swine flu

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

I just looked at that map again that lists people affected by it, and it's definitely still moving. There have been some people in Idaho with it...It's moving west; as well as every other direction possible. South America also has cases confirmed, in Chile, and Colombia. I think all out of country flights should be cancelled...what with this going everywhere and all.

I'm surprised there are no cases yet in Africa....wonder why? It's moving close though. Some cases in Saudi Arabia. Which is close to Iraq. Gosh, I hope our troops don't get it. That would be awful.


You have to flip through the pages on the left, to actually see where more cases are.

Emily

 

[BSAR]

I took this straight from Aol. About what a full blown pandemic would look like, which they're saying were not even close to it.

"a full-scale pandemic — if it ever comes — could be expected to claim the lives of about 2 percent of those infected, about 2 million Americans."

2% people!! Thats hardly anyone....no offense. Divvied up thats 40,000 people per state. It probably wouldn't be that much each state, like Hawaii, way less people would be affected, same for Alaska. Still thats like the size of one or two small cities. Not very many people if you look at it.

ETA: Remember that the media is going to use scare tactics to get more readers, so we honestly can't beleive everything we hear.

 

[myLoki]

BSAR wrote:

This is scaring me too.

But listen everyone the reason people in Mexico are dying and no one else is, and i think this was already mentioned but, Mexico is a third world country with crappy medical service and crappy disenfection stuff.

NO ONE is the US or anywhere else as far as I know has died yet. Only in Mexico, relax, if you do get it, which is probably like 1 in a 1 million or more!!

kk just my 2 cents

eta: Yesterday I was looking at stats and stuff about pandemics and the last one was in 1969ish, and it said we were due for antother soon. looks like this may be it, or the bird flu in the future maybe idk. but anyway, technicncally this is already a pandemic, its once it becomes worldwide and spreads human to human.

Mexico is not a third world country. I'm so insulted. Mexico is considered a Newly Industrialized Country. These are nations with economies more advanced and developed than those in the developing world, but not yet with the full signs of a developed country.NIC is a category between developed and developing countries. It is also considered a Big Emerging Market. :X

I can assure you my family does not live in a tent.:X

t.

 

[Mrs. PBJ]

fox 26 news just reported 146 confirmed dead in mexico 15000 reported systom in mexico.

56 comfirmed cases in the us alone. And many more to come. No one has died outside of mexico yet.

But the thing is it is just the flu if you get treated you should be ok


Over 200 test in houston alone. No one has been confirmed here yet but they say by the end of the week. 2 school districts are closed. in our area.

But they are still saying it just the flu. The flu is passed from person to person its a not a epidamic. Its the flu

 

[Bo B Bunny]

We have a case in Indiana now. The college student who has it did not visit Mexico.

There are already talks of closing down schools until it passes.....

 

[NetherlandDwarf]

Bo B Bunny wrote:

We have a case in Indiana now. The college student who has it did not visit Mexico.

There are already talks of closing down schools until it passes.....

do they had any idea wherethey may have gotten it?

 

[Bo B Bunny]

Nope, not yet. Scary tho.

 

[BSAR]

myLoki wrote:

BSAR wrote:

This is scaring me too.

But listen everyone the reason people in Mexico are dying and no one else is, and i think this was already mentioned but, Mexico is a third world country with crappy medical service and crappy disenfection stuff.

NO ONE is the US or anywhere else as far as I know has died yet. Only in Mexico, relax, if you do get it, which is probably like 1 in a 1 million or more!!

kk just my 2 cents

eta: Yesterday I was looking at stats and stuff about pandemics and the last one was in 1969ish, and it said we were due for antother soon. looks like this may be it, or the bird flu in the future maybe idk. but anyway, technicncally this is already a pandemic, its once it becomes worldwide and spreads human to human.

Mexico is not a third world country. I'm so insulted. Mexico is considered a Newly Industrialized Country. These are nations with economies more advanced and developed than those in the developing world, but not yet with the full signs of a developed country.NIC is a category between developed and developing countries. It is also considered a Big Emerging Market. :X

I can assure you my family does not live in a tent.:X

t.

Sorry if that part insulted you but I wasn't the first one to post that on this topic. And you dont even live in Mexico, you live in Texas.

 

[irishlops]

but might of lived therein the past of have relations living there,amanda

 

[MyLOVEABLES!!]

I smell war..

 

[Bo B Bunny]

Not here .....

The USA has had a death from the swine flu now. A 23 mos old child in Texas.

 

[JadeIcing]

Bo B Bunny wrote:

Not here .....

The USA has had a death from the swine flu now.  A 23 mos old child in Texas. 

Someone hug a baby for me.

 

[Mrs. PBJ]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090429/ap_on_he_me/med_swine_flu

My lastest update the little girl died in houston.

I heart gos out to her family

 

[NetherlandDwarf]

I just heard about that, poor little baby. Well i think since this has happen i think panic is going to rise a little bit. i havent read the article yet so i dont know the circumstances how it led up to the baby's death, but im going to read it in a sec. my sister left yesterday to move to houston and should be arriving there sometime today.

 

[NetherlandDwarf]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090429/ap_on_he_me/ml_egypt_swine_flu



I thought this was a bit extreme, Egypt ordered all pigs to be slaughtered

 

[Mrs. PBJ]

But even with the normal flu young people and older people get it worse then middle people

 

[Becca]

So someone has died OUTSIDE Mexico now??????

EEEEEK
Can't we just all stay inside lol!

 

[bat42072]

NetherlandDwarf wrote:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090429/ap_on_he_me/ml_egypt_swine_flu



I thought this was a bit extreme, Egypt ordered all pigs to be slaughtered

i think slaughter the pigs was too extreme since most people are getting from other humans... I am a little more nervous since houston is only an hour and a half away from me ... not scared just gonna be cautious though... my heart goes out to the little boys family...

 

[irishlops]

3 more found in u.k. positive
12 yr old devon, london adult and west midlands.
its called a posibile panidemic in uk.
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but, hey its not slowing down in uk.
typing as um the people talk on the news.
were near 5 and 6 is highest.
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[NetherlandDwarf]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090429/ap_on_he_me/swine_flu_world

Asian nations greeted returning airport travelers with teams of medical workers and carts of disinfectants, eager to keep swine flu from infecting their continent.

I wonder if this will work for them? because i hear and read how there's really no point to watch borders & airports because it will spread anyways, but all the asian countries are trying their hardest for it not to come into their countries. but at the same time will they report it if they do get a case of swine flu. a lot of those countries really reguard their privacy. But at the same time i think if they start to get quite a few cases of the swine flu they are going to have to report it. it will be interesting to watch to see if this will help them combat the swine flu, because if it does we should have done this from day one.