms and get better.

Edit: didn't mean for this to sound insensitive btw!

Edited April 30, 2009 by tomdsjames

[Lithium05]

not trying ot cause a panic here.

but so many thousand people in close proximity in a field.

if one person catches it then its 28 days later people

Left 4 dead has taught me the combat i need

[robsadler]

im not so sure, if it escalates a bit it could impact on things like festivals and other such events with loads of people attending.

just guess we'll have to wait and see how this is going to effect everyone.

robx

[target_for_faraway_laughter]

Worldwide deaths this year from 'regular' flu - 100,000 (approx)

Worldwide deaths this year from swine flu - 8

They'll be fine.

[thomasowen]

The point about swine flu is that it is a single dangerous strain of flu that could become a pandemic, how many people normal flu kills is an irrelevant fact to the dangers of swine flu.

It's like my saying to someone going to war oh you will be fine because more people die crossing the road.

ps. more like 177 people dead, whilst only 9 are confirmed swine flu I think its fair to assume Mexicans dying with flu like symptoms near a swine flu outbreak died of swine flu.

[Explosions_In_The_Sky]

I wouldn't worry, it's just the latest non story to fill the papers now that Goody's croaked it and people have realised the economy is coming out the worst.

As far as it stands Swine flu has yet to transmit from human to human. There were reports I believe in Spain last night that it had, however judging by the fact that the report was buried as the 5th item on the news last night, and nothings been reported on this morning I take it that guys test came back negative. So far, the only people who have died are those who were in and around the source (IE the infected swine in a densely populated part of Mexico). The ridiculously sensationalized report yesterday that the first 'American' had died were void due the fact it was a Mexican kid that had gone over the border. The story has already been delegated behind the Iraq pullout today, and unless the flu transmits from one human to the next, or we have a non Mexican death I'd except it to continue to slide. As for the fear over a 'pandemic' people throw that word around as if it means a plague, or mass deaths, it doesn't.

As for the point that normal flu kills more each yeah...yeah it does! Moreover, anyone who has contracted the disease who doesn't live in probably one of the most unhealthiest places on the planet has so far only shown 'mild at best' symptoms.

Edited April 30, 2009 by Explosions_In_The_Sky

[Lithium05]

There was a similar fuss over Bird Flu and before that Sars. Those never amounted to anything serious over here and I doubt this will either

[brfcstar]

Iv just won a holiday to Mexico,

Trouble is i cant go now

Im Pig Sick

[petrol face]

not trying ot cause a panic here.

but so many thousand people in close proximity in a field.

if one person catches it then its 28 days later people

Left 4 dead has taught me the combat i need

[Lithium05]

mate, ive been training for a zombie outbreak for years, i know its gonna happen at some point so i figured id get a head start

[Keva]

of coarse! the zombie virus will be spread by pigs!

[pigshair123]

mate, ive been training for a zombie outbreak for years, i know its gonna happen at some point so i figured id get a head start

[JameSemajj]

Swine Flu increased to LVL 6 then all festivals are cancelled. and i'm not joking.

Edited May 1, 2009 by JameSemajj

[thomasowen]

Swine Flu increased to LVL 6 then all festivals are cancelled. and i'm not joking.

[sammysundae]

Swine Flu increased to LVL 6 then all festivals are cancelled. and i'm not joking.