We're all going to die (swine flu thread)

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Everyone take a minute and give a standing ovation to a mister "Doug Gross" from CNN, for writing a sensible article for CNN.com.

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http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/28/regular.flu/

Yes but this flu is spreading much faster and knocking down healthier people.

[2952-0-0]

My landlord and one roommate is coughing lately.

I'm not taking any chances and am drinking plenty of water and buying plenty of disinfectant.

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My landlord and one roommate is coughing lately.

I'm not taking any chances and am drinking plenty of water and buying plenty of disinfectant.

I'd recommend you kill them now just to be very cautious!

[Platypus]

Well, the Mexican government got naming rights, and its not like they were going to call it "Mexican flu" and absolutely decimate their tourism for the next decade/forever if its big. The only other thing that blame could be put upon was the pigs.

How about 'Media Flu'? That's what seems to be spreading it....

The media already fit under the current umbrella term, along with the politicians.

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

Well, the Mexican government got naming rights, and its not like they were going to call it "Mexican flu" and absolutely decimate their tourism for the next decade/forever if its big. The only other thing that blame could be put upon was the pigs.

How about 'Media Flu'? That's what seems to be spreading it....

That's the damn best name by now.

Well, the Mexican government got naming rights, and its not like they were going to call it "Mexican flu" and absolutely decimate their tourism for the next decade/forever if its big. The only other thing that blame could be put upon was the pigs.

Hmm, let's be accurate: "Bad conditions in pig farms flu".

Well, today, I saw a medical show on TV. Pretty interesting, wanting to be clear, accurate, pedagogic, as much the presenters as the specialists/doctors. They insisted on the fact, that actually, it wasn't more dangerous than the "normal" flu, which, as someone pointed out here, kill thousands of people every year without a "Media flu". That's for the dangerousness of the thing.

Concerning its propagation they say we have to stay vigilant but not to panic. One of the good cautions to take is to regularly washing the hands, as Obama said yesterday. The biggest problem would come from the fact that everyone goes to emergencies at the same time, making them out of working.

They say we have the solutions to cure the virus as it is now, as it works as a normal flu, so before any mutations. They say that the rates of contamination are 1 person can contaminate 2, but only if they have close contacts, for example, at more than one meter chances are very low.

Concerning the comparison with 1918 Spanish flu (euh, what, you're Spanish and you disagree with that name?...Oh please...shhhh), they say that in 1918, we didn't know what was a virus, we also didn't know antibiotics, and so we also didn't know treatments against viruses we have now, so according to them that's out of comparison.

The only thing which until know tends to make me a bit worry, it is that I've heard that some sell bad tamiflu on the net, some with a lower active dose of what fight the virus. Through all that people in panic, some could buy some  because they cough. The problem being that the low dose wouldn't kill the virus but would give it the key to be adapted to the medicine. That's the only thing that tended to worry me until now. Maybe if there were cases in France I would feel a bit more concerned, I don't know.

[Eraserhead]

Egypt panics, orders slaughter of every pig in the country:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jc_pijXYi6E50wDepameI2ZTf9iAD97S56OG0

What a bunch of dumbs.

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

Egypt panics, orders slaughter of every pig in the country:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jc_pijXYi6E50wDepameI2ZTf9iAD97S56OG0

What a bunch of dumbs.

Euh, no, more likely of people who want to shamefully seduce the Islamist trends of the country. Shameful acts.

[dead0man]

My landlord and one roommate is coughing lately.

I'm not taking any chances and am drinking plenty of water and buying plenty of disinfectant.

I'd recommend you kill them now just to be very cautious!

Nuke 'em from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.

[CultureKing]

any chance parts of the EU enact travel restrictions? (For example flights from the US to the UK?)

[Franzl]

any chance parts of the EU enact travel restrictions? (For example flights from the US to the UK?)

I sure as hell hope not.

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

any chance parts of the EU enact travel restrictions? (For example flights from the US to the UK?)

France claimed for the stop of flights to Mexico. EU refused.

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

And the final name is...

http://www.france24.com/en/20090430-swine-mexican-north-american-h1n1-viral-name-controversy

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In France (always particular!) we say "H1N1 flu A", who knows why...

[2952-0-0]

My landlord and one roommate is coughing lately.

I'm not taking any chances and am drinking plenty of water and buying plenty of disinfectant.

I'd recommend you kill them now just to be very cautious!

Nuke 'em from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.

Caught a bug yesterday and am fully recovered. Wasn't bad at all.

The landlord, on the other hand, I suspect is in hospital.

Either the sky is falling or this flu is just hype. We'll see.

[ilikeverin]

Need to learn to coordinate your messages a little better, guys.

[Lunar]

Eep, it's in Berkeley now!

[GMantis]

Need to learn to coordinate your messages a little better, guys.

Not surprising. The WHO has been far more panicky than the EU until now.