Mexican flu outbreak

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Originally Posted by Hiro

I blame the economy for the deaths of those in Mexico.

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"i blame gordon brown and this nuliabore government. it's pc gone mad, not in my day".

We have enough anti-virals, which just about destroy the virus, in the UK to help 35 million people. That's around half of the population of the UK. It's obvious we'll end up giving some up to other countries though.

I can see how it could turn into a Level 6 disease, but not coming at us. I think the UK is possibly the most well-prepared country in the world at the moment, and we're gonna ride this thing out.

The Americas may take most of the outbreak. Europe will go mostly unaffected and the Asians are so hot, they'll just snap their fingers and it'll disappear.

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Originally Posted by Voiding

No-one knows everything about this flu, they only know so much.

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then how do YOU know this?:

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Originally Posted by Voiding

No it doesn't and it will eventually be immune from some medicine...

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thats kinda a ridiculous thing to be so positive of, to be honest.

as other people said before, no one outside of mexico have died other than one boy who was from mexico. and we should know better than anyone that mexico isnt exactly the richest and most medically advanced country in the world.

and like i said before, a few dozen people is nothing compared to the tens of thousands of people who die from the ordinary flu every year.

At least the media have calmed down a bit now from all the hype.

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Originally Posted by RedStratocas

people dont believe it because we've been scare mongered into thinking there was going to be a pandemic numerous times before. just this decade with sars and bird flu.

i think its ridiculous that TENS OF THOUSANDS of people die from the regular flu every year in industrialized countries yet we cause great concern over what is only a potential threat. thats like driving with a flat tire but being worried about running out of gas. if swine flu started killing as many people as the normal flu does every year, people would be freaking the **** out.

btw their disease rating system is as arbitrary and useless as the terrorist threat rating system.

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Amen to that take some rep :8

Even though they are saying it's bad and we're in a phase five I still don't feel under threat.

The Scottish couple from Polmont have been discharged

Polmont couple discharged

Really no need to panic, even though my University has now started a new campaign which is a bit useless when we break up for study leave on Monday :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Plank

At least the media have calmed down a bit now from all the hype.

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lol, not here. good compilation here (from the colbert report):

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-col...pigcalypse-now

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Originally Posted by Dan2nd

Amen to that take some rep :8

Even though they are saying it's bad and we're in a phase five I still don't feel under threat.

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its not that it isnt cause for concern, but people going around saying its going to kill millions are just making matters worse. we need to act rationally.

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Originally Posted by RedStratocas

lol, not here. good compilation here (from the colbert report):

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-col...pigcalypse-now



its not that it isnt cause for concern, but people going around saying its going to kill millions are just making matters worse. we need to act rationally.

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The trouble for me is when I hear the word pandemic I always imagined there to be people dieing all over the place ambulances to be everywhere and the whole world to be in major chaos.. well so far my life hasn't changed like at all :)

*touch wood*

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Originally Posted by RedStratocas

lol, not here. good compilation here (from the colbert report):

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-col...pigcalypse-now

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Unlucky. Well here it's still on the news, but it wasn't the main headline on ITV or BBC and it isn't taking up half the news program any more. (watch my jinx it)

Well, actually, it's not much better - we get to hear about the credit crunch and more politics again :eusa_doh:

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Originally Posted by Dan2nd

The trouble for me is when I hear the word pandemic I always imagined there to be people dieing all over the place ambulances to be everywhere and the whole world to be in major chaos.. well so far my life hasn't changed like at all :)

*touch wood*

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well a pandemic doesnt necessarily have to kill people, but its pretty obvious people are hyping it more than they should.