First!...Awww.

[Daezd]

So apparently my high school is the first in Mi to be affected by Swine Flu. A few students who have recently visited Mexico where reported to be sick. At first, most believed it just to be "Montezuma's Revenge" but then another teen showed signs of influenza (a complication of Swine Flu).

This sent most of the students into a panic, the rest were trying to make the possibility of a Swine Flu outbreak go away by laughing it off.

Three local news stations visited our school--one of them visited twice--and were all denied entrance to the building.

So we're first I guess. Go Woodhaven.

Hey, we might not have school for a little bit though, that's grand!

 

[SharPhoe]

Exactly what IS Swine Flu? All I know about it is the name...

EDIT: I've Wiki'd it now, so I get what it's all about. Please stop quoting me. >___>;

 

[shadowstriker86]

Exactly what IS Swine Flu? All I know about it is the name...

its the flu. but it comes from pigs. The End. No really, thats all it is but people go into a panic cause some ppls died

 

[oliveira8]

Exactly what IS Swine Flu? All I know about it is the name...

If you cross paths with a pig and he sneezes at you...run to the nearest hospital!

 

[Doug]

"Yeaaaahhh!! School's off!!!" is how you should really react.

With hankies and anti-virals!

 

[Anachronism]

Can one of the mods make an "Official Swine Flu Thread"? This is the sixth one. It's getting ridiculous.

 

[Daezd]

Can one of the mods make an "Official Swine Flu Thread"? This is the sixth one. It's getting ridiculous.

Sorry, but when I searched "Swine Flu" nothing really came up.

 

[hannahdonno]

Well you school sounds like a WINNAAA. Ahem, not really but thank you for pointing out that it isn't just some big fad and that swine flu IS REAL.

 

[TMAN10112]

It's a new strain of the disease that we've never seen before, so people are over-reacting.

Spoiler: I blame twitter

 

[Doc Theta Sigma]

Well you school sounds like a WINNAAA. Ahem, not really but thank you for pointing out that it isn't just some big fad and that swine flu IS REAL.

... Are you serious? Are there people that stupid? Of course swine flu is real. 8 people don't drop dead for no reason.

 

[hannahdonno]

Well you school sounds like a WINNAAA. Ahem, not really but thank you for pointing out that it isn't just some big fad and that swine flu IS REAL.

... Are you serious? Are there people that stupid? Of course swine flu is real. 8 people don't drop dead for no reason.

A lot of people seem to be going "LOLOLOL REMEMBA BIRD FLU? SWINE FLU IZNT GUNNA DO NETHIN" even though it has obviously progressed much further than that. Some people need to read the news instead of just the headlines.

 

[Daezd]

Well you school sounds like a WINNAAA. Ahem, not really but thank you for pointing out that it isn't just some big fad and that swine flu IS REAL.

... Are you serious? Are there people that stupid? Of course swine flu is real. 8 people don't drop dead for no reason.

Yes, read the post above yours.

 

[ZeroMachine]

Exactly what IS Swine Flu? All I know about it is the name...

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

There you are. To be honest compared to the regular flu numbers and deaths this pales in comparison by a huge margin.

Although that is true, you have to remember, the epidemic of 1918 was Swine Flu.

I think this thing (like billions of other things) has potential to become a big problem, but won't. The only thing that has me even remotely worried, though, is that even the CDC is shitting their pants. And I doubt the CDC is made up of a bunch of hypocondriacs (hilarious as that would be).

 

[Doc Theta Sigma]

Well you school sounds like a WINNAAA. Ahem, not really but thank you for pointing out that it isn't just some big fad and that swine flu IS REAL.

... Are you serious? Are there people that stupid? Of course swine flu is real. 8 people don't drop dead for no reason.

A lot of people seem to be going "LOLOLOL REMEMBA BIRD FLU? SWINE FLU IZNT GUNNA DO NETHIN" even though it has obviously progressed much further than that. Some people need to read the news instead of just the headlines.

It's gonna do something, but there's no point in panicking. Sure, a few people will die but it isn't going to wipe out millions.

 

[Doc Theta Sigma]

Exactly what IS Swine Flu? All I know about it is the name...

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

There you are. To be honest compared to the regular flu numbers and deaths this pales in comparison by a huge margin.

"The swine flu is likely a descendant of the Spanish flu that caused a devastating pandemic in humans in 1918?1919."

Oh shit. If you've studied history at all, you know the Spanish flu was a massive world-wide killer that even today we'd have a lot of trouble coping with.

Historically, the virus starts off weak, then produces a second wave that mainly infects the young and healthy, and is ridiculously lethal. Then, just as suddenly, it disappears.

I really wasn't scared until I read "Spanish flu." If this is anything like that was, expect the government to be issuing gauze masks here soon.

Ugh... Spanish Flu was in 1918. Over 90 years ago. And there was a World War to spread it. Sure, it's hard to cure but we have anti-virals now.

 

[hannahdonno]

Well you school sounds like a WINNAAA. Ahem, not really but thank you for pointing out that it isn't just some big fad and that swine flu IS REAL.

... Are you serious? Are there people that stupid? Of course swine flu is real. 8 people don't drop dead for no reason.

A lot of people seem to be going "LOLOLOL REMEMBA BIRD FLU? SWINE FLU IZNT GUNNA DO NETHIN" even though it has obviously progressed much further than that. Some people need to read the news instead of just the headlines.

It's gonna do something, but there's no point in panicking. Sure, a few people will die but it isn't going to wipe out millions.

I agree, I doubt it will become a huge problem due to medication available but people just need to realise that it is happening.

 

[Doc Theta Sigma]

Exactly what IS Swine Flu? All I know about it is the name...

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

There you are. To be honest compared to the regular flu numbers and deaths this pales in comparison by a huge margin.

"The swine flu is likely a descendant of the Spanish flu that caused a devastating pandemic in humans in 1918?1919."

Oh shit. If you've studied history at all, you know the Spanish flu was a massive world-wide killer that even today we'd have a lot of trouble coping with.

Historically, the virus starts off weak, then produces a second wave that mainly infects the young and healthy, and is ridiculously lethal. Then, just as suddenly, it disappears.

I really wasn't scared until I read "Spanish flu." If this is anything like that was, expect the government to be issuing gauze masks here soon.

Ugh... Spanish Flu was in 1918. Over 90 years ago. And there was a World War to spread it. Sure, it's hard to cure but we have anti-virals now.

Yes, and isolated cases have been reported throughout those 90 years, and in the meantime we developed this nifty thing called the "jet plane." Makes the rate of 'fugeees from that war look downright piddly. And, no, we do not necessarily have the tools here. Antiviral research is a field still largely in its infancy, and antiviral stocks are still six months away at least. And even then Spanish flu antiviral injections have a troubling history of actually giving the majority of recipients Spanish flu.

Yes and we have also developed these nifty things called 'quarantine' and 'better medical care'. You can try and scare everyone into a frenzy all you like, and it'll work for some people, but what is the point in running around preaching that millions will die when you actually don't know anything for sure? I don't know if it will kill millions or not but I think it's highly unlikely. Also, I think you got 'anti-viral' and 'vaccine' mixed up there.

 

[steveo_justice]

I'm actually sick at home right now, and I WISH I had sqine flu. Get over it in four days, school's closed for a month!

http://xkcd.com/574/

 

[thenumberthirteen]

http://xkcd.com/574/

Sorry you've been beaten to it.

It's a new strain of the disease that we've never seen before, so people are over-reacting.

Spoiler: I blame twitter

Is it just me, but I can't take the name "Swine Flu" seriously it just sounds wierd. We need a better name.

 

[sky14kemea]

jeez, i hope your ok XD

although hopefully no school, thats a kinda bonus! =D