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

[QUOTE=Darth_GW7;14914176]ITT: 09ers - fuck[/QUOTE] I agree. March 08 is where it's at. [quote=acds]So the flu only kills Mexicans? So it would seem. [/quote] THIS MAN'S ON TO SOMETHING.

Well they have quite a bad hygene level. [QUOTE=tarkata14;14914909]I agree. March 08 is where it's at. THIS MAN'S ON TO SOMETHING.[/QUOTE] Na, December 06.

Join date elitism? I'm there!

Woohoo!

[QUOTE=markg06;14914896]No one has access to vaccines yet seeing as they're not ready yet.[/QUOTE] Yes they are, in Britain atleast. Also I'm feeling abit ill and often when I'm ill I has the runs. Dun dun duuun!

An update [quote]MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - New swine flu infections were found around the world on Tuesday and the specter of a pandemic began to hit the travel industry as governments warned people to stay away from Mexico where 149 people have died. The United States said it now had 65 cases of swine flu, Canada announced six more infections and new cases were also confirmed in Israel and New Zealand. The United States, Canada and the European Union advised people to avoid non-essential travel to Mexico, and Cuba suspended all flights to and from Mexico for 48 hours. Carnival Cruises said it canceled stops at Mexican ports for three of its ships on Tuesday and the Canadian tour operator Transat AT postponed flights to Mexico until June 1 due to the swine flu alert. Private companies also adopted their own travel restrictions not just to Mexico but also to countries where cases have been confirmed. President Barack Obama asked the U.S. Congress for $1.5 billion to finance its response to the flu threat, and California declared a state of emergency, allowing it to deploy more resources to prevent new infections. The World Health Organization said a pandemic -- a global outbreak of a serious new illness -- is not yet inevitable but that all countries should prepare for the worst, especially poorer developing nations. "They really get hit disproportionally hard," said WHO acting assistant director-general Dr. Keiji Fukuda. One of the mysteries of the outbreak is why the virus has killed scores of people in Mexico but all of the cases outside the country have been relatively mild. Experts say this may be simply a matter of where they have been looking to find it and officials say they expect to find deaths as the disease spreads. A pandemic could snuff out fragile signs of economic recovery around the world as travel, trade and manufacturing output would all be hit. The last flu pandemic was in 1968, when "Hong Kong" flu killed about 1 million people around the world. Spain and Britain also have confirmed cases of the new swine flu, and many other countries have suspected infections. Mexico City is at the center of the outbreak and many residents are staying in their homes while schools, churches, cinemas and restaurants have all been shut down. Airline share prices declined again on Tuesday on fears that they could see a sharp drop in traffic. European and Asian stock markets retreated, but better-than-expected U.S. consumer confidence data provided some relief and U.S. shares made gains. Oil edged below $50 a barrel and investors cut their exposure to riskier currencies. The virus is not caught from eating pig meat products but several countries, led by Russia and China, banned U.S. pork imports. The EU said it has no plans to restrict pig meat products from the United States. "Markets are doing what they tend to do, taking fright," said Howard Wheeldon, strategist at BGC Partners in London. "But in my view, it's totally unnecessary."[/quote]

We have vaccines in the Netherlands, but not enough for the entire population.

[QUOTE=Budgieboy.;14914968]Yes they are, in Britain atleast. Also I'm feeling abit ill and often when I'm ill I has the runs. Dun dun duuun![/QUOTE] No you're thinking of antivirals there's no vaccine yet.

Ah shit, someone may have it one county away from where I live(PA). Why do all of the people who get sick have to come back from Mexico?

Sup guys I don't wanna read through 38 pages, has anyone in the US died of it yet?

[QUOTE=kitteh-nator;14914992]We have vaccines in the Netherlands, but not enough for the entire population.[/QUOTE] You can't have vaccines, because you haven't even got samples of the flu. The NiMR in Mill Hill received Swine Flu samples the other day, and flu vaccines take ages to develop. You're thinking of tamiflu or something - it's an antiviral.

[QUOTE=Kasparro21;14915036]Sup guys I don't wanna read through 38 pages, has anyone in the US died of it yet?[/QUOTE] Yeah, a Mexican baby.

[QUOTE=Kasparro21;14915036]Sup guys I don't wanna read through 38 pages, has anyone in the US died of it yet?[/QUOTE] Americans don't look [sp]hopefully[/sp]

[QUOTE=Kingy_who;14915057]Americans don't look [sp]hopefully[/sp][/QUOTE] Wat

He is saying that hopefully someone in the US has died. Anyone update the google maps of the H1N1 Swine Flu?

[QUOTE=Splurgy;14915044]You can't have vaccines, because you haven't even got samples of the flu. The NiMR in Mill Hill received Swine Flu samples the other day, and flu vaccines take ages to develop. You're thinking of tamiflu or something - it's an antiviral.[/QUOTE] Don't 4 labs worldwide have a sample, I seem to recall the WHO saying they're close to reproducing the C virus to allow a vacine to be made.

i have swine flu

[QUOTE=Dark_Skater;14915109]i have swine flu[/QUOTE] You're going to die.

Arizona joins the party! Oh well, good thing it appeared at the end of the flu season. [QUOTE=Dark_Skater;14915109]i have swine flu[/QUOTE] Do you have insurance and/or enough money for a doctor? If so, you will survive.

[QUOTE=Combin0wnage;14915134]Arizona joins the party! Oh well, good thing it appeared at the end of the flu season. Do you have insurance and/or enough money for a doctor? If so, you will survive.[/QUOTE] Indeed with it being the end of the flu season it gives labs in the northern hemisphere some precious time to get a vaccine.

Only danger is if it mutates and vaccine becomes useless or actually spreads fast because this is looking to be one short case of flu virus. The beginning of the end.

[QUOTE=markg06;14915108]Don't 4 labs worldwide have a sample, I seem to recall the WHO saying they're close to reproducing the C virus to allow a vacine to be made.[/QUOTE] Yes the WHO's main lab in UK was getting one today or tomorrow. I posted a story yesterday about a lab in the US which reckons it could have a vaccine in 4-6 weeks, not months (they use a special method). Let's hope so.

[QUOTE=markg06;14915108]Don't 4 labs worldwide have a sample, I seem to recall the WHO saying they're close to reproducing the C virus to allow a vacine to be made.[/QUOTE] Flu vaccines still take ages to make, in terms of stemming an epidemic. Oh, and I did my work experience at the Medical Research Centre (the one with the flu sample in the UK) last year! :D

Even if the vaccine comes out i'm reluctant to take it in cases they botch the job.

[QUOTE=The Puzzle;14915209]Even if the vaccine comes out i'm reluctant to take it in cases they botch the job.[/QUOTE] It's unlikely contaminated/dodgy batches will get out, but I see your point. Are you allergic to eggs, by any chance? I know they're involved somehow.

[QUOTE=The Puzzle;14915209]Even if the vaccine comes out i'm reluctant to take it in cases they botch the job.[/QUOTE] they'll test it first

eggs are involved in the traditional method. If this company manages to make one in 4 to 6 weeks like they said then it should be some other method.

[QUOTE=Splurgy;14915186]Flu vaccines still take ages to make, in terms of stemming an epidemic. Oh, and I did my work experience at the Medical Research Centre (the one with the flu sample in the UK) last year! :D[/QUOTE] Right, if anything goes wrong we're blaming you :P

Oh goody then the egg developed one will probably give me an allergic reaction giving me an excuse to stay off for weeks.