Mexican flu outbreak

[Technologic]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8017871.stm


Mexican authorities have closed schools and public buildings in the capital in a bid to contain a new flu virus suspected of killing up to 60 people.
Public events were suspended and residents donned face masks as concern grew over the outbreak.
Health experts say tests so far seem to link it with a new swine flu virus that sickened eight in the southern US.
The World Health Organization's head flew urgently to Geneva to oversee the agency's handling of the outbreak.
Margaret Chan curtailed her visit to Washington to return to WHO's headquarters where an emergency committee would likely convene in the coming hours.
The WHO said it had prepared "rapid containment measures" in case they were needed.
"We are very, very concerned," said WHO spokesman Thomas Abraham.
"We have what appears to be a novel virus and it has spread from human to human. It's all hands on deck at the moment."
The WHO is also sending its top experts to Mexico and the US to work with the local officials.
In the US, the White House said it was monitoring events.
US experts said they were taking the virus seriously and working to learn as much as possible about it.
But both the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the WHO said that there was no need at this point to issue travel advisories for parts of Mexico or the US.
US links

Mr Cordova said the virus has so far responded to anti-viral drugs
Mexican authorities suspect the virus may have been involved in the deaths of about 60 people, mostly in and around Mexico City, since mid-March.
Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova said that 20 of those deaths were confirmed to be from the new swine flu strain and the rest were being analysed.
More than 900 other people are thought to have been infected.
Mr Cordova said antiviral drugs had so far proved to be effective in combating the illness and the WHO had not yet advised starting developing a vaccination programme.
The BBC's Stephen Gibbs in Mexico City says the authorities have obtained a million doses of such treatment and are distributing them to hospitals across the country.
Officials said most of those killed so far were young adults - rather than more vulnerable children and the elderly.
On Friday, Mexican President Felipe Calderon cancelled a trip and convened his cabinet to coordinate a response.
Masks were being handed out to residents and reports said the streets were far quieter than usual.
Concern growing
Dr Richard Besser, acting director of the CDC, said that preliminary tests on seven out of 14 samples from patients in Mexico had matched the virus found in the US.
Eight people have fallen sick - six in California and two in Texas - with a virus that experts say is a new strain of swine flu. All eight have recovered and only one was admitted to hospital.

SWINE FLU
Swine flu is a respiratory disease found in pigs
Human cases usually occur in those who have contact with pigs
Human-to-human transmission is rare and such cases are closely monitored
Q&A: Swine flu

Dr Besser said more information was needed to determine the extent of the threat posed by the virus but that "concern has grown" since Thursday as more information has come to light.
He said it was not yet known whether swine flu would lead to a major pandemic but that scientists around the world were monitoring developments and taking the threat seriously.
"At the early stages of an outbreak there is much uncertainty and probably more than everyone would like. Our guidelines and advice are likely to be interim and fluid and subject to change as we learn more," he said.
Both the CDC and the WHO say they plan to send experts to Mexico to help investigate the virus.
Swine flu is a respiratory disease which infects pigs. It does not normally infect humans, although sporadic cases do occur usually in people who have had close contact with pigs.
There have also been rare documented cases of humans passing the infection to other humans.
Such cases are monitored very closely because of fears that a new strain of swine flu with the ability to pass from person to person could spark a pandemic.

[no waiii]

America will probs close there boarders now :lol:

[GreenCrayons.]

I saw this, im actually worried lol.

[efq]

Lol, its not the end of the world. Theres always the odd outbreak every year, 60 deaths is a bit extreme to the others but as WHO said, they've sent the best and are ready for the worse. The pandemic part is a bit scary, yeah.

My uncle & aunty are in Mexico City on holiday but has gone to Cancun today since this.

[Hiro]

President of Madagascar: "SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN!"

@Voiding: it has the possibility to cause a global pandemic though, with it being a new strain of the H1N1 virus, it's not easy to discover what can cure it with the drugs they have. WHO have discovered that it is a strain of four viruses (North American swine influenza, North American avian influenza, human influenza A virus subtype H1N1, and swine influenza virus typically found in Asia and Europe). They have also found that it is immune to amantadine and rimantadine, but susceptible to oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza). This doesn't mean that there's a cure for it, which could therefore lead to a global pandemic if people travel out of the country etc.

[RedStratocas]

yesssss. i was getting bored with sars and bird flu, which have clearly been killing off millions of people every week just as predicted. but it's nice to have another new virus for scaremongers to give people irrational fears.

[GommeInc]

President of Madagascar: "SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN!
Awww, if only King Julien was the head of Madagascar :(

This is the first time I've heard of this sort of flu, it serious, but not too serious judging by the article. Hopefully it won't spread and it seems like the Mexican authorities have tackled it well so far (closing schools and so on).

[Fez]

I have a feeling that Mexico will 'take one for the team'

[Ardemax]

well at least it's across a big blue sea

[-:Undertaker:-]

Knowing our country, we'll be last to close our borders.

[-:Undertaker:-]

According to Sky News Alerts on right now, but not on website just yet;


A member of BA cabin crew from a flight from Mexico has been taken to hospital with flu-like symptoms.
8 children in New York confirmed to have this strain of the flu.
68 have died from the flu in Mexico.
Outbreak believed to have begun in Kansas.

http://news.sky.com/skynews
www.bbc.co.uk/news (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news)

It should appear on the websites soon if confirmed, however it now seems to be in the following countries;

United States of America
United Mexican States
United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland

Scary stuff, a Public Health Emergency has already been declared by the W.H.O. (World Health Organization), lets just hope if it is confirmed our government closes our borders urgently.

[efq]

Britain has now been placed on swine flu alert.

[JackBuddy]

hm, didn't the infected people in America get treated and recover from it?

[efq]

hm, didn't the infected people in America get treated and recover from it?
School children are currently infected in NY.

[no waiii]

hopyfully ireland is keeping the mexicans out!!!!

also here is skynews link for anyone who wants it
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Mexico-Deadly-Swine-Flu-Virus-United-States-Threatened-After-Cases-In-Texas-And-California/Article/200904415269048?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_1&lid=ARTICLE_15269048_Mexico_Deadly_Swine_Flu_Virus %3A_United_States_Threatened_After_Cases_In_Texas_ And_California

[Absently]

o.o I don't get it. What's so fascinating about this flu?

[no waiii]

go away srsy lol

[JackBuddy]

o.o I don't get it. What's so fascinating about this flu?
because it could develop into something on a massive scale. The last outbreak was in 1918 and that killed about 100m people. Plus once the virus has developed it could be difficult to cure and treat people as it will just adapt to new changes.

[Moh]

o.o I don't get it. What's so fascinating about this flu?

Its Deadly?
It shouldn't transmit from human to human?
Its spread quite fast?

[no waiii]

they have a cure? also tha was spannish flu

[efq]

Its Deadly?
It shouldn't transmit from human to human?
Its spread quite fast?
key point: it keeeels mayne! (It kills man!)

My uncle and aunty are in Mexico on holz, they seemed fine and said nothing was too panicky.
Also it says in the news that they are not going to tell anyone to avoid flying there, thats wrong. My uncle nd aunty wanted to leave today and they can't yet.

[Minstrels]

Which country will be the first to enforce snipers/troops on the coastlines and boarders with a instruction of "Shoot anyone without identification". Bound to happen.



*Just thought I'd get the idiotic post in before someone else does. :rolleyes_

[Technologic]

Well, we're boned. So much for the atlantic keeping the nasties away

[efq]

It's worrying that there are so many emergency meetings and they say this.

"World health officials worry the swine flu outbreak in Mexico could unleash a global flu epidemic"

"Once more details are clear about the virus and its risks, the emergency panel could recommend a change in the WHO's pandemic alert level -- currently at 3 on a scale of 1 to 6 -- or recommend travel advisories to control the flu's spread."

[Jordy]

I wish all these news reports would actually say something of use, all they rattle on about is how 'oooh it could be a pandemic' not much about the actual flu.

So it spreads from human to humans mostly by direct or indirect contact, such as touching, coughing and sneezing.

Once you get the flu what happens to you?
Can the flu be treated at all?
What are the chances of you dying?

+rep to any decent answers.

[Hazza]

OH NO :(
IM GOING TO DIE, AINT I?
:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(

[-:Undertaker:-]

Sky states "The flu combines genetic material from pigs, birds and humans in a way researchers have not seen before." - apparently it is part of the H1 strain that was the Bird Flu, but more developed and advanced.

[Technologic]

It's a mutated form of Swine Flue, H1N1

[GommeInc]

Scary stuff, a Public Health Emergency has already been declared by the W.H.O. (World Health Organization), lets just hope if it is confirmed our government closes our borders urgently.
People have been wanting Britain to close its borders for years, do you really expect them to close it now when something drastic like this happens? :P

I've not heard anything about this, I haven't seen the news but no-one has been gossiping about it when I went out. Might hear something at church though.

[Hazza]

CAN U CATCH IT :|

[Bun]

CAN U CATCH IT :|
no it catches you! dun dun dun...

[RedStratocas]

im not buyin it. i learned from sars and bird flu, the media and the so-called emergency organizations really stretch their stuff. why say "it might turn into a pandemic"? if you dont have an at least relatively positive answer dont say anything? idk, i dont really like being irrationally afraid of something. like everyone here is saying "oh its a big deal cause its deadly and spreads fast". so does the normal flu? 36000 americans die a year from the normal flu and no ones going nuts over that.

[efq]

im not buyin it. i learned from sars and bird flu, the media and the so-called emergency organizations really stretch their stuff. why say "it might turn into a pandemic"? if you dont have an at least relatively positive answer dont say anything? idk, i dont really like being irrationally afraid of something. like everyone here is saying "oh its a big deal cause its deadly and spreads fast". so does the normal flu? 36000 americans die a year from the normal flu and no ones going nuts over that.
No because the last outbreak killed 100,000,000, this is spreading a lot faster and the government won't be buying vaccines for everyone. So if it spreads a lot more then you will likely not be treated.

[Plank]

Nothing has been confirmed in the UK or Europe yet (on BBC). If it had it would be all over the news.

I reckon it's just one of them "we're all gone diee!!!!!!" things, which happens every couple of years, then afterwards everyone is like whatever.

[efq]

Nothing has been confirmed in the UK or Europe yet (on BBC). If it had it would be all over the news.

I reckon it's just one of them "we're all gone diee!!!!!!" things, which happens every couple of years, then afterwards everyone is like whatever.
Well they are allowing flights in and out of Mexico, I could go there today and get the swine flu and bring it back. It has also been confirmed the virus has gotten to New Zealand after 10 school children test positive to the virus.

[Immenseman]

Come back to me when it's in the UK. I do not care about Mexico or America.

[-:Undertaker:-]

People have been wanting Britain to close its borders for years, do you really expect them to close it now when something drastic like this happens? :P

I've not heard anything about this, I haven't seen the news but no-one has been gossiping about it when I went out. Might hear something at church though.

Thats the point i'm making, out of all the countries in the world our government would never close our borders even if the whole world had it except us. They'd only close it of Gordon Brown or some MP caught it.


Nothing has been confirmed in the UK or Europe yet (on BBC). If it had it would be all over the news.

I reckon it's just one of them "we're all gone diee!!!!!!" things, which happens every couple of years, then afterwards everyone is like whatever.

It was suspected, apparently tests on this person have come back as negative meaning the United Kingdom is safe, for now. Ten New Zealand students are being tested after showing signs of the virus, and in France two suspected cases are being investigated.

[Ardemax]

CAN U CATCH IT :|


we should be fine atm

if suddenly most of britain go down with it then yeah

[Ardemax]

Knowing our country, we'll be last to close our borders.


we didn't close our borders in WW2 +WW1, it'll need a bit more "outrageous" before we do.

[no waiii]

Uk already have it? lol a BA airline host is in hosiptal for it..

Also its a mix betwwen birdflu and other flu's :S

[Moh]

Possibility it is in Israel now.

[Fez]

I'm scared.

[efq]

We can easily get it, all it takes is for someone in Mexico to fly back to the UK and bang.
They still allow flights so its a 99% chance you could spread it anywhere in the world.

[Jord]

UK too :l Great

[-Heart]

Well, this should be fun.

[efq]

It will continue spreading for a while and mainly because they arn't closing the travelling in and out of Mexico.

[no waiii]

I rember going on hoildays to spain and when i was in dublin airport ever chinnese person that walk bye i would cover my mouth incase i got sars LOL

i wos like 8 lol

[Hazza]

I want to know,
how does it kill you?
can it be cured?
is it in UK?

[-:Undertaker:-]

It is not in the United Kingdom and it can kill you, 80 people so far are believed to of died from it in Mexico.

[efq]

It is not in the United Kingdom and it can kill you, 80 people so far are believed to of died from it in Mexico.
But could be brought in by any flight that arrives from Mexico.

[jackass]

• What is swine flu?
Swine flu is a respiratory illness caused by a type A influenza virus, usually of the subtype H1N1, that triggers outbreaks in pigs fairly regularly. It can also be transferred from pigs to humans, from humans to pigs, and from humans to other humans.
Four main virus subtypes – H1N1, H1N2, H3N2 and H3N1 – have been isolated in pigs, though the virus, like all influenza viruses, constantly mutates. When influenza viruses from different species infect pigs, the viruses can trade genes to create new versions that mix swine, human and/or avian influenza.
The swine H1N1 virus is not the same as the human H1N1 virus, so vaccines for the latter won't protect from the former.


• Can humans catch swine flu?
Yes, but it is not common. Usually, this happens to people who are in contact with pigs, though there are some documented cases of human-to-human transfer. Human-to-human transmission is believed to occur much like the regular flu, through coughing, sneezing and other contact. Eating pork does not transmit the virus. The symptoms resemble those of the regular flu virus.


• How can swine flu be diagnosed and treated?
Diagnosing requires a respiratory specimen taken during the first four or five days of infection, to be analyzed in a lab. The virus seems to respond to antiviral drugs, including those Canadian health authorities have been stockpiling in case of a flu pandemic.


• When has it happened before?
The best-known case of swine flu is a 1976 outbreak at an army barracks in Fort Dix, N.J., which sickened four soldiers and killed one. There have been no major outbreaks of swine flu recorded in Canada.


• How is swine flu H1N1 virus different from SARS and avian flu H5N1 virus?
All three come from animals, but SARS, a corona virus, and the avian flu are poorly adapted to infecting humans. As a result, it is fairly difficult for humans to catch either virus or pass them on to others, though the effects can prove deadly when infection occurs.


Source: http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/624336

[Plank]

Well, until the death toll reaches the 1000s, and it actually spreads several other countries, including the UK (rather than 'suspected' cases), I'm just going to put this one down to media hype and scaremongering.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Flu If it turns out to be like the 1918 flu pandemic, where over 20 million people died, I'll eat my words crap

[Frodo13.]

I'm not worried. We did the same thing over Bird Flu and that amounted to nothing, and so will this most probably.

[Technologic]

I'm not worried. We did the same thing over Bird Flu and that amounted to nothing, and so will this most probably.

Bird Flu is caught through contact with infected animals, Swine flu is being passed on human to human.

[Hiro]

Uk already have it? lol a BA airline host is in hosiptal for it..

Also its a mix betwwen birdflu and other flu's :S

North American avian flu, human flu H1N1, American Swine flu and Europe and Asia swine flu.

[Hiro]

The WHO stated that the viruses obtained from the human cases with swine influenza in the United States were sensitive to oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) but resistant to amantadine and remantadine. So yes, there is probably going to be a cure once they've done enough lab tests.

And the BA cabin crew member, did not have Swine Flu.

[jackass]

I'm not worried. We did the same thing over Bird Flu and that amounted to nothing, and so will this most probably.

Yeah, like Technologic said, Bird flu never mutated, so it couldn't be passed human to human, only from contact with infected animals. But with this Swine flu, it can be passed from human to human, and that is definitely NOT good.

[Plank]

Thousands die from flu every year? I mean, in 1999/2000, about 22,000 people died from flu in the UK. So, until that 81 figure starts increasing very rapidly, I'm not concerned.

[efq]

Well, until the death toll reaches the 1000s, and it actually spreads several other countries, including the UK (rather than 'suspected' cases), I'm just going to put this one down to media hype and scaremongering.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Flu If it turns out to be like the 1918 flu pandemic, where over 20 million people died, I'll eat my words crap
20 to 100 million died. Estimates were 50,000,000 to 100,000,000 were killed then. That took 2 years. So this flu virus could keep going on for a few years.
Yeah, there may be a cure, but if it gets into big numbers, don't count on the government to pay for everyones vaccines because they won't.

[Hazza]

I only care when its been found in the UK.

[efq]

I only care when its been found in the UK.
Well just think of the all the flights coming in from Mexico and NY ;)

[exploit]

lol just said on sky news now that two people in scotlandd have got it or something after a recent trip to mexicoo..

[Jordy]

lol just said on sky news now that two people in scotlandd have got it or something after a recent trip to mexicoo..I wish they'd close our borders with Scotland...

[-Heart]

Team Swine Flu IS A GO!

[Plank]

lol just said on sky news now that two people in scotlandd have got it or something after a recent trip to mexicoo..
No, it's just some more of those 'suspected cases', which I'm guessing we'll hear about every time someone coughs a bit.

"Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said the patients had both displayed mild flu-like symptoms but were not giving cause for concern.
Neither of the people involved had travelled in areas affected by swine flu outbreaks" bbc.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Reports that Canada has suspected cases aswell, also the two Britons from Scotland had been to Mexico.

[efq]

No, it's just some more of those 'suspected cases', which I'm guessing we'll hear about every time someone coughs a bit.

"Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said the patients had both displayed mild flu-like symptoms but were not giving cause for concern.
Neither of the people involved had travelled in areas affected by swine flu outbreaks" bbc.
Watch the Skynews conference.

[cocaine]

oh yeah guys do you remember bird flu that killed over half the worlds population a few years back? oh - wait. no. no it didnt.

[efq]

oh yeah guys do you remember bird flu that killed over half the worlds population a few years back? oh - wait. no. no it didnt.
remember that swine flu killed 50,000,000 - 100,000,000 people in the world in 1917? They might have a cure, but they won't cure everyone. The government doesn't spend money like that.

[buttons]

I wish they'd close our borders with Scotland...
erm, why?

Reports that Canada has suspected cases aswell, also the two Britons from Scotland had been to Mexico.
oh great. =/

[exploit]

oh yeah guys do you remember bird flu that killed over half the worlds population a few years back? oh - wait. no. no it didnt.

yeahh but that was only like when people were in contact with poultry right? now its actually spreading from human to human.

edit; oh and also 3 people in spain have something lool

[-Heart]

erm, why?

oh great. =/
Bye jen :(.

[efq]

I also have my uncle and aunty who are in Mexico and cannot get back although they media say they can. They are told to see a doctor when they get back from Mexico to check for the swine flu.

[cocaine]

remember that swine flu killed 50,000,000 - 100,000,000 people in the world in 1917? They might have a cure, but they won't cure everyone. The government doesn't spend money like that.

yeah - in 1917? don't forget that it was a time before penicillin was being mass produced :S you'd think we'd be a bit better prepared now..

and how can they find a cure? its a mutating strain of the H1N1 virus, so it will change its dna structure to resist antibodies and all forms of vaccine.

[-Heart]

I also have my uncle and aunty who are in Mexico and cannot get back although they media say they can. They are told to see a doctor when they get back from Mexico to check for the swine flu.
Your aunt and uncle arn't gonna get us killed are they?
-Rep me if you want I just had to say that.

[exploit]

I also have my uncle and aunty who are in Mexico and cannot get back although they media say they can. They are told to see a doctor when they get back from Mexico to check for the swine flu.

thats baddd.. :(
i think the uk is like not allowing so many flights going in or out to mexico? cos i looked on heathrow live arrivals and departures and it says theres no flights for mexico :S i mite just be being thick soo..

[efq]

yeah - in 1917? don't forget that it was a time before penicillin was being mass produced :S you'd think we'd be a bit better prepared now..

and how can they find a cure? its a mutating strain of the H1N1 virus, so it will change its dna structure to resist antibodies and all forms of vaccine.
Yeah but if it turns out to spread in big numbers, the governent won't spend money on vaccines to cure everyone.

[GommeInc]

As far as I am aware, there is a pill you take which will eliminate such threats. It's the same pill for bird flu, though that never arised anyway. The person in the UK got cleared of it anyway, mainly because he never had it. Meh, not fussed to be honest.


yeah - in 1917? don't forget that it was a time before penicillin was being mass produced :S you'd think we'd be a bit better prepared now..
Penicillin doesn't do anything to flu, it's virtually useless. I got told this when visiting my GP and the fact I used to take it for 10 years kinda disproves it too. The only thing that gets rid of flu, or at least prevents it, is the flu jab and possibly healthy food high in whatever vitamins it blocks.

[efq]

Someone wanna be hitler? Get on a flight to Mexico, go near contaminated areas, come back to the UK in busy areas and wala!

[exploit]

Someone wanna be hitler? Get on a flight to Mexico, go near contaminated areas, come back to the UK in busy areas and wala!

lmao dont they have erm screening things now which show if you have a fever? so if you did do that i doubt they would let you get on the flight lol

[no waiii]

omg how many times have voiding mentiioned his anuty and uncle in this thread

[efq]

lmao dont they have erm screening things now which show if you have a fever? so if you did do that i doubt they would let you get on the flight lol
Swob yourself and keep it in your suitcase!

ABOVE: 5 OR 6 times :D

my uncle nd aunty are in mek e co!

[Plank]

Watch the Skynews conference.
What about it? Nothing has been confirmed yet in the countries people have mentioned, they are just suspected cases. If someone outside Mexico dies from the new strain, and it's actually confirmed to be the new strain rather than just 'suspected' (media hype), then maybe I'll be a bit more concerned.

[efq]

What about it? Nothing has been confirmed yet in the countries people have mentioned, they are just suspected cases. If someone outside Mexico dies from the new strain, and it's actually confirmed to be the new strain rather than just 'suspected' (media hype), then maybe I'll be a bit more concerned.
We will have to wait and see what the scottish people tests turn out to be.

[cocaine]

Yeah but if it turns out to spread in big numbers, the governent won't spend money on vaccines to cure everyone.

read what i wrote :rolleyes:



Penicillin doesn't do anything to flu, it's virtually useless. I got told this when visiting my GP and the fact I used to take it for 10 years kinda disproves it too. The only thing that gets rid of flu, or at least prevents it, is the flu jab and possibly healthy food high in whatever vitamins it blocks.

i was using it as an example to show how little medicine had evolved at the time of the last swine outbreak. :P

[efq]

read what i wrote :rolleyes:



i was using it as an example to show how little medicine had evolved at the time of the last swine outbreak. :P
Yeah but what good is medicine that helps some but not the rest? The rest will just spread it even more...

They have to treat everyone who has it now, which is nearly impossible because loads of people may think they've got the flu but it actually being the H1N1 and H3N2 and won't bother going to the doctors which will continue spreading.

[-Heart]

Let's get infected with swine flu,
Let's get infected with swine flu,
Na na na na HEY! Na na na na HEY!(8)

Edited by Garion (Forum Super Moderator): Please do not post pointlessly, thanks :).

[cocaine]

Yeah but what good is medicine that helps some but not the rest? The rest will just spread it even more...

They have to treat everyone who has it now, which is nearly impossible because loads of people may think they've got the flu but it actually being the H1N1 and H3N2 and won't bother going to the doctors which will continue spreading.

:eusa_wall
i think its best if i just left this thread, save myself from a huge headache.

[-Heart]

I was meant to be going to Mexico in a couple weeks n' all. Of all the rotten luck :(.

[Plank]

We will have to wait and see what the scottish people tests turn out to be.
Even the USA aren't stopping flights in and out of Mexico (as said on Sky News). If this was really going to turn into a mass pandemic and kill millions of people, do you really think the USA would allow people to travel to and from the country? When they actually quarantine Mexico, or people start dying in large numbers outside of Mexico, then we should be concerned. Until then it's over the top scaremongering.

[GommeInc]

read what i wrote :rolleyes:



i was using it as an example to show how little medicine had evolved at the time of the last swine outbreak. :P
Meh, it just means people will demand a flu jab, which won't be possible during spring/summer, considering it's usually distributed during autumn/winter. I can't think of a type of medication that will prevent this sort of flu, other than the one created to prevent bird flu. But we all know that didn't arise to anything :P

[efq]

They say that the virus will possible evolve, which means they need to make a new cure for it. They estimate 1300 people have it and that its getting faster and faster. WHO statistics arn't fake and they don't make a big thing out of it, they said there is a risk of a global pandemic and yeah, there is no need to panic.


Elsewhere, new suspected cases have been reported in France, Spain, Israel, New Zealand (http://indepth.news.sky.com/InDepth/topic/New_Zealand) and the UK.

[Plank]

They say that the virus will possibly evolve, which means they need to make a new cure for it. They estimate 1300 people have it and that its getting faster and faster. WHO statistics arn't fake and they don't make a big thing out of it, they said there is a risk of a global pandemic and yeah, there is no need to panic.

Quote:
Elsewhere, new suspected cases have been reported in France, Spain, Israel, New Zealand (http://indepth.news.sky.com/InDepth/topic/New_Zealand) and the UK.
This is why I'm not worrying.

[efq]

This is why I'm not worrying.
Thats why we be patient and await the test results.

For now lets all play the Pandemic game to kill the world. http://www.addictinggames.com/pandemic2.html

[-Heart]

Thats why we be patient and await the test results.

For now lets all play the Pandemic game to kill the world. http://www.addictinggames.com/pandemic2.html
Which will come.. When excatly?

[-:Undertaker:-]

United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, France, Israel and Spain are all mentioned now, so we know United States & Mexico have it, whether the others have we'll have to wait and see.

[exploit]

United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, France, Israel and Spain are all mentioned now, so we know United States & Mexico have it, whether the others have we'll have to wait and see.

it certainly seems to be spreading around pretty quick

[-Heart]

Thats why we be patient and await the test results.

For now lets all play the Pandemic game to kill the world. http://www.addictinggames.com/pandemic2.html
How do you play that game?

[efq]

How do you play that game?
You pick whatever you want to start, like virus or bacteria etc and name it.
Then when you play you earn points every few seconds to spend on like moisture (better conditions for bacteria etc) and different symptons so it kills people. I have killed 5.2b atm with 1b left.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Sky News states over 1,300 people are thought to be infected with this flu.

[Bef]

Yeah, there may be a cure, but if it gets into big numbers, don't count on the government to pay for everyones vaccines because they won't.
If ur on about the UK then course the vaccines will be on the NHS, they already give free jabs to every person in this country for different things so why would they stop now?

[-:Undertaker:-]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/H1N1_map.svg/800px-H1N1_map.svg.png (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/H1N1_map.svg)
From Wikipedia.
Red = Confirmed cases.
Amber = Suspected cases.

Chile has now confirmed it has suspected cases of the swine flu, so it now means United States, Mexico, Canada, United Kingdom, Chile, France, Spain, Israel and New Zealand all either have or have suspected cases of the flu.

[Immenseman]

woo im playing that game. called my virus "mexican flu"

[efq]

If ur on about the UK then course the vaccines will be on the NHS, they already give free jabs to every person in this country for different things so why would they stop now?
Because its MUCH more expensive and this flu changes so the vaccine is useless.

[Sammeth.]

:eusa_wall
i think its best if i just left this thread, save myself from a huge headache.

Don't worry babe, I understand the point your trying to get across cus I was gonna make the same point but realised you already did. Long story short, medicine = a million times more advanced now than it was 90 odd years ago. Funnily enough.

Anyway, I'm immune as I work for Habbox.

[buttons]

Don't worry babe, I understand the point your trying to get across cus I was gonna make the same point but realised you already did. Long story short, medicine = a million times more advanced now than it was 90 odd years ago. Funnily enough.

Anyway, I'm immune as I work for Habbox.
no it's coz u don't leave ur house xo

[no waiii]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL JEN

Also do they have stauff to treat it?

[Sammeth.]

no it's coz u don't leave ur house xo

Yeah that was the joke talk about spelling it out :eusa_wall

[LoveToStack]

no it's coz u don't leave ur house xo

Funny you should say that because if it is a strain of the H1N1 virus then people with weaker immune systems would be less 'prone' to death than those with a stronger immune system seeing as the virus causes an overreaction of the immune system itself. :8

[GommeInc]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/H1N1_map.svg/800px-H1N1_map.svg.png (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/H1N1_map.svg)
From Wikipedia.
Red = Confirmed cases.
Amber = Suspected cases.

Chile has now confirmed it has suspected cases of the swine flu, so it now means United States, Mexico, Canada, United Kingdom, Chile, France, Spain, Israel and New Zealand all either have or have suspected cases of the flu.
They shouldn't of coloured the USA in like that, it makes it seem like every state, city, town and village has at least one person infected. They should of used dots really, or at least coloured in the states. :P

[cocaine]

Don't worry babe, I understand the point your trying to get across cus I was gonna make the same point but realised you already did. Long story short, medicine = a million times more advanced now than it was 90 odd years ago. Funnily enough.

Anyway, I'm immune as I work for Habbox.

haha thats not my main point :P

voiding is saying "why doesnt the government treat them and cure them and vaccine them" when i've already said twice that because its a mutating strain there is not much than can be done in terms of treating and vaccining, due its its dna structure changing (hence 'mutating') which will make humans susceptible to the disease.

but haha thanks anyway (:

[Sammeth.]

haha thats not my main point :P

voiding is saying "why doesnt the government treat them and cure them and vaccine them" when i've already said twice that because its a mutating strain there is not much than can be done in terms of treating and vaccining, due its its dna structure changing (hence 'mutating') which will make humans susceptible to the disease.

but haha thanks anyway (:
YEAH BUT ONE OF THE JISTS :@! I was referring the bit where you were saying that 1917 was a time where not even penicillin was around etc etc rather than ya whole shabang.

[cocaine]

YEAH BUT ONE OF THE JISTS :@! I was referring the bit where you were saying that 1917 was a time where not even penicillin was around etc etc rather than ya whole shabang.

yuhyuhyuhyuh :D
innnit haha we're much more advanced in terms of medicine and treatment and stuffff yano.

[efq]

haha thats not my main point :P

voiding is saying "why doesnt the government treat them and cure them and vaccine them" when i've already said twice that because its a mutating strain there is not much than can be done in terms of treating and vaccining, due its its dna structure changing (hence 'mutating') which will make humans susceptible to the disease.

but haha thanks anyway (:
I never said that, I said near enough the opposite.

[cocaine]

haha sorry man, looking back i realised i got it wrong. :S i could have sworn you said that the government should treat them and stuffff. my badd ):

[Sammeth.]

haha sorry man, looking back i realised i got it wrong. :S i could have sworn you said that the government should treat them and stuffff. my badd ):
And to think I admired you. :@

[cocaine]

And to think I admired you. :@

WHAT? you said that without sounding stalky. congratulations are in order, i guess.

[Neil]

Voiding you're posts are really annoying.

It's in very early stages and you're sitting talking about an Outbreak like near 100 years ago?

People are dying all the time from rubbish like this, the only reason this is so big is because it's the first time it's popped up in such a long time and newspapers need storys, the same thing happened with bird flu, get over it, if you die then you die, stop worrying and stop trying to act like you're some sort of expert, you must of told everyone that your uncle and aunt are in Mexico and that flights from NY and Mexico are coming to the UK at least 5 times and no one seemed to care any of the times.

Everyone needs to stop worrying about crap like this and get on with whatever they do and stop wasting time.

[Pyroka]

2 guys in scotland have flu-like symptons.

Personally I'd love to know what flu symptons are LOL. :']

And yeah they've got this vaccination which they'll only distribute if they have to. Which they will tbh. We're all gonna die, swines!!!

Oh btw, BLACK DEATH LOL.

[Titch]

least we will al die togeather.

[Fez]

Let's have a pox party

[JackBuddy]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/H1N1_map.svg/800px-H1N1_map.svg.png (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/H1N1_map.svg)
From Wikipedia.
Red = Confirmed cases.
Amber = Suspected cases.

Chile has now confirmed it has suspected cases of the swine flu, so it now means United States, Mexico, Canada, United Kingdom, Chile, France, Spain, Israel and New Zealand all either have or have suspected cases of the flu.
You coloured Columbia instead of Chile, lol. ;)

Anyway despite what you all say there is still a genuine worry about Bird Flu, as viruses can mutate, develop and gain imminuity to medicines etc at any time.

Even though the last flu pandemic was about 90 years ago, a similar number of people would still have died if it happened today, as scientists and doctors couldn't keep up with the ever-mutating virus.

[efq]

You coloured Columbia instead of Chile, lol. ;)

Anyway despite what you all say there is still a genuine worry about Bird Flu, as viruses can mutate, develop and gain imminuity to medicines etc at any time.

Even though the last flu pandemic was about 90 years ago, a similar number of people would still have died if it happened today, as scientists and doctors couldn't keep up with the ever-mutating virus.
Exactly and thats why the WHO announced why this could be very lethal.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Blame wiki for the map lol, wasn't me. :)

[efq]

WHO have brought to the publics attention that it is highly likely that the Swine Flu will be reach the UK and will spread. Anyone flying from Mexico to the UK is having medical checks before leaving the airport.

[JackBuddy]

Guess who's going to Mexico in July? :8

[Immenseman]

Guess who's going to Mexico in July? :8
if there is anyone left, that is.

[efq]

Guess who's going to Mexico in July? :8
Haha, they said if they cure most cases, there will still be the odd swine flu popping up in Mexico City a few months after it had been cured.

Edit: LOL to above but it wont be funny if it did happen

[Robbie]

Guess who's going to Mexico in July? :8

Ooh it was awesome when I went. On the main roads, down every alley you just see shanty towns, people clinging onto cars and hundreds trying to hitch hike. But once you get into the hotels part its awesomeee.

Suppose you're going Cancun? I didn't. :P Was near it though, sorta-ish.

[JackBuddy]

Ooh it was awesome when I went. On the main roads, down every alley you just see shanty towns, people clinging onto cars and hundreds trying to hitch hike. But once you get into the hotels part its awesomeee.

Suppose you're going Cancun? I didn't. :P Was near it though, sorta-ish.
Yeah lol.

Won't be as bad as Brazil. When i was in Rio some drugged up gangster tried selling me coke.

[Minstrels]

Got a £5 wager on that it'll be in England by this time next week.

[Jordy]

Got a £5 wager on that it'll be in England by this time next week.Wow you actually found someone stupid enough to counter the bet? I wish I knew people like that.

[Dan2nd]

Bad news is good news to the media.. until I get forced out of my home by an army person and am forced onto some kind of bus which takes me to a camp where they burn my infected body or isolate my infection free self I won't be getting to worried...

Even if we do get past this we're all supposed to die in 2012 anyway right? :eusa_clap

[efq]

Britain is monitoring any unusual flu symptons 24/7. The World Health Organisation rated Britain as one of the two countries best prepared for an outbreak, alongside France.

[GommeInc]

Guess who's going to Mexico in July? :8
No queues :D S'all good, every cloud has a silver lining and all that :8

Is Mexico a very unvaccinated country? Apparently (as we seem to be using the media as a reliable source), BBC news have said that anyone who has had the flu jab last year (November) will be fine. They also said the USA "will" have deaths on their hands. At least the BBC have actually said "will" rather than "may".

[-Heart]

The Health Officer here has warned that he believes the flu will spread to the UK.

[buttons]

The Health Officer here has warned that he believes the flu will spread to the UK.
well it already has

[underscore]

It's probably going to spread to the tourist attraction.. London, oh no I'm going to get the flu and die :(

[efq]

Dead toll rised from 71 to 103, suspected cases risen from 1,300 to 1,614.

[PaulMacC]

It's like that flash game Pandemic

[underscore]

I'm God, I'm going to have to play this real life MMORPG like it's Theme Hospital.

[Angel-Light]

There is really no need to panic :S

It has been said that Mexico has poorer health than developed areas of the world like Europe and USA. Plus since the last Flu pandemic it has been well over 100 years. We have a little thing called improved technology being developed every single day.

[Technologic]

There is really no need to panic :S

It has been said that Mexico has poorer health than developed areas of the world like Europe and USA. Plus since the last Flu pandemic it has been well over 100 years. We have a little thing called improved technology being developed every single day.

What about the one in the late 60's?

[HotelUser]

6 cases in Canada, 4 in my province:@.

[no waiii]

tought u lived in poland :S

[Hiro]

Tbh, I hope Swine Flu does become a Pandemic. Would be fun.

[Plank]

The one in spain is confirmed now. However, in all cases outside Mexico, people who have it are only displaying mild symptoms or have fully recovered. So it's not really serious until someone dies outside Mexico/in Europe. It's still way to early to tell if it will become a pandemic yet. I personally think it will turn out to be something very minor. I mean, out of a population of over 100 million in Mexico, less than 2000 have it, and only 20 have been confirmed to have died from swine flu.

Edit: This website shows the current pandemic level. We're only at 3 right now.
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/phase/en/index.html

"In Phase 3, an animal or human-animal influenza reassortant virus has caused sporadic cases or small clusters of disease in people, but has not resulted in human-to-human transmission sufficient to sustain community-level outbreaks. Limited human-to-human transmission may occur under some circumstances, for example, when there is close contact between an infected person and an unprotected caregiver. However, limited transmission under such restricted circumstances does not indicate that the virus has gained the level of transmissibility among humans necessary to cause a pandemic."

[Skajo]

Tbh, I hope Swine Flu does become a Pandemic. Would be fun.
I agree completely. I want it to become worldwide.

[efq]

There is really no need to panic :S

It has been said that Mexico has poorer health than developed areas of the world like Europe and USA. Plus since the last Flu pandemic it has been well over 100 years. We have a little thing called improved technology being developed every single day.
Doctors have already said the swine flu keeps mutating, its impossible for them to keep producing medicine that can defeat it. The Worlds Health Organisation already said theres a risk of a pandemic and could kill similar but not as much to the last one in 1918 which was 50-100m people. (So still a good million if it takes control).
Atleast finally they have advised people NOT to travel to Mexico.

To plank: It's said 103 have died from the Swine Flu.

EDIT: Suspected Swine Flu Case In Manchester

[Sammeth.]

Jeez its everywhere, its like a wannabe twitter.

[efq]

It's worrying when you have professionals saying this.


"They're also trying to make sure people understand there could be a much greater spread of this virus, and that it may bring fatalities."

So far, the only reported deaths from the infection have been in Mexico, while the cases in the US appear to be milder.

"It's possible that the US infections are among younger people - whereas it's young adults who are more vulnerable," reported Milam.

"That's something which worries scientists because they know the pandemic of 1918 affected largely those in the young adult population.

"It's one of the many things worrying doctors - and why there is such a rush to get some answers."
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Mexico-Swine-Flu-Cases-Up-To-1600-Over-100-Mexicans-Die-From-Virus/Article/200904415269664?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header _1&lid=ARTICLE_15269664_Mexico_Swine_Flu_Cases_Up_To_ 1%2C600%3A_Over_100_Mexicans_Die_From_Virus

[Sammeth.]

I guess everyones just being overcautious (granded thats better than being not cautious enough) but I still think its being blown out of proportion. I think dan2nd said it best when he said, in media bad news is good news.

[efq]

I guess everyones just being overcautious (granded thats better than being not cautious enough) but I still think its being blown out of proportion. I think dan2nd said it best when he said, in media bad news is good news.
No, WHO news is reliable.

[Hiro]

I agree completely. I want it to become worldwide.

The world is overpopulated anyways, let's hope it knocks off a few hundred million.

[Plank]

Doctors have already said the swine flu keeps mutating, its impossible for them to keep producing medicine that can defeat it. The Worlds Health Organisation already said theres a risk of a pandemic and could kill similar but not as much to the last one in 1918 which was 50-100m people. (So still a good million if it takes control).
Atleast finally they have advised people NOT to travel to Mexico.

To plank: It's said 103 have died from the Swine Flu.

EDIT: Suspected Swine Flu Case In Manchester
Jesus, you hype everything up so much.

Of the 103 deaths in Mexico, only 20 are so far confirmed to have been caused by the new virus.

[Immenseman]

help me guys i have it

[Jordy]

help me guys i have itNope the only thing you have is a poor sense of humour.

[efq]

Jesus, you hype everything up so much.

Of the 103 deaths in Mexico, only 20 are so far confirmed to have been caused by the new virus.
If you've got a problem with that then you should ignore me then?

I didn't say for sure there was, I said 'it was said'.

[Ardemax]

srsly it's only people with like a rly bad immune system apparently

[lew!]

lol, im playing on pandemic 2. I chose the name Swine flu and it chose my starting reigon as mexico..

[Immenseman]

Nope the only thing you have is a poor sense of humour.
BITE ME BABY

[Ardemax]

North American avian flu, human flu H1N1, American Swine flu and Europe and Asia swine flu.


so basiclly pig and bird flu mixed in with a bit of swine, infected by humans.

[Ardemax]

BITE ME BABY


is that how you got infected in the first place

[Titch]

6 cases in Canada, 4 in my province:@.

Least some good news comes of out it then.

[Technologic]

is that how you got infected in the first place

OH ****?

NOBODY MENTIONED ZOMBIE FLU.


And lol @ the ending of the world

[Ostinato]

2 people in my local hospital being tested for it! :l

[Sammeth.]

Least some good news comes of out it then.

Hasn't hit Kent just yet!

[Ardemax]

2 people in my local hospital being tested for it! :l

stay away from em


OH ****?

NOBODY MENTIONED ZOMBIE FLU.


And lol @ the ending of the world

o sorry
trying to keep a low-profile, what with the economy and what not.

[Jordy]

Twenty-Five possible swine flu cases have been reported in the UK, of which 17 are still being investigated, the health secretary says.I'm pretty sure that within days someone will get a confirmed case in the UK, and I'm sure the media cannot wait but for now, they're all just 'possible' cases and bare in mind the figure is only about 20 people worldwide who have certainly died from this particular strain.

[xxMATTGxx]

I just hope it don't get much worse for the UK, I don't really want to go round wearing them masks. Shame about the people who been affected and could die from it :(

[Technologic]

World needs a pandemic. Wipe out half the population, reduces pollution etc, kills off the weak, those deemed important receive medication, new world order, cleverer population

[Moh]

World needs a pandemic. Wipe out half the population, reduces pollution etc, kills off the weak, those deemed important receive medication, new world order, cleverer population

So what if you want among the weak and died?

[Ardemax]

the sheep will protect me

[efq]

149 Dead, 16 possible cases in the UK now. War room is activated.

[Plank]

An earthquake has just hit Mexico now.. God must really hate them.

Sky news link (http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Mexico-Earthquake-Mexico-City-Is-Rocked-By-Earthquake-Sending-Office-Workers-Spilling-Onto-Streets/Article/200904415270304?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_2&lid=ARTICLE_15270304_Mexico_Earthquake%3A_Mexico_C ity_Is_Rocked_By_Earthquake_Sending_Office_Workers _Spilling_Onto_Streets)

Only just happened so not much info yet

[-:Undertaker:-]

Why has our government still not closed borders and ports, total incompetance.

[efq]

Scotland confirmed 2 Swine Flu cases.

[-Heart]

Slowly progressing now - plenty of countries have suspected cases of Swine Flu.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Interactive-Graphics/Swine-Flu-Map << A map showing where Swine Flu has supposedly "struck".

[-Heart]

Swine Flu News Around The World
Black - Deaths from Swine Flu.
Red - Confirmed cases.
Orange - Suspected cases.
Blue - Random information.

Canada - There have been six cases of swine flu confirmed in Canada so far - two in the West in British Columbia, and four across the other side of the country in Nova Scotia.

USA - There have been 20 confirmed cases of swine flu so far in America, across the whole country. Eight New York City high school students have been infected, while the other cases are in California, Kansas, Ohio and Texas.

Mexico - It is feared that more than 1,600 people in Mexico have contracted swine flu, with 149 deaths confirmed so far. Large parts of Mexico City have been shut down as the country attempts to control the spread of the disease.


United Kingdom - A Canadian woman is being investigated for suspected swine flu in a hospital in Sale, Manchester.
Meanwhile, two people who recently travelled to Mexico have been admitted to hospital in Scotland with flu-like symptoms, though they did not go to the affected areas.
One Briton returning to Heathrow with flu-like symptoms was tested for the disease and the tests proved negative.
Britons returning from Mexico with flu-like symptoms are being advised to stay at home and seek medical advice by telephone.


France - French authorities are investigating four possible cases of swine flu, a woman in the Paris region and a family of three in the Nord region. All four recently returned from Mexico.
Tests on two separate suspected cases have already proved negative.

Spain - One case of swine flu has been confirmed in Spain, the first to be confirmed in Europe. The victim is a 23-year-old man who recently travelled to Mexico, and officials say his condition is not serious.
Another 17 people are suspected of having the disease.


Israel - One man is in hospital in Netanya after returning from Mexico with symptoms of possible swine flu.
The man has been isolated and tests are being carried out on him.


Hong Kong - One woman has been admitted to hospital with possible swine flu, following a trip to Sanfrancisco.
Scientists in Hong Kong are working to find a quick test to diagnose the current strain of swine flu.


New Zealand - Two school groups who recently visited Mexico are being tested for possible swine flu.
One group of 10 has tested positive for Influenza A, making a swine flu diagnosis likely, while three others are still being tested.


Europe - The European Commission is calling for an emergency meeting of Europe's health ministers 'as soon as possible' to consider how to protect against the spread of the swine flu virus.
The Czech Government, which currently holds the EU Presidency, will be asked to organise the meeting.


Russia - Russia has banned meat imports from Mexico and the five states in the United States where swine flu has been confirmed.
US officials have said it is virtually impossible to contract swine flu from eating pork products, providing that the meat has been properly cooked.


China - China has banned meat imports from Mexico and the five states in the United States where swine flu has been confirmed.
US officials have said it is virtually impossible to contract swine flu from eating pork products, providing that the meat has been properly cooked.


Thailand - Thailand has banned meat imports from Mexico and the five states in the United States where swine flu has been confirmed.
US officials have said it is virtually impossible to contract swine flu from eating pork products, providing that the meat has been properly cooked.


Indonesia - Indonesia has banned meat imports from Mexico and the five states in the United States where swine flu has been confirmed.
US officials have said it is virtually impossible to contract swine flu from eating pork products, providing that the meat has been properly cooked.


Source: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Interactive-Graphics/Swine-Flu-Map

Hope this helped.
EDIT: Sorry for double post guys.

[jackass]

I am shocked at how slow everyones reaction is.

The second it was confirmed that it was Swine flu, they should of taken serious action.

Looks like it's too late now.

[Wootzeh]

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=p&msa=0&msid=106484775090296685271.0004681a37b713f6b5950&ll=32.639375,-110.390625&spn=15.738151,25.488281&z=5

[-Heart]

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=p&msa=0&msid=106484775090296685271.0004681a37b713f6b5950&ll=32.639375,-110.390625&spn=15.738151,25.488281&z=5
America - you just got bungalow'd.

[jackass]

http://uploadpicz.com/images/EBH8QEP.png

[Immenseman]

Why has our government still not closed borders and ports, total incompetance.
this isn't pandemic 2 darling

[-Heart]

http://uploadpicz.com/images/EBH8QEP.png
Wow - it's really rising fast now.

[-:Undertaker:-]

this isn't pandemic 2 darling

Correct babe, its real life with real lives at stake.

Well now its been confirmed in United Kingdom, so why would we waste time sending our health minister to Europe when he/she should be concentrating on homeland security opposed to the impossible task of stopping the mainland getting it without closing borders. Its pretty bad for France and so on I guess because all of their border crossings have been dismantled.

[Plank]

Fortunately, everyone with it outside of Mexico seems to have mild symptoms and are recovering quickly.

[Ardemax]

sry but some people r sounding like hitler has risen from the grave and has brought an army back to bomb the entire world and nobody can stop him.

only 2 cases in britain atm... calm your horses... or nazi cattle.. w.e

[-Heart]

http://uploadpicz.com/images/EBH8QEP.png
Where you getting this info?

[Immenseman]

sry but some people r sounding like hitler has risen from the grave and has brought an army back to bomb the entire world and nobody can stop him.

only 2 cases in britain atm... calm your horses... or nazi cattle.. w.e

damn these media driven people. most of them should be old enough to create their own opinions. fat chance.

[Ardemax]

damn these media driven people. most of them should be old enough to create their own opinions. fat chance.


srsly nazi cattle r real

[Immenseman]

srsly nazi cattle r real
i've looked my rooms on habbo just in case that gets infected too.

[Ardemax]

i've looked my rooms on habbo just in case that gets infected too.

ye pick up all ur furniz
dey might get stolen by swine flu

[Immenseman]

you're so right, better to be safe than sorry. i hope lost_witness closes the great port of habbo and 123ld closes her aiport.

[Mathew]

Closing a border?
I'm due a holiday to Florida in a few weeks.. wait until after please.. :P

IMO the media is hyping things up yet again, it's highly unlikely you will be the chosen one to catch it, so why worry? :) However.. the case in the UK is only about a hours drive from me.. :P

[-Heart]

There's only one solution - nuke Mexico.

[Ardemax]

There's only one solution - nuke Mexico.


norf career have been practising and are turning into experts

lets hire them

[Technologic]

Lol they have a suspected case at my dad's hospital

[exploit]

ohh, 4 suspected cases in northern irelandd.. it is spreading around a bit init :S

[Ardemax]

ohh, 4 suspected cases in northern irelandd.. it is spreading around a bit init :S


just a tad

but remember the suspected cases are probably sommin else/normal flu

[PaperFruits]

Yea i heard about this its starting to pass around even more now.

[no waiii]

omg were all gunna dieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1


ireland is prepared

[-Heart]

omg were all gunna dieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Yayyyyy.

[no waiii]

omg i edited it so i wudnt get waring for pointless posting edit ur post and add my new bit in k

[cocaine]

bloody hell it gets around more than my ex

[Ardemax]

pmsl @above

i guess we'll find out more in the morning eh?

[-Heart]

pmsl @above

i guess we'll find out more in the morning eh?
We'll all be dead by then.

[efq]

There's only one solution - nuke Mexico.
Ok, that made my lirl.

[Dan2nd]

My Hayfeaver has made me sneeze and cough all day today I was blooming worried about being swooped by the police and chemically screened or something.. according to the totally reliable never over exsagerating always 100% the truth Daily Express 2% of the worlds population are going to die, 125 Million people... well that should sort out the over crowding problem :eusa_clap

I'm really in the mood for watching Survivors might take my mind off this doom and gloom :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivors_(2008_TV_series)

[efq]

WHO Raises Pandemic Alert Level
http://www.who.int/entity/csr/disease/influenza/phase4.gif

UK has 3x bigger stockpile of Vaccine than the USA.

[Sammeth.]

What do they class as widespread for Phase 5?

[efq]

What do they class as widespread for Phase 5?
Because it spreads fast and to a lot, a lot of people.

[JackBuddy]

My Hayfeaver has made me sneeze and cough all day today I was blooming worried about being swooped by the police and chemically screened or something.. according to the totally reliable never over exsagerating always 100% the truth Daily Express 2% of the worlds population are going to die, 125 Million people... well that should sort out the over crowding problem :eusa_clap

I'm really in the mood for watching Survivors might take my mind off this doom and gloom :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivors_(2008_TV_series)
The global population will decline eventually anyway.

and lol, saw some freak wearing a face mask today.

[Sammeth.]

Because it spreads fast and to a lot, a lot of people.

What do they class as "widespread" for phrase 5; meaning how many people need to have been infected by it for it to move up to Phase 5, does it say?

[efq]

What do they class as "widespread" for phrase 5; meaning how many people need to have been infected by it for it to move up to Phase 5, does it say?

Phase 5 is characterized by human-to-human spread of the virus into at least two countries in one WHO region. While most countries will not be affected at this stage, the declaration of Phase 5 is a strong signal that a pandemic is imminent and that the time to finalize the organization, communication, and implementation of the planned mitigation measures is short.

There you go.

[Sammeth.]

No then.

[Ramones]

Survival of the fittest!

[Fez]

Survival of the fittest!
Easy for me then

[Technologic]

I have a cough :p I'm totally telling people i've come back from mexico when school starts tomorow

[efq]

They say go to the doctors but a friend of my mums got back from a business trip. He went from NY, To Florida then to Heathrow. He had flu like symptoms but his doctor said ah its nothing just take these hayfever tablets... He could of atleast done a blood test.

[Minstrels]

28 Days Later! Class!!! :eusa_clap

Edit: Won my £5... someone about twenty minutes away has got it... crapppppppppppppppppp. :L :L :L

[efq]

Wow stats are worse case scenario is that 750,000 people in the UK will die.
The vaccine only prevents symptons but does not stop the disease. There is a 50% that the virus will become immune to the vaccine.

If you have any flu like symptons then DO NOT visit your GP. Call them before you go. - Loving that.

[Ostinato]

Lol the hospital with the 2 who have it in the uk is about ten mins away from me :P

[Georgie-Best]

over reaction from the media and you mugs all buy it.

[lew!]

I'll start worrying when a few people have died in britain and about 30 are infected..

[Technologic]

Like i've said before this isn't bird flu, it's spreaing faster and is more serious, not because of deaths but if it spreads think of the impact on the economy etc

[lew!]

Like i've said before this isn't bird flu, it's spreaing faster and is more serious, not because of deaths but if it spreads think of the impact on the economy etc

Its spread about the same, through coughing and sneezing. Hardly anybody has died outside of mexico which is odd.

[Technologic]

Bird Flu was only Animal-Human contact, no human-human cases occured. The only reason it became so widespread was because of how quickly it spread through animals

[Ardemax]

seriously people r over reacting a bit

[efq]

seriously people r over reacting a bit
Yeah because its now been announced that it is impossible to contain.

[Moh]

Yeah because its now been announced that it is impossible to contain.

And there is no cure yet.

I think most people are just thinking "It won't happen to me". Just look at how easy it is to get a cold.. and by the looks of things, this thing appears to transmit faster and easier than a cold.

[efq]

I wouldn't be that worried but when they say the top scientists working on this are worried that the fast spreading and vaccines that will be no good against the virus then I worry. (There is vaccines, the cure the symptons but not the disease)

[Titch]

any update on death toll?

[Georgie-Best]

still around the same amount titch not many people are dying now. in a few days this thread will be dead because the media have stopped over reating about it.

[DieselShaq]

Remember the Chinese woman who died on a Russian train around two weeks ago and they didn't know why? I'm pretty sure it was swine flu, but being the Chinese Government, they wouldn't say anything about it.

[Sammeth.]

Im blates gonna start selling Habbox.com branded surgical masks. New wave of advertising much.

[GommeInc]

Im blates gonna start selling Habbox.com branded surgical masks. New wave of advertising much.
I take 1 for 5 dolla! :D One of the newspapers says it IS here.
How comes when I actually want to do a Uni Assignment the end of the world happens? :'(

[lew!]

Its been around for weeks and weeks before today and the past few days because its takes a few weeks to identify viruses. And whoever said about that woman on the train is probabbly correct, however its odd it started in mexico, Apparently on one of the news sources it said it started on the third floor of the hospital and the nurse and doctor working with the patient has also died.

[efq]

America gave the swine flu to Mexico to kill off the population so they can have it.

[Twist]

any update on death toll?
http://i44.tinypic.com/2lsehxy.jpg
Since yesterday, the number of countries on that list has rose from 17 to 27.

[Twist]

over reaction from the media and you mugs all buy it.
Do you wanna shut up mate?
The World Health Organization has put the world pandemic level up to 4. It isn't over reaction.
EDIT: Sorry for double post guys.

[Ardemax]

Do you wanna shut up mate?
The World Health Organization has put the world pandemic level up to 4. It isn't over reaction.
EDIT: Sorry for double post guys.


OMG NOT TO LEVEL 4

seriously, a virus is a virus, however high on the scale it is

[Twist]

OMG NOT TO LEVEL 4

seriously, a virus is a virus, however high on the scale it is
Yes - and do you know what a virus is?
Something that can kill.

[Ardemax]

Yes - and do you know what a virus is?
Something that can kill.


seriously you sound like the whole world's population are nazi zombies except yourself

jeez

[Twist]

seriously you sound like the whole world's population are nazi zombies except yourself

jeez
Lol seriously this thread is about updating people with news on the outbreak and not about an idiot coming in and saying "OH ITZ NO BIG DEAL GUYZ" well until it's over - it is a big deal.

[Twist]

Tbh, I hope Swine Flu does become a Pandemic. Would be fun.


I agree completely. I want it to become worldwide.


The world is overpopulated anyways, let's hope it knocks off a few hundred million.
I couldn't agree more.
Nobody is dieing though :(.
EDIT: Sorry, AGAIN, for double post :P.

[Ardemax]

I couldn't agree more.
Nobody is dieing though :(.
EDIT: Sorry, AGAIN, for double post :P.


Lol seriously this thread is about updating people with news on the outbreak and not about an idiot coming in and saying "OH ITZ NO BIG DEAL GUYZ" well until it's over - it is a big deal.


well erm, you've just said there you're hoping people to die?

[Twist]

well erm, you've just said there you're hoping people to die?
Yup, that's kind of the point of my post.

[Ardemax]

Yup, that's kind of the point of my post.


o rite kk
anyways what happened to the original bird flu

[efq]

I agree, the world is too over populated. Mexico has a lot of deaths mainly because there are a lot of people there & a good place for people 20-45ish for couples holidays etc and with 20-45 year old people being the most vunerable to this.

But I know its harsh but the world is getting too full and also there are some idiots in this thread. We can decide to by hyped over this if we choose too, if you don't like it then ignore us?


To above: Birdflu was touching birds to get it, this is if you have it and touch somewhere or breathe on someone they will likely get it. So If I sneezed on a surface and you touched it, the likelyhood is that you'd get it.