Poll: Swine Flu
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It's all hype, 3 kids in my school just came back from being sick with it and they said it was just like the normal flu. You are more likely to die from your toaster haywiring than from swine flu.
My father in law caught it, as a man who almost dies from a cold every time he gets one he still managed to survive the swine flu. Don't get me wrong, he almost succumbed to it, and without Tamiflu he may not have, but he did, and he's a man with as weak an immune system as it comes.
I wouldnt call it propoganda considering that is real, my cousin had its and she said its wastn all that bad, same as the regular flu in her case. The issues is that theyre afried its may mutate and actully cause some real troubel for the population. Becuase its not seasonal its basiclly has the whole year the cross exchange genes mutiply and muate, and and ther is the chance that the virus coudl gain and immunity to the vaccine.ExaltedK9 said:
For right now I belive that its simply over palyed, but people worreis are grounded (or atleast bassed) in reality.
Here in Beijing they've been a lot more vigilant about it than in the US, which I suppose makes sense given East Asia's recent history with the flue and other assorted tasty contagions. The government is taking a lot of measures to make sure that it doesn't enter the country, and I guess it's working. Besides everyone on my plane being checked before we left, I've pretty much gotten used to random quick temperature checks wherever I go, be it the gym, campus, etc. In the US I think it's pretty exaggerated, but I really can't say much about Beijing and China, because the health standards in a lot of areas here aren't exactly as strict as in the West.
It's harder on the very young and very old, most other people can bounce back from it unless they have some problems with colds/flu viruses.
My niece had it, she's 12 and really was just miserable for a week or so and has been fine ever since. I was around her for that entire week and didn't catch it, nor did my fiancee.
Media is turning it into a bigger scare than it should be.
My niece had it, she's 12 and really was just miserable for a week or so and has been fine ever since. I was around her for that entire week and didn't catch it, nor did my fiancee.
Media is turning it into a bigger scare than it should be.
You didn't happen to play Pandemic II by any chance?MaxTheReaper said:
Swine Flu is just like the regular flu for the moment, but they fear it can evolve into a more potent and deadly virus if it mixes and evolves with another virus. The speed of the spread is why the WHO (World Health Organisation) listed it as a pandemic.
I have had a family member that had the Swine Flu. It's bad, but you're only likely to die if you have a pre-existing condition or are very young. People born before 1953 are likely to be immune to it as it is a modified strain of the flu from the pandemic of the 1950s.
I'm not sold on the notion that the flue is 'killer.'
I'm not sold on the notion that the flue is 'killer.'
Umm, Do you guys recall the Spanish flu in history? Its the same strain, N1H1. The problem is that with the abilty to spread so easily it means that it could easily mutate or pick up another protein that could make it even more fatal. With the spanish flu it started out EXACTLY like this. Came in the spring, well thats clearly odd for a flu...Then around flu season it hit people like a ton of bricks. Competely healthy adults where dropping in the street after getting the virus only hours earlier. We are learning about it in my microbiology class. The threat is there, we just need to see if the virus is going to take its chance to become something more.
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I think this whole thing is a load of croc. Excluding the very young and the very old, this flu isn't much worse than the oringinal flu.
I think that the wars helped A LOT. It's easier to get infected in a hospital where hundreds of wounded or dying people are lying around. Also, funny thing about the wounds - they are like small door for the diseases to come and stay for a while.AnGeL.SLayer said:
What I find interesting is I keep hearing that people are panicking about swine flu but... I haven't met one person who is remotely worried. I haven't even encountered someone on the INTERNET who's worried. So who are all these people that panic about it?
I have a bad cold. I wish it was swine flu to get it over with. I imagine swine flu to just be a slightly worse version of what I have. Headache, cough, blocked nose, mild fever. Bring it.
I have a bad cold. I wish it was swine flu to get it over with. I imagine swine flu to just be a slightly worse version of what I have. Headache, cough, blocked nose, mild fever. Bring it.
Needs another option, I'm meh on the subject. It's harsh enough to kill but tame enough for the body to get over.
