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Swine Flu?
Topic Started: Apr 26 2009, 11:11 AM (1,683 Views)
Greece (TheOne)
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The next big "scare" thing..you heard it here first.

Cases from Mexico(81 dead, 1300 infected), to the US(11 NY students possibly infected), to confirmed non case in the UK, to possible cases in France and New Zealand.

See, this is why we should keep New Zealanders out of Australia. :P
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,26 Apr 2009 11.11.05] The next big "scare" thing..you heard it here first.

Cases from Mexico(81 dead, 1300 infected), to the US(11 NY students possibly infected), to confirmed non case in the UK, to possible cases in France and New Zealand.

See, this is why we should keep New Zealanders out of Australia. :P

Are you..from Australia? you've mentioned Australia twice now...
Now that's cool. TWO Aussies!
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And it is in Texas, California, and Kansas as well, according to my local paper. Its the new Bird Flu!
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Yes, that's what I hear...it won't touch Oklahoma lol.
Go ALL around us.

I think this thing is another damn joke, LIKE the bird flu.
A few hundred people catch it, and die. End of story. Not that I'm saying those deaths aren't tragic, they are indeed tragic. But these things get a little out of hand, and I don't mean the "flus" but rather the people worried about them.


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IT MIGHT come to Oklahoma.
I think this COULD be a pretty serious problem.
We should start considering restrictive flights, and most CERTAINLY consider closing the Mexo-Amero border (boy wouldn't that play into the Neo-con plans. "SWINE FLU SWINE FLU!!! CLOSE THE BORDER IMMEDIATELY!")
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I think this could get pretty serious, at least to the level of the Bird Flu in some places. However, because it is occurring closer to America and Europe, I think it will be addressed more seriously than the Bird Flu was.
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Hasn't come to D.C. yet. :D

(But of course, since it's D.C., it will.)
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,26 Apr 2009 11.11.05] The next big "scare" thing..you heard it here first.

Actually, I heard it first on Fox News a few days ago. :P

I don't think H5N1 (the variant of Bird Flu everyone's afraid of) is something to make light of. It's not a threat yet, but could become one, on a scale not seen in nearly a century. The question is one of if and when it effectively crosses the species barrier. It IS mutating, it IS the nastiest flu virus yet seen, and it's related to the little bugger that caused the Spanish Influenze pandemic.
If it does what it could do, things will get ugly. FAST.

As for the Swine Influenza, this is already a significant threat because of the lesser gap between infected species, as seen with the sheer number of infections. It's no H5N1, but it could get pretty bad, especially with where it's originating from.
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I think, the most sensible solution would be to to...well figure out a way to isolate ourselves from the actual cause of these things.
Mostly, we worry about the sanitation of US, as humans...what could these diseases not be, be caused by some of the stupid situations even the animals are put into by us? I'm not some animal rights activist...but you know. Common sense would tell me that I would like my chicken to be bred in a coup that doesn't make it all nasty...or a pig in a sty that is somewhat..acceptable.

I wouldn't discount these little things so rapidly. I think it is slightly some crocked up shiett...but at the same time, we should most certainly go ahead and spend the time and resources on countering these though.
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I'm moving to Fiji with an AK-47 and my laptop. I'm gonna wipe all 4 people living there, and wait it out. :ph43r:

Wait... I must also take a female...>_>
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Fiji might not be the best place becuase of the tourism their.

Move to Pukapuka with me :P

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukapuka
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Dude man this is a serious threat. It's a highly contagious strain unlike the bird flu from a few years ago. Pandemic is upon us:

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I actually would not be surprised if it gets pretty bad. I dont think it will but I wouldnt rule it out. The reason would be becuase all of us have the mentality that 'its jsut like the bird flu' I think it will be, but you never know......
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,26 Apr 2009 19.08.40] Dude man this is a serious threat. It's a highly contagious strain unlike the bird flu from a few years ago. Pandemic is upon us:

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This picture brings up a good point...
There are just some things we can't deal with on our own.
If you note all of the things on it, not everyone could be prepared for nearly any of those on an individual basis.
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,26 Apr 2009 19.07.23] Fiji might not be the best place becuase of the tourism their.

Move to Pukapuka with me :P

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukapuka

YES. We shall rule Pukapuka and feed on the entrails of all who try to take it from us! ALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Its in Australia now too they reckon. Two people tested negative, but they are saying it's probably already here.
And yes I'm from Australia...what gave it away? lol
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I think this is a much bigger threat than is the Bird Flu, because unlike it, the Swine Flu can transmit from human to human, which automatically makes it a bigger threat. Combined with the fact that it seems to be spreading a greater distance faster, I think we have a much worse situation than Bird Flu.
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I think it has potential to get really bad, but I highly doubt it will. I am pretty sure someone in the U.S will die soon, and a few hundred cases will pop up all around. Big scare. Mask sellers get huge boost. Then it fades away from the news and people forget about it until it adapts again.
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It's almost like one of those horror movies where people get infected and turn into zombies, except we aren't turning into zombies.....yet.

I've heard some talk of the first cases appearing in the region of a military lab.
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Its reached Spain, Israel, New Zealand, Canada, and Scotland now. Russia, China, and Thailand are banning pork imports from the five infected US states
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Australia has just increased "protections" by making it mandatory that all aircraft passengers from the Americas report any flu like symptons on landing. Pilots will have to report to airport authorities before passengers get off.
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This is the real deal!
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Dont worry about it. Governments will simply push into place all the contigency plans laid out for an out break of bird flu from china.

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Well according to information, that virus was formed a combination of Swine Flu, Avian Flu and Human Flu. Well whatever/wherever it is first originated, the Human, the Pig and the Bird he cared have flus and it freaking mutated into this one. Damn?!!! :D
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Better tell Gore that Man Bird Pig is on the loose.
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,26 Apr 2009 22.13.32]It's almost like one of those horror movies where people get infected and turn into zombies, except we aren't turning into zombies.....yet.

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Hype on Swine Flu= Idiocy.

You should only be concerned if you don't have a decent hospital and/or are poor.

Africa is dead.
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,27 Apr 2009 16.24.20] Hype on Swine Flu= Idiocy.

You should only be concerned if you don't have a decent hospital and/or are poor.

Africa is dead.

I really hope you get it and die. Just so we can laugh.
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Sounds like fun. Or scaremongering.
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,27 Apr 2009 16.24.20] Hype on Swine Flu= Idiocy.

You should only be concerned if you don't have a decent hospital and/or are poor.

Africa is dead.

I dont think a disease/virus distinguishes between rich and poor. ;)
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It spares Canadians though. It naturally feels sorry for us. Or the cold kills it.
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Rich and Poor does distinguish in health care.
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Cuba halts travel with Mexico. This is how serious it is.
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Cuba can't afford any more strain on their system.
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It isn't serious. In Mexico the only dead people are poor people who do not get medical attention. We have very close family friends in Mexico City and they say that everything is being hyped and sensationalized. They don't know anyone with Swine Flu and they don't know anyone that knows someone that knows someone with Swine Flu.
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