Re: The H1N1 influenza

by rolo Mon 04 May 2009, 4:41 pm

I just heard on the news that if you're in school and have a cough and fever, you will be sent home for seven days. LOL@CHUUU

wow.

by Adrisole Q. Kazoo Mon 04 May 2009, 6:36 pm

loveless. wrote:I just heard on the news that if you're in school and have a cough and fever, you will be sent home for seven days.
wow.

Just heard the same thing, linz. LOL@CHUUU

um
wow. Meh.

by **LADIES AND GENTLEMEN** Mon 04 May 2009, 8:23 pm

loveless. wrote:I just heard on the news that if you're in school and have a cough and fever, you will be sent home for seven days.
wow.

Lol, I know what I'd be doing, in your position

by Adrisole Q. Kazoo Tue 05 May 2009, 1:39 am

mikey.

by Jack Skellington Tue 05 May 2009, 4:24 am

I like your plans Mikey... Twisted Evil

by **she had the world.** Tue 05 May 2009, 8:45 am

You guys, please try not to spam and keep on the topic. If you just want to laugh at a comment Mikey made, a comment is not really needed unless you have something to add to the topic.

by Adrisole Q. Kazoo Wed 06 May 2009, 6:55 am

Um, we have a lot of confirmed cases here in Illinois. 82. Second to highest number in the US.
But, here's a chart, it's kind of... interesting?

# Alabama 4
# Arizona 17
# California 49
# Colorado 6
# Connecticut 2
# Delaware 20
# Florida 5
# Georgia 1
# Idaho 1
# Illinois 82
# Indiana 3
# Iowa 1
# Kansas 2
# Kentucky 1
# Louisiana 7
# Maine 1
# Maryland 4
# Massachusetts 6
# Michigan 2
# Minnesota 1
# Missouri 1
# Nebraska 1
# Nevada 1
# New Hampshire 1
# New Jersey 6
# New Mexico 1
# New York 90
# North Carolina 1
# Ohio 3
# Oregon 15
# Pennsylvania 1
# Rhode Island 1
# South Carolina 16
# Tennessee 2
# Texas 41
# Utah 1
# Virginia 3
# Wisconsin 3
# TOTAL 403 cases 1 death

Only one death out of 403 cases.

by extraordinary machine. Wed 06 May 2009, 8:29 pm

They've changed the name to H1N1, and it is no longer classified as the swine flu because of its innacurate name.

by **LADIES AND GENTLEMEN** Wed 06 May 2009, 8:38 pm

So according to the facts, if it's contracted in a relatively stable part or western civilization, with good healthcare etc, you have about an 0.002% chance of dying.

I really don't see why people are so afraid.

by extraordinary machine. Wed 06 May 2009, 8:45 pm

^ The media stretches the truth, and likes to scare people. People die from the flu everyday. This is just a mutated form, but apparently it has one less enzyme from the spanish flu from the early 1900's -which was a massive outbreak that killed hundreds of people across the world.

So, it could kill you, but so could the regular strain of influenza. You just need to be cautious.
I think you can approach this illness with caution and understanding while still being rationaly concerned, without going overboard.

by **LADIES AND GENTLEMEN** Wed 06 May 2009, 8:49 pm

Yeah, it's said to be a mutated version of the spanish flu.

the difference between that and now though is about 100 years worth of medical advances.

I guess the issue is there's so little middle ground; the media says to be terrified, but I guess because we know how easily mass media is used as a tool of control, in an attempt to not let them manipulate us we could be desensitizing ourselves to something that is actually a threat. IDK, fine line I guess.

Although I look at it as this - I'm not afraid of the normal flu, and I've had two in my life that were life threatening, so I'm not about to be afraid of this.

Oh, and I changed the topic name, too. (y)

by extraordinary machine. Wed 06 May 2009, 9:06 pm

Exactly, I completely agree with you. The flu has been around for a little less than a century, and our medical advances have helped us find a vaccine to prevent the regular strain of the flu.
This means that, in no time at all, we will probably be able to find a vaccine for this one.

The only thing that worries me, is that there are so many viruses now a days. Between SARS, H1N1 and things like mad cow, I'm starting to wonder if we did this to ourselves. There is no way that nature did this.

Haha, I saw. Thats ace. (y)

by **LADIES AND GENTLEMEN** Wed 06 May 2009, 9:55 pm

Oh, I firmly believe we did it to ourselves. I mean, it's like those parents who are ridiculously overprotective of their children's health - studies show they grow up with immune systems almost twice as strong if they're exposed to basic threats, like animals, dirt, the common cold, etcetc.

I mean it's so basic - we drug ourselves up for the most basic, tiny things, and then wonder why we get sick at the drop of a hat.

by Who we are. Thu 07 May 2009, 4:53 pm

Yeah, now i think i might have overreacted a little with this.
Its just im not as healthy as a normal person is and im more receptive to diseases.
Im sick right now for gods sake! (But i dont have H1N1:))

by Adrisole Q. Kazoo Thu 07 May 2009, 6:46 pm

NEVERMIND.
225 cases in Illinois. >_> 20 suspected.

by Who we are. Thu 07 May 2009, 6:47 pm

Above says Illinois 82
Wrong? Proof?

by extraordinary machine. Thu 07 May 2009, 8:39 pm

^ Heres the info, proving the numbers have doubled:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/07/content_11325912.htm

http://www.week.com/news/local/44476967.html

by Jack Skellington Fri 08 May 2009, 5:40 am

Holy shit. Shocked

by Who we are. Fri 08 May 2009, 5:48 am

he changed my universe. wrote:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/07/content_11325912.htm

http://www.week.com/news/local/44476967.html

by extraordinary machine. Fri 08 May 2009, 7:16 pm

Here's more info about how many cases of the H1N1 flu have emerged / how many people have died from it in each country.
Link.

by LightningRod Sun 19 Jul 2009, 3:48 pm

sorry to be dragging things up again but just find it funny that suddenly there's been a huge outbreak again in the UK [especially about a mile from where I live] after all this time in which we haven't seen or heard anything about it.

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