Swine Flu crisis

I for one am very cooncerned about the outbreaks. What do you think needs to be done to combat this and prevent a worldwide pandemic?

So now it's a crisis? Come on. Calm down.

So now it's a crisis? Come on. Calm down.

WhiteSnake5000

[QUOTE="WhiteSnake5000"]

So now it's a crisis? Come on. Calm down.

MarioRPGer

...to make sure it doesn't turn into a massive crisis.

Well, it's spread to New York now. Stupid spring breakers.

Well i'm in the UK and it is a top story even though 3 people have it and are being treated well. I understand it is more of a concern in North America but I don't think it is at crisis point yet.

Well i'm in the UK and it is a top story even though 3 people have it and are being treated well. I understand it is more of a concern in North America but I don't think it is at crisis point yet.

smithster118

3 people in the UK have it?

ok its not a crisis, jeesh.

I for one am very cooncerned about the outbreaks. What do you think needs to be done to combat this and prevent a worldwide pandemic?

MarioRPGer

/facepalm

I feel that this is needed

Just don't go to school.

[QUOTE="smithster118"]

Well i'm in the UK and it is a top story even though 3 people have it and are being treated well. I understand it is more of a concern in North America but I don't think it is at crisis point yet.

howlrunner13

3 people in the UK have it?

Yeah...

there has been reported cases in canada and spain. this is scary stuff

I was wondering what the new pandemic for 2009 would be. Salmonella was getting a little old.

Remember when everyone was spelling crisis as crysis?AAllxxjjnn

Isn't Crysis a game :lol:

[QUOTE="MarioRPGer"]

I for one am very cooncerned about the outbreaks. What do you think needs to be done to combat this and prevent a worldwide pandemic?

knight0151

/facepalm

I feel that this is needed

[QUOTE="AAllxxjjnn"]Remember when everyone was spelling crisis as crysis?Gaming-Planet

Isn't Crysis a game :lol:

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26459194

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26146760

I read up on it. Yeah, you can simply be protected just from using flu shots.

Lol some crisis huh?

I'm not a swine so I couldn't give a rats @$$

[QUOTE="Gaming-Planet"]

[QUOTE="AAllxxjjnn"]Remember when everyone was spelling crisis as crysis?AAllxxjjnn

Isn't Crysis a game :lol:

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26459194

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26146760

I lol'd at the topics.

Wow people are really overreacting. There had been like what, 20 cases in the US? The 1300 and 81 deaths came from Mexico in areas that have no where near the hospitals, treatments and sanitation we have. CDC says just us basic flu prevention againest it like washing your hands and what not, I dont think there is any reason to flip out yet, I mean Avion bird flu was supposed to be the end of us all, and look what happened there.SaintLeonidas

The 81 deaths and 1300 affected did have hospitals, they were from Meixco City and San Luis Potosi, i live a bit north and let me tell you it's quite scary.

[QUOTE="SaintLeonidas"]Wow people are really overreacting. There had been like what, 20 cases in the US? The 1300 and 81 deaths came from Mexico in areas that have no where near the hospitals, treatments and sanitation we have. CDC says just us basic flu prevention againest it like washing your hands and what not, I dont think there is any reason to flip out yet, I mean Avion bird flu was supposed to be the end of us all, and look what happened there.darkguy_101

The 81 deaths and 1300 affected did have hospitals, they were from Meixco City and San Luis Potosi, i live a bit north and let me tell you it's quite scary.

Mexican doctors are saying that the crisis is much worse than what the media is saying.

Joe Biden once said within 6 months, Obama is going to have to face a crisis like Kennedy did.

If this isn't a good reason to shut down the borders now, then our country is truly doomed.

I heard the really serious cases have been in Mexico. We have good medicine and hospitals here in the US so we should be okay as long as people follow health guidelines.

Oh wow, people are overracting soo much to this. No wonder parents are getting more and more over protective about their kids. I honestly cannot stand overprotective parents.
Anyway, the cases that have been reported in countries that have a proper healthcare system are being treated fine. The only reason why there are cases in various places is because of people going on vacation to mexico, it is a very popular place for people from everywhere.
STOP OVERREACTING.

I agree with whoever said it. this things gonna get worse.

Oh wow, people are overracting soo much to this. No wonder parents are getting more and more over protective about their kids. I honestly cannot stand overprotective parents.
Anyway, the cases that have been reported in countries that have a proper healthcare system are being treated fine. The only reason why there are cases in various places is because of people going on vacation to mexico, it is a very popular place for people from everywhere.
STOP OVERREACTING.

carrot-cake

I agree with whoever said it. this things gonna get worse.

Neo-ganon

Every time stuff like this happens everyone screams and cries about it but no one looks at the big picture. That being the countries where the most people die from the disease are usually poor and the people who die are usually the poorest of the poor.

So everyone can go cry and hide about this but even me, a mild germophobe, doesn't care because chances are it will not effect me in such a way that I will die or even come close to death,

Mexican doctors are saying that the crisis is much worse than what the media is saying.

Joe Biden once said within 6 months, Obama is going to have to face a crisis like Kennedy did.

If this isn't a good reason to shut down the borders now, then our country is truly doomed.

AHUGECAT

For some reason, I don't think its a valid enough reason to close the borders. We have already been infected so any attempt to quarantine ourselves is redundant. Anyway, the disease itself isn't that deadly. It has about a 5% mortality rate and most those who died lived in areas where health careisn't readily accessible. To add to that, we have readily available medication for flus like this. It does not make anysense that the borders should be closed because of this.

[QUOTE="AHUGECAT"]

Mexican doctors are saying that the crisis is much worse than what the media is saying.

Joe Biden once said within 6 months, Obama is going to have to face a crisis like Kennedy did.

If this isn't a good reason to shut down the borders now, then our country is truly doomed.

Suddenstriker52

For some reason, I don't think its a valid enough reason to close the borders. We have already been infected so any attempt to quarantine ourselves is redundant. Anyway, the disease itself isn't that deadly. It has about a 5% mortality rate and most those who died lived in areas where health careisn't readily accessible. To add to that, we have readily available medication for flus like this. It does not make anysense that the borders should be closed because of this.

Oh wow, people are overracting soo much to this. No wonder parents are getting more and more over protective about their kids. I honestly cannot stand overprotective parents.
Anyway, the cases that have been reported in countries that have a proper healthcare system are being treated fine. The only reason why there are cases in various places is because of people going on vacation to mexico, it is a very popular place for people from everywhere.
STOP OVERREACTING.

carrot-cake

[QUOTE="AHUGECAT"]

Mexican doctors are saying that the crisis is much worse than what the media is saying.

Joe Biden once said within 6 months, Obama is going to have to face a crisis like Kennedy did.

If this isn't a good reason to shut down the borders now, then our country is truly doomed.

Suddenstriker52

For some reason, I don't think its a valid enough reason to close the borders. We have already been infected so any attempt to quarantine ourselves is redundant. Anyway, the disease itself isn't that deadly. It has about a 5% mortality rate and most those who died lived in areas where health careisn't readily accessible. To add to that, we have readily available medication for flus like this. It does not make anysense that the borders should be closed because of this.

You've been reading the media too much. The media is only reporting a 5% mortality rate (around 80 deaths) but Mexican doctors are saying it's 10 times worse than that - some say the deaths are reaching in the mid-thousands.

The media is trying to play this cool for now, until it turns full pandemic (the Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918 usually went with people aged 20-50, the same as this flu. This is going to get REALLY bad soon).

[QUOTE="Suddenstriker52"]

[QUOTE="AHUGECAT"]

Mexican doctors are saying that the crisis is much worse than what the media is saying.

Joe Biden once said within 6 months, Obama is going to have to face a crisis like Kennedy did.

If this isn't a good reason to shut down the borders now, then our country is truly doomed.

WhiteSnake5000

For some reason, I don't think its a valid enough reason to close the borders. We have already been infected so any attempt to quarantine ourselves is redundant. Anyway, the disease itself isn't that deadly. It has about a 5% mortality rate and most those who died lived in areas where health careisn't readily accessible. To add to that, we have readily available medication for flus like this. It does not make anysense that the borders should be closed because of this.

In the grand scheme of things, it is small. We probably have several people here already infected depending on the incubation time on this flu. So there's no real point in closing down the borders. If anything, closing down the borders might cause people to start panicking.

[QUOTE="Suddenstriker52"]

[QUOTE="AHUGECAT"]

Mexican doctors are saying that the crisis is much worse than what the media is saying.

Joe Biden once said within 6 months, Obama is going to have to face a crisis like Kennedy did.

If this isn't a good reason to shut down the borders now, then our country is truly doomed.

AHUGECAT

For some reason, I don't think its a valid enough reason to close the borders. We have already been infected so any attempt to quarantine ourselves is redundant. Anyway, the disease itself isn't that deadly. It has about a 5% mortality rate and most those who died lived in areas where health careisn't readily accessible. To add to that, we have readily available medication for flus like this. It does not make anysense that the borders should be closed because of this.

You've been reading the media too much. The media is only reporting a 5% mortality rate (around 80 deaths) but Mexican doctors are saying it's 10 times worse than that - some say the deaths are reaching in the mid-thousands.

The media is trying to play this cool for now, until it turns full pandemic (the Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918 usually went with people aged 20-50, the same as this flu. This is going to get REALLY bad soon).

Where are you getting this reports because it sounds like your making this up. Please support your claim.

[QUOTE="Suddenstriker52"]

[QUOTE="AHUGECAT"]

Mexican doctors are saying that the crisis is much worse than what the media is saying.

Joe Biden once said within 6 months, Obama is going to have to face a crisis like Kennedy did.

If this isn't a good reason to shut down the borders now, then our country is truly doomed.

AHUGECAT

For some reason, I don't think its a valid enough reason to close the borders. We have already been infected so any attempt to quarantine ourselves is redundant. Anyway, the disease itself isn't that deadly. It has about a 5% mortality rate and most those who died lived in areas where health careisn't readily accessible. To add to that, we have readily available medication for flus like this. It does not make anysense that the borders should be closed because of this.

You've been reading the media too much. The media is only reporting a 5% mortality rate (around 80 deaths) but Mexican doctors are saying it's 10 times worse than that - some say the deaths are reaching in the mid-thousands.

The media is trying to play this cool for now, until it turns full pandemic (the Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918 usually went with people aged 20-50, the same as this flu. This is going to get REALLY bad soon).

Just like SARs, the media is blowing this completely out of proportion.

Unless you're immunocompromised or elderly, you have nothing to worry about from pig flu. Also keep in mind that people in Mexico are poorly educated, living in filth, and have craptastic medical care, hence all the deaths.

[QUOTE="WhiteSnake5000"][QUOTE="Suddenstriker52"]

For some reason, I don't think its a valid enough reason to close the borders. We have already been infected so any attempt to quarantine ourselves is redundant. Anyway, the disease itself isn't that deadly. It has about a 5% mortality rate and most those who died lived in areas where health careisn't readily accessible. To add to that, we have readily available medication for flus like this. It does not make anysense that the borders should be closed because of this.

Suddenstriker52

In the grand scheme of things, it is small. We probably have several people here already infected depending on the incubation time on this flu. So there's no real point in closing down the borders. If anything, closing down the borders might cause people to start panicking.

[QUOTE="AHUGECAT"]

[QUOTE="Suddenstriker52"]

For some reason, I don't think its a valid enough reason to close the borders. We have already been infected so any attempt to quarantine ourselves is redundant. Anyway, the disease itself isn't that deadly. It has about a 5% mortality rate and most those who died lived in areas where health careisn't readily accessible. To add to that, we have readily available medication for flus like this. It does not make anysense that the borders should be closed because of this.

Suddenstriker52

You've been reading the media too much. The media is only reporting a 5% mortality rate (around 80 deaths) but Mexican doctors are saying it's 10 times worse than that - some say the deaths are reaching in the mid-thousands.

The media is trying to play this cool for now, until it turns full pandemic (the Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918 usually went with people aged 20-50, the same as this flu. This is going to get REALLY bad soon).

Where are you getting this reports because it sounds like your making this up. Please support your claim.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/8018428.stm

IF the cases ARE the most critical with people aged 20 to 50 - then the virus bears a similarity to the influenza virus of 1918; it also had the most devastating effect on young-middle-aged adults because it would turn a strong immune system against itself.

Here Joe Biden says Obama is going to be tested in his first 6 months in office: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpiNfuG8YY8

Colin Powell also said something similar.

My question is - are you ready? The next few weeks are NOT going to be pretty, I can tell you that.

This flu might just be the final nail in the coffin for this dying country.

Just like SARs, the media is blowing this completely out of proportion.

Unless you're immunocompromised or elderly, you have nothing to worry about from pig flu. Also keep in mind that people in Mexico are poorly educated, living in filth, and have craptastic medical care, hence all the deaths.

AFraud

If anything, the media is hiding it out of proportion - considering there have been 3 times as many deaths as they claim.

And many that died died in hospitals, and Mexico City has some of the best hospitals in the world.

[QUOTE="AFraud"]

Just like SARs, the media is blowing this completely out of proportion.

Unless you're immunocompromised or elderly, you have nothing to worry about from pig flu. Also keep in mind that people in Mexico are poorly educated, living in filth, and have craptastic medical care, hence all the deaths.

AHUGECAT

If anything, the media is hiding it out of proportion - considering there have been 3 times as many deaths as they claim.

And many that died died in hospitals, and Mexico City has some of the best hospitals in the world.