Swine Flu: New Global Pandemic?

[steelba]

This is one of the few stories i've been following since the beginning and today things have gotten dramatically worse. New cases are popping up all over the world and Swine Flu has a fairly high mortality rate in Mexico. My question would be how concerned are you about this and the newly announced WHO Level 4 alert status?

Latest news:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/27/AR2009042702513.html

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090427-716784.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/health/28hong.html?hpw

[Darkgod]

Not concerned one bit since we have good medicine and doctors in america as opposed to Mexico.

[choptop2]

On youtube there's PSA's from 1976 warning americans of the dangers of this Pandemic, history/hysteria repeating itself.

[FrighT MasteR]

:2hguns::zombfire::zombwalk::zombwalk::mummy::zombhead:

[steelba]

On youtube there's PSA's from 1976 warning americans of the dangers of this Pandemic, history/hysteria repeating itself.
Except this has struck multiple continents and is spreading, whereas it didn't in 76.

[Luris Blear]

The flu pandemic scare usually hits earlier in the winter.

TV News consumers must finally be tired of Obamasturbating and AIG.

[slimeisacharacter]

:2hguns::zombfire::zombwalk::zombwalk::mummy::zombhead:

^ My thoughts exactly.

[deadcellsociety]

A friend of mine who is a nurse in Australia has said that this swine flu is like a combination of Human,avian and animal flu.The strains are all very similar to those.Now who doesn't think it's man made? This is just my opinion and this is based on what I was told this morning.

[steelba]

wouldn't be the first time their man made disease 'escaped' :2far:

[3/6]

:zombwalk:

[Necromancer]

Just a tad bit concerned. The outbreaks aren't really a huge problem just yet, but does merit some level of concern. Have to watch and wait to see what course this takes

[Get Some]

not concerned quite yet

[Dr. Phibes]

Not concerned one bit since we have good medicine and doctors in america as opposed to Mexico.

Agreed. We might not have it together like Cuba, but I think Americans will weather the storm well enough...

Have there been any U.S. fatalities yet?

[Lemmywinks]

I am very concerned as 42 cases broke out in the very town I live in. Pass the dayquil!!!

[WarBeast]

A flu that kills some of its victims?!! OH NO!!! I'm TERRIFIED!!! This has got to be some kind of SUPER FLU!!! It's not like regular flu! Regular flu doesn't kill people, right?!!!

Actually, all sarcasm aside, the CDC says that regular flu kills around 36,000 Americans a year... When the swine flu starts reaching numbers like that, then I'll start considering it a pandemic.

This is just a bunch of sensationalism, if you ask me...

[RIP]

Definitely some cause for concern, but also have to remember that more than 30,000 people die in this country from the flu every year. Good to keep that in mind when some people die here and they attribute it to this new strain. No reason to panic yet, but no reason not to start preparing for something much worse. It has jumped around the world fairly quick.

Keep washing those hands folks!

[RustedChainsaw]

This is getting scary. It's already spread through parts of Asia, and I heard now Canada.

[Misfit]

i am more afraid of the machines! :shakes:

[Wax Zombie]

I bet soon it's going to be a real life 28 days later. :lookaround: feel sorry for those people.

[Sutter Kane]

This is bullshit, what happened to SARS and Bird Flu? West Nile Virus? I don't understand anyone panicking over this. The media is just using it to boost their ratings, Sweeps are coming up. Lets all get a hold of ourselves people.:sure:

[woodenheart]

I dunno..Chicago is taking precautions though..saw it on the news. At least people are aware of this...better over cautious in my opinion.

[xxsic4slipknotxx]

I've been hearing on the local news channels around here that the Swine flu could be in my area. :shakes:

[Sutter Kane]

I would drink a vial of Swine Flu just to show it ain't shit. In Mexico the health care is nowhere near as effective as it is here. I grew up in Juarez trust me it don't surprise me one bit that people died there and we haven't had a single fatality. In America if you get sick you can go to most emergency rooms and receive effective treatment even with no insurance (you'll get a $5000 bill in three months but they will admit you). Here its just a bunch of Housewives freaking out and keeping their kids home from school, I saw douches in my town wearing masks, its a bunch of hysterical bullshit. No one in America has died, every few months its potential terrorists or pandemic or something. Its just a ploy for ratings.

[steelba]

they expect plenty of deaths here and a mutation of a more serious strain. It is already potentially more lethal then Spanish Flu of 1918 that killed over 50 million people. Why don't you do us a favor and go drink a vile of cyanide :starefreak:

[Grendel]

A friend of mine who is a nurse in Australia has said that this swine flu is like a combination of Human,avian and animal flu.The strains are all very similar to those.Now who doesn't think it's man made? This is just my opinion and this is based on what I was told this morning.Viruses can evolve extremely quickly. I wouldn't put too much stock into any "Captain Trips" theories, quite yet...

[Joker]

I believe it's something to be very concerned about.People should always be prepared for the worst.

[Joker]

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=109496610648025582911.0004686892fbefe515012

[Rust In Peace]

Meh I'm more concerned of scabies than this shit.

[Crize101]

*PUTS ON GLOVES AND COVERS MOUTH* We Good

[Sutter Kane]

they expect plenty of deaths here and a mutation of a more serious strain. It is already potentially more lethal then Spanish Flu of 1918 that killed over 50 million people. Why don't you do us a favor and go drink a vile of cyanide :starefreak:

You have the testicular fortitude of a house wife Steelba, frankly I didn't expect you would be defending this bullshit. Go put on a mask and gloves and freak out with the rest of America. In 6 months this will blow over like the rest of those pandemic scares. :starefreak:

[Misfit]

:nervouswreck: the machines are coming!!!!

[steelba]

You have the testicular fortitude of a house wife Steelba, frankly I didn't expect you would be defending this bullshit. Go put on a mask and gloves and freak out with the rest of America. In 6 months this will blow over like the rest of those pandemic scares. :starefreak:
you're an ignorant bitch and I would ecpect this from you :starefreak:

1 death in the U.S. and 5 hospitalizations also 10 states with confirmed cases..

[Halcon Loco]

Not concerned as of now. As long as it doesn't turn out to be a flu like Captain Tripps from the Stand.

[Misfit]

:eyes: the machines

[Sutter Kane]

you're an ignorant bitch and I would ecpect this from you :starefreak:

1 death in the U.S. and 5 hospitalizations also 10 states with confirmed cases..

The nice thing about this argument is that its a win/win for me.

If I'm right anyone reading this months from now will see your being a Panicky Pete.

If Steelba is right it won't matter because we will all be dead and no one will be around to read this thread.

I can ecpect that:yes:

[FrighT MasteR]

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=109496610648025582911.0004686892fbefe515012

3 Confirmed cases here :shakes:

[steelba]

WHO raised it to level 5 stating a pandemic is imminent.

[voodoo]

When it starts raising the dead then i'll get consirned:soldier:


seriously tho..i think this is just media proganda....and i'm pretty sure when it hits Croatia it won't effect us much..if i remember correctly we had a case of the bird flue couple years back and it was delt with it pretty quickly and smoothley..

[satanocat]

the only thing that i worry about is people who show no symptoms yet carry the disease (or virus or whatever you want to call it). that and the fact that my manager and the office lady at work came back from mexico 2 weeks ago. other than that i am not worried

[FrighT MasteR]

and the fact that my manager and the office lady at work came back from mexico 2 weeks ago.

RIP :stare:

[satanocat]

RIP :stare:

hey thanks, but i happen to have some tamaflu so i should be good to go

[666slipknotmaggot666]

it cant be that bad right its not like you can die

[FrighT MasteR]

it cant be that bad right its not like you can die

:die:

[IM_UndeaD]

:sadwalk:

[Sutter Kane]

When it starts raising the dead then i'll get consirned:soldier:


seriously tho..i think this is just media proganda....and i'm pretty sure when it hits Croatia it won't effect us much..if i remember correctly we had a case of the bird flue couple years back and it was delt with it pretty quickly and smoothley..

:downlow:

[Misfit]

:eyes: machines.....

[Rust In Peace]

RIP :stare:

Great album! wait way off topic ahahaha.

Anyway, I'm already sick of seeing this shit on TV it's annoying me.

[Misfit]

:eyes:

[666slipknotmaggot666]

i take back what i said earlier i was a dick my cousin has it i might be in trouble she is sick

[Misfit]

:eyes: i warned u about the machines

[grlxx]

Just like the other viruses (that came and went), hell yeah i'm concerned, anything can happen, but im not gonna sit around expecting it to come my way.

best safe then sorry in any case.

[strtfghtr]

I'm with stutter this is all a bunch of bullshit media hype...west nile, bird flu, SARS, mad cow...pig virus is the disease of the year and I couldnt care less


Total # of swine flu deaths in the world this year: 160
Total # of drunk driving deaths in the US so far this year: 2,670
Total # of lung cancer deaths in the first 4 months of 2005 in the US: 53,073
How about we talk about a real fucking medical problem like cancer. Worrying about some flu is for pussies.

[IKickAssForTheLord]

Takin' a look at that map, I got 3 cases in my state :shakes:

[steelba]

3 probable cases here in Seattle, news just broke :nono:

[UzumakiW]

I think there were 2 reported cases in an area near where I live.

[FrighT MasteR]

8 Confirmed cases at a county nearby me, but so far nothing in my city :whew:

[steelba]

Mexico :mad:

[IKickAssForTheLord]

Jose :mad:

[FrighT MasteR]

Jose :shakefist:

[UzumakiW]

:lol2:

[WarBeast]

I'm not too worried about it... of course I have an immune system like a fucking tank.. My wife says someone could inject me with a syringe full of HIV and the Black Plague and I'd get the sniffles for a couple of days, then I'd get really drunk and wake up the next day and be completely fine.

[Necromancer]

Have a few cases that have been reported in my area. Health officials say it's reason for concern, but nothing to panic over

[steelba]

Early figures suggest it kills 1 in 10 or a 10% mortality rate :straightface:

[Lemmywinks]

I'm not too worried about it... of course I have an immune system like a fucking tank.. My wife says someone could inject me with a syringe full of HIV and the Black Plague and I'd get the sniffles for a couple of days, then I'd get really drunk and wake up the next day and be completely fine.

Beer,is there anything it can't do? All hell continues to break loose in Lemmywinks land as 3 grade schools have been closed due to children apparently contracting the swine flu.

[IKickAssForTheLord]

Has anybody blamed Canada yet?

[WarBeast]

I'm not saying that the situation may not become serious, but I'm not ready to start worrying about it yet... I've seen this shit before and it always has amounted to shit... the cases to death ratio may sound horrific right now, but so did SARS, Bird-flu and a bunch of other super diseases that have bounced across the media in the last several years... All I know is I'm not gonna give it a second thought until there is a damn good reason to do so...

[SkullBat308]

It's definitley us canadians fault, I mean come on we let in terrorists too. Gasp! maybe thats were swine flu came from, terrorists coming in through canada with swine flu! :zombxplode:

[Misfit]

:eyes: cylons

[IM_UndeaD]

:straightface:

[666slipknotmaggot666]

my cousin has the swine flu

[steelba]

Has anybody blamed Canada yet?
The Mexicans did claiming its from Canadians not Mexico :2far:

[Get Some]

F canada....only two cases around me and they got it on a trip to Mexico :stare:

[Get Some]

my cousin has the swine flu

no he doesn't stop making pointless posts and threads

[Freddy316]

Media is overhyping this. I gurantee you won't even hear the words swine flu on the news in the next few months.

*dies of swine flu*

D'oh!

[RustedChainsaw]

They had to shut down a nearby school because a kid had it. Apparently the family went to Mexico for spring break, and when they returned...

[Misfit]

The Mexicans did claiming its from Canadians not Mexico :2far:

:2far: damn wetbacks

[woodenheart]

One case of swine flu reported here in DuPage County, IL.

[IKickAssForTheLord]

:2far: damn wetbacks

Jose Will Not Be Pleased.

[Shreds_of_Flesh]

:2far: damn wetbacks

Fn seal eater :mad:

[steelba]

:lol:

[deadcellsociety]

2 cases in Scotland(newlywed couple) and 1 in London(12 year old girl).The girl is responding well to treatment but it don't look too good for the newlyweds.It was mentioned in a national UK newspaper.

[Grendel]

:2far: damn wetbacks
Seriously?

[Dr. Phibes]

They had to shut down a nearby school because a kid had it. Apparently the family went to Mexico for spring break, and when they returned...

Has the sweet smack of an Urban Legend, doesn't it? :lol:

[Misfit]

Seriously?

:ahheh: no, only said it as a joke cause they blamed canadians

[steelba]

it's still spreading :freaked:

[Misfit]

:dsp: cheap labour my ass

[Lemmywinks]

Egypt is having a pig slaughtering fest because of this. No more schools have been shut down in my area.

[steelba]

a bunch of schools closed here, and 2 in my city just got closed.

[woodenheart]

Two reported cases here in our school district...no school closings as of yet.

[darkoverlord]

There was a case reported here in KY no confirmed cancellations of school though.

[Darkgod]

A flu that kills some of its victims?!! OH NO!!! I'm TERRIFIED!!! This has got to be some kind of SUPER FLU!!! It's not like regular flu! Regular flu doesn't kill people, right?!!!

Actually, all sarcasm aside, the CDC says that regular flu kills around 36,000 Americans a year... When the swine flu starts reaching numbers like that, then I'll start considering it a pandemic.

This is just a bunch of sensationalism, if you ask me...

Pretty much how I see it as well.

[WarBeast]

Starting to see a lot of reports on how over-hyped this whole situation is... how the high death-count was inaccurate and inflated and how the swine flu is really about as dangerous as the common flu-bug...

[Sutter Kane]

Told you so:bored:

Swine Flu ain't shit.

[Joker]

If so,then I say we dodged a bullet for now.
I really believe there needs to be an organization that better monitors the treatment of animals on these so called farms,I'm not talking peta or anything,just an agency to go in and shake up these corporate farms when they arent disposing of the dead carcuses properly or injecting large amounts of hormones or not feeding these animals their natural foods.

[FXJKHR]

I think a lot of this is media blowing this out of proportion first it was west nile then bird flu then sars the only people whom it may seriouly harm are the young,elderly or those with weakend immunities

[Misfit]

gilly be safe to return to his pig fucking :dsp:

[Shreds_of_Flesh]

gilly be safe to return to his pig fucking :dsp:

:mhehe:

http://bouncewith.me.uk/europe/8027043.htm :zombwalk:

[Judas]

Media hype blew this way up, they like to keep us scared for the ratings. But to be honest there needs to be some kinda outbreak, there are WAY too many people here the herd needs to be thinned. I know that was an assholish thing to say but its the truth, the world is way over populated and its gonna happen sooner or later unless we just go ahead and blow ourselves up first :hi:

[Luris Blear]

This turned out to be 99% bullshit. Kind of obvious to the rest of us.

As a side effect, the local newspaper and its staff shunned me from their Twitter lists for stating the obvious at the time. No big loss.