Definitive Swine Flu Thread (POST ABOUT IT HERE ONLY) - General

[QUOTE=Stromboli;14863747]Swine Flu is considered pretty bad because it share many traits of the 1918 Spanish Flu that killed upwards of 100 million people worldwide. Vaccines are supposedly effective, but some sources claim that people are dying regardless of vaccination. Tamiflu and other medication is also supposed to be effective. Speculation is that as it becomes more contagious, due to it's capability of being transmitted human to human, it can rapidly mutate and spread across the world quickly while being difficult to treat. Also, unlike the majority of flu mortalities, the people dying from H1N1 are often young, healthy people with strong immune systems. These viruses are making the immune system freak out, and it starts trashing everything it gets a hold of, in what is called a cytokine storm. This causes damage to cells in affected areas like the lungs, and people are dying because they have too strong of immune systems. The analogy I've heard is the idea of a riot gone overboard. When a bunch of riot police get the all clear to do whatever they need to to quell the riot, they start shooting and killing many people, including rioters and bystanders as well.[/QUOTE] Because people are still asking, and I felt that this post is still relevant.

[QUOTE=Craigewan;14886228]Don't be an ass, Francis![/QUOTE] Oh wait, I though we were talking about Fallout 3.

[QUOTE=Wordsworth;14886211]Everyone [b]SHUT THE FUCK UP[/b] about going to Madagascar. All their airports, Seaports and Borders are CLOSED for fucks sake, they've been closed since this started.[/QUOTE] [Img]http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll100/CaptainFailcon/SHUTDOWNEVERYTHING.jpg[/Img] Just replace brazil with mexico.

[QUOTE=Figgis Fiddis;14886243]Oh wait, I though we were talking about Fallout 3.[/QUOTE] [img]http://tmideast.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/facepalm2ly3.jpg[/img] But seriously, the media will probably let this down as Tamiflu seems to be effective against the virus.

[QUOTE=Cheezy;14886251][Img]http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll100/CaptainFailcon/SHUTDOWNEVERYTHING.jpg[/Img] Just replace brazil with mexico.[/QUOTE] Thanks for posting that image which was COMPLETELY unneeded.

[QUOTE=samframpton;14886278][img]http://tmideast.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/facepalm2ly3.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] I do believe he was having a laugh.

How bad is this flu, though? That's what I want to know. Will it kill you if your not careful/overlook it? Will you just have to stay home in bed for a few days/weeks? Will it kill you no matter what? Someone fill me in.

Wow, a fair amount of people are viewing this thread, and Arc Nova, so was I.

[QUOTE=Wordsworth;14886296]Thanks for posting that image which was COMPLETELY unneeded.[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i41.tinypic.com/2iuw552.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Sasoreh;14886331]How bad is this flu, though? That's what I want to know. Will it kill you if your not careful/overlook it? Will you just have to stay home in bed for a few days/weeks? Will it kill you no matter what? Someone fill me in.[/QUOTE] Try the first page, or the newspaper

[QUOTE=Sasoreh;14886331]How bad is this flu, though? That's what I want to know. Will it kill you if your not careful/overlook it? Will you just have to stay home in bed for a few days/weeks? Will it kill you no matter what? Someone fill me in.[/QUOTE] Conventional medicine used on for the common flu is effective, which is good news because the medacines we have for the flu are very good.

[QUOTE=g1real;14868238]It started a month ago. Secondly, you don't die because of the virus, you die because your immunity system is heating up your temperature, causing you to get a fever, to kill the virus. Unfortunately good immunity systems can heat it up too high and kill you. Have fun (I have a good immunity system too, halp :( )[/QUOTE] so the virus causes your death SO THE VIRUS KILLS YOU guns don't kill people bullet wounds do

[QUOTE=Sasoreh;14886331]How bad is this flu, though? That's what I want to know. Will it kill you if your not careful/overlook it? Will you just have to stay home in bed for a few days/weeks? Will it kill you no matter what? Someone fill me in.[/QUOTE] It has killed people in Mexico but it hasn't killed anyone outside of mexico sugeting that there is some other factor, anyone else who has been infected has suffered normal flu symptoms and has recovered/is recovering. The reason so many people are worrying about this is that it can be passed from person to person and our imune system may not be able to handle it, however the regular flu drugs are apearring to be effective. Hope this helps

[QUOTE=TwatWaffle;14882488]make me a gas mask mk?[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=GerbilLord;14886381]so the virus causes your death SO THE VIRUS KILLS YOU guns don't kill people bullet wounds do[/QUOTE] Bullet wounds don't kill people, its the damaged organs and vessels/arteries that kill you.

[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;14886421]Bullet wounds don't kill people, its the damaged organs and vessels/arteries that kill you.[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC03hmS1Brk[/media] Skip to like 00.40.

Wait, so if it is your own mass that causes you to die when you fall, is that considered suicide?

Doctor reports have said that the flu is even worse than the media lets on. I'll have to track down these sources later.

This thread appears to be moving somewhat off topic...

[QUOTE=ch0mp;14886564]This thread appears to be moving somewhat off topic...[/QUOTE] Did you know? There are [B]some[/B] amongst us who would shatter our hopes for peace, order and prosperity. These, Radical Malcontents don't care about you, they don't care about America! They only care about fulfilling their own dark, selfish desires. Let's take a tally of these naysayers, shall we?

[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;14886528]Wait, so if it is your own mass that causes you to die when you fall, is that considered suicide?[/QUOTE] Yes, because you put yourself intentionally in a situation where gravity would kill you.

I love how everyone is relating this to pandemic... :geno:

Oh god, just a while before the outbreak I had a loss of appetite. Now I'm coughing, should I be concerned? I live in Canada, Alberta, and there have been some confirmed cases.

[QUOTE=HAF 932;14886554]Doctor reports have said that the flu is even worse than the media lets on. I'll have to track down these sources later.[/QUOTE] Wasn't that on discovery channel or something?

[QUOTE=wewt!;14886659]Yes, because you put yourself intentionally in a situation where gravity would kill you.[/QUOTE] Not everyone who falls wants to kill themselves. Gravity is such a bitch, it uses your own mass against you [B]whenever[/B] you fall.

[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;14886681]Not everyone who falls wants to kill themselves. Gravity is such a bitch, it uses your own mass against you [B]whenever[/B] you fall.[/QUOTE] Yeah god damn it

[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;14886658]Did you know? There are [B]some[/B] amongst us who would shatter our hopes for peace, order and prosperity. These, Radical Malcontents don't care about you, they don't care about America! They only care about fulfilling their own dark, selfish desires. Let's take a tally of these naysayers, shall we?[/QUOTE] Wait, what? Take your discussions elsewhere!

Has this gotten close to cancun?

[QUOTE=Nutnoze;14886666]I love how everyone is relating this to pandemic... :geno:[/QUOTE] Well the situation is very similar. It's understandable. [img]http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4480/diet.png[/img] I played with my finger hovering over printscreen for this. What am I doing with my life?

Hey some country's got off the list, Germany and Belgium are not infected (anymore?).