And no quoting images either.

its definately blown out of proportion but at least theyre preparing if something bad happens instead of saying "nahh we will be fine" and doing nothing

Well, I was listening to the radio and I heard them say that it wasn't confirmed to be in Florida, which is where currently am.
I overheard that someones child was sick and it was possibely the Swine flu, And that they're floor was "squishy full of vomit".
Yet he went to school for about 3 days, kid as probably sneezed and coughed in every corner of that place.

The CDC has announced that containment is nolonger possible

Yesterday morning there where 20 cases of swine flu in the united states

There are now 60 cases in the united states confirmed.

The CDC now has an OFFICIAL swine flu map, Hosted on the BBC, and paid for by the CDC.

It has a time-laps of day by day for how many are infected....


In the US:

April 21: 2 people
24th : 9 people
25th : 9
26th : 20
27th : 20 confirmed
28th : 62 Confirmed

There are even more effected countries now, WHO is holding a meeting tommorrow morning, the CDC is handing out masks and anti-viral drugs, as at least 2 are known to work on swine flu...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8021547.stm < map

http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/ < current CDC Update

SH*T JUST GOT FO' REAL!

I did, and I understand where you're going with that. HOWEVER, old people and children have weaker immune systems and are therefore more susceptible to every disease that can be defeated or slowed by the immune system than the average 30-year old person. Thus, if we get a worldwide epidemic of the stuff (which this looks like it might be leading up to) old people and children will be statistically more likely to get infected, and for the same reason, killed.

Crap, Cases confirmed in Sacramento and San Diego. I live in between. I feel unsafe.

Christ what are you people getting worked up about? The cure is pretty easy to get. Its as easy as

BAM! LOOK AT THAT BACON SIZZLE!

Actually some viruses (it's thought swine flue among them) can be more harmful to those with stronger immune systems. I forgot exactly how it works, but basically the virus will convince the body that it is an enormous above-average threat. Like REALLY threatening. So threatening that the body puts the immune system at such a high and potent alert that it starts destroying your own cells, including those of your vital organs. Those with below average immune systems can be completely safe from this phenomenon, and may even have a higher resistance to major symptoms. Those with above average immune systems will respond yet stronger to the enhanced threat, causing extra bodily harm.

I only just learned about this the other day - I really wouldn't expect you or anyone else to know about this. Just saying because I think it's kinda interesting =)

HEY MILES WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT PEOPLE BEING SENSIBLE STAYING HOME AND YOU WILL BE WORRIED IF THREE TIMES AS MANY CASES ARE REPORTED I FORGET WAS IT YOU THAT SAID THAT OR SOME OTHER RETARD.

Don't go rubbing it in...

Oh wait.

That is the most RETARDED thing I have EVER heard in my LIFE! This is worse than when a kid in my english class was saying that the Soviet union was responsible for 9/11!
forgot my endquote lol[/quote]

eh, i should have added [sarcasm][/sarcasm]. in retrospec, i could have rephrased rephrased the chemical warfare sentence better. wait...the soviets didnt cause 9/11?!?!11? omg. i shot a russian at my school cause i thought he caused 9/11. woops...

and my fear of illegal immigrant pig flu spreaders makes sense. the chemical warfare part was a joke >_<



caps moar pliz.


people in my state came down with pig flu (and one of the schools that got shut down is not to far from where i live)

It's not pandemic level. It's not too deadly, we just need to get a vaccine. It's gotten me playing a lot of Pandemic 2 though

1918 spanish flu pandemic also caused cytokine storms (ahawhawhaw wikipedia) which is what made it so lethal. But still, they're able to treat this swine flu using tamiflu so I'm still not bothered.