Swine Flu Becomes Pandemic

Doodle · June 11, 2009, 10:06:04 AM

No, this isn't a news thread. :|
I heard about and started snooping around, though. Then I found this article about it. :3

Meh. Doesn't seem like a big deal to me. It's just the flu.
Of course, the media will probably go blow this out of proportion. Right after it finally died, too. :\

KingBoo · June 11, 2009, 10:20:27 AM

It's becoming a larger problem, but still no big deal. Definitely not what people are hyping it up to be.

Nayrman · June 11, 2009, 10:27:24 AM

wash your hands, get some vitamin C and don't sneeze/cough on each other and you'll be fine.
Too bad most people are too stupid to realize this.

Gwen Khan · June 11, 2009, 11:04:09 AM

Quote from: Nayrman on June 11, 2009, 10:27:24 AM
wash your hands, get some vitamin C and don't sneeze/cough on each other and you'll be fine.
Too bad most people are too stupid to realize this.

this, and how many people are killed be the seasonal flu?

HTA! · June 11, 2009, 11:06:56 AM

Seasonal flu kills thousands.
Out of 25,000 cases, only 140 have resulted in death.

So that's about... 1/2% death rate?
And 100 have been in Mexico.

Its no big deal, I would actually rather have this replace seasonal flu, it seems more mild.

L10 · June 11, 2009, 12:21:55 PM

The more people it infects the higher the possibility of it mutating to something more dangerous, and if becomes more dangerous and the majority population is weak from the "weaker" version then we have a problem. And either way, I would rather not be sick.

Lotos · June 11, 2009, 12:59:28 PM

Way to go Ireland...

Tsumaru · June 11, 2009, 01:24:36 PM

I don't see the big deal. It's considerably weaker than the common flu.

Tupin · June 11, 2009, 02:31:32 PM

Time to move to Madagascar.

Shujinco2 · June 11, 2009, 02:50:24 PM

OH NO THE WORLD IS DEAD! WE'RE ALL DEAD! WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE AHHNILIATED!!!!!! IT'S ALL OVER, NONE WILL SURVIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Doodle · June 11, 2009, 03:24:54 PM

Quote from: Tupin on June 11, 2009, 02:31:32 PM
Time to move to Madagascar.

Let's get there before they close their ports. :P

The Seventh · June 11, 2009, 03:45:55 PM

WHY!?!?!?!?

Is this really necessary? I need figures to know that this is really true.

The seasonal flu kills more people in a day than this has killed so far THIS YEAR.

KingBoo · June 11, 2009, 04:59:35 PM

Quote from: red7js on June 11, 2009, 03:45:55 PM
WHY!?!?!?!?

Is this really necessary? I need figures to know that this is really true.

The seasonal flu kills more people in a day than this has killed so far THIS YEAR.

We need something to blame on the pigs. This is just the thing. Stupid things have 30 minute orgasms :/

Rayquarian · June 11, 2009, 07:41:59 PM

Quote from: KingBoo on June 11, 2009, 04:59:35 PM
We need something to blame on the pigs. This is just the thing. Stupid things have 30 minute orgasms :/

Why the heck does it take them so long?!

KingBoo · June 11, 2009, 08:21:06 PM

Quote from: Rayquarian on June 11, 2009, 07:41:59 PM
Why the heck does it take them so long?!

I blame drugs. There we go, 2 birds with one stone! Why didn't we think of this earlier? Drugs and pigs cause swine flu obviously!