Swine Flu

Subject: Swine Flu Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:28 pm

You know theirs been a lot of stuff going on about this thing, WHO declared a pandemic, death toll is rising.

I say we have a month before it evolves and starts bring the dead back to life.

(Any one see any similarity's with whats going on and the game pandemic, i do.)

The Bartender Gender : Number of posts : 72 Age : 31

There isnt really a death toll, to speak off... About a 150 dead in Mexico, but I doubt it'll get to plague epidemic. (fyi, your sig is kinda annoying)

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There's a 1 in a million chance it will turn into a pandemic.

The swine flu is a very mutatable virus with a high death rate. Historically around 2.5%

It became famous in the early 1900's when it was called the Spanish Flu. It killed 40 Million people in a couple years. Very deadly but only 10% of people who got the disease, died.
Also in the 1970's it came back but barely did anything besides panic people.

That was of course back when medicine was barely advanced. In today's world, we can easily keep flu victims alive.

There's a couple reasons why it's making headlines now.
1. The media are starved for stories. (Writing about the economy gets boring)
2. The new strain of swine flu is undocumented and unexpected. We don't know how far this strain will mutate and we don't have a cure for it now.
3. It's spreading fairly fast and with today's transportation methods, can easily spread from country to country, no matter how many screenings they do.

Chances are very good the swine flu won't mutate into a pandemic ridden, apocalyptic wasteland (we can hope though).
The CDC and the world's governments are only making a big deal out of Pig Flu is because it could theoretically be a very very big deal.

But hey, the Flu kills thousands of people a year and barely gets media coverage. Worry about that.

Spider Wizard Gender : Number of posts : 272 Age : 30

I saw some ad for a special on G4 about a group that actually exists so they can prepare for the chance of a zombie invasion.

It made me lol.

Subject: Re: Swine Flu Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:24 pm

Penguin Hunter wrote:: I saw some ad for a special on G4 about a group that actually exists so they can prepare for the chance of a zombie invasion.

It made me lol.

That's basically the people that still think they need a bomb shelter.

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Pest02 wrote:

Penguin Hunter wrote:: I saw some ad for a special on G4 about a group that actually exists so they can prepare for the chance of a zombie invasion.

It made me lol.

That's basically the people that still think they need a bomb shelter.

Stops digging anti-zombie-shelter and looks up from hole.

Wait, what? You mean there's a group I could join that might help me build this damn thing?

Survivor Gender : Number of posts : 14 Age : 28

I heard, that you can stop the disease if you get a Anti-Viral vaccine, something i hate more than dieing, its a needle Sad

So if i die, i will somehow give Jarki my Steam account :3

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Austin Powers wrote:: There isnt really a death toll, to speak off... About a 150 dead in Mexico, but I doubt it'll get to plague epidemic. (fyi, your sig is kinda annoying)

Yeah I warned him about it.

@Lucio: <3

And I'm definitely not worried about the Swine Flu. Mainly because I rarely eat any ham/bacon/any pig material, and I also seem to have a high tolerance for these sicknesses. When the Avian Flu was out, I ate like 80 chickens every month, including ones on recall, and I never once got sick, while certain friends did.

Also, as Konny said, we have the technology to stop it, and the only reason the people who died did, was probably because they couldn't afford health care, or it wasn't recognized as the swine flu.

Pointless crisis is pointless.

Soldier Gender : Number of posts : 111 Age : 32

Lucilla, Swine Flu isn't just spreadable by pork products. People who are sick spread the disease as well.

Regardless... Pointless crisis is VERY pointless.

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SettingSun wrote:: Lucilla, Swine Flu isn't just spreadable by pork products. People who are sick spread the disease as well.

Regardless... Pointless crisis is VERY pointless.

Then I shoulda been sick from all my sick friends from Avian Flu as well.

Still didn't :3

My point still stands Cheesy

Spider Wizard Gender : Number of posts : 272 Age : 30

Actually, it's safe to eat pork products. It's live pigs you should stay away from.

Soldier Gender : Number of posts : 111 Age : 32

Does that include piggish mens?

Survivor Gender : Number of posts : 2 Age : 31

i was thinkin pandemic and thats when my friend became suddenly ill on puked on me...god damn u New Jersey and ur swine flu. Yes we have been hit here. If i dont get the flu i will start wearing my gasmask and ect...

Overseer Gender : Number of posts : 667 Age : 34

We've only got one case here in MN that COULD be swine flue.

Soldier Gender : Number of posts : 111 Age : 32

One of my friends has it, she live in Texas though.

No confirmed cases in Pennsylvania as of yet.

Subject: Re: Swine Flu Fri May 01, 2009 6:47 am

I'm still waiting for the government to blame this all on illegal aliens(Mexicans).

Soldier Gender : Number of posts : 111 Age : 32

Haha... I blame it on the French.

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Bahaha

I've started showing symptoms of Swine Flu, though I still doubt I have it, as those symptoms are also symptoms for about 5 other things.

Soldier Gender : Number of posts : 111 Age : 32

Same :\

Subject: Re: Swine Flu Fri May 01, 2009 5:32 pm

I drive to school 30 miles every day. I started coughing very roughly a few days ago, and my mom thinks I have cancer.

CO2 poisoning or something.

Soldier Gender : Number of posts : 111 Age : 32

You have cancer.

Lord of Wolves Gender : Number of posts : 164 Age : 31

swine flu is nothing to be scared off just think of it like flu cos it is the people who have died would of died from the flu

Spider Wizard Gender : Number of posts : 272 Age : 30

I had a cold like a week ago, it's gone now.