Swine Flu

WWWP · 04-29-2009, 02:39 PM

Z-Day is coming.

Thrice · 04-29-2009, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daysleeper1985

First cows, then birds, now pigs...Maybe if we stopped eating them they'd stop poisoning us. I've always wondered when a wasp has been squashed for stinging somebody why do the other wasps still sting...then i realise they're stinging humans and it all makes sense.

I for one am pro swine-flu...maybe us men will get some sympathy now that there's an alternative to man flu.

I thought to myself, be nice and dont call this person a fucking idiot, so I wont. Go read an article or something real quick and come bac k and blow my mind, as of right now you're making me feel like Threinstein.
You sound alot like you would love to slit your wrists and run around the block screaming 'Look at what I just did!'

Who are you looking to get sympathy from?

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 04-29-2009, 05:31 PM

Be easy on the kid I'm sure he's just uninformed.

Double X · 04-29-2009, 05:40 PM

In Massachusetts now! yipee

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 04-29-2009, 05:41 PM

At least it's not in Eastern Massachusetts.

Double X · 04-29-2009, 05:57 PM

(the case reported was in Lowell, which is barely more than an hour from my house)

SugarRush · 04-29-2009, 06:00 PM

Supposedly its not that big of a deal in the United States since so many people are already resistant to a very similar strain. People in Mexico on the other hand haven't been exposed to any similar strain so its a big deal over there. So no need to fret.

lucifer_sam · 04-29-2009, 06:10 PM

i really hope this doesn't conflict with my plans to go to Guatemala in July. that would suck.

Yukon Cornelius · 04-29-2009, 09:23 PM

I just read comcast.net (homepage) they said this:

New cases and deaths finally seemed to be leveling off in Mexico, where 160 people have been killed, after an aggressive public health campaign. But the World Health Organization said the global threat is nevertheless serious enough to ramp up efforts to produce a vaccine against the virus.

So I wouldn't take it to lightly but dont lose any sleep if you get the sniffles

midnight rain · 04-29-2009, 10:06 PM

It seems that if you're not in Mexico you're pretty safe even if you contract it right now. Just follow standard protocol: wash your hands, use a tissue, stuff you should be doing already. Also, they cut the number of confirmed swine flu deaths in Mexico from 20 to 7, hardly seems like a huge threat when the regular flu kills something like 36,000 people a year.

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04-29-2009, 05:31 PM	#93 (permalink)
~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	Be easy on the kid I'm sure he's just uninformed.

04-29-2009, 05:40 PM	#94 (permalink)
Double X sleepe Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: boston Posts: 1,140	In Massachusetts now! yipee

04-29-2009, 05:41 PM	#95 (permalink)
~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	At least it's not in Eastern Massachusetts.

04-29-2009, 05:57 PM	#96 (permalink)
Double X sleepe Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: boston Posts: 1,140	(the case reported was in Lowell, which is barely more than an hour from my house)

04-29-2009, 06:00 PM	#97 (permalink)
SugarRush Groupie Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 20	Supposedly its not that big of a deal in the United States since so many people are already resistant to a very similar strain. People in Mexico on the other hand haven't been exposed to any similar strain so its a big deal over there. So no need to fret.

04-29-2009, 10:06 PM	#100 (permalink)
midnight rain Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,711	It seems that if you're not in Mexico you're pretty safe even if you contract it right now. Just follow standard protocol: wash your hands, use a tissue, stuff you should be doing already. Also, they cut the number of confirmed swine flu deaths in Mexico from 20 to 7, hardly seems like a huge threat when the regular flu kills something like 36,000 people a year.