Swine Flu

[dirtydog]

Originally Posted by LeperousDust

But the flu when it comes around, sends people down and to hospital all the time, you just don't have the same media coverage, a few hundred thousand people die every year from flu, this could have been an epidemic if the flu stain itself was actually a threat. As it stands even the government are stating mild symptoms are not as heavy as a "standard" flu (whatever that might be).

It already is an epidemic, or rather pandemic to be precise.

I know the government are stating mild symptoms and that's what some people seem to be getting, but many others are having very bad symptoms indeed aren't they.

[LeperousDust]

Sorry this could have been a worthwhile epidemic i should have said. As it stands its like a yearly flu that sweeps the world... Some people might be getting it worse than others and i agree thats not ideal, but in most case they have underlying issues already or are in some kind of hire risk category, and thats exactly what the government is saying. I don't need to quote the dailymail to back me up since all the papers have been going mental over it since forever.

[Will]

The majority of cases where people have fallen very ill is purely owing to underlying health issues - whether or not they are healthy it has been shown the in fact they have other "issues".

It's pandemic because the same virus strain has been diagnosed in a few people around the world - but the number of cases even in a worse case scenario won't even be close to regular flu sufferers in the uk.

Big words and frenzy scaremongering that's all it is. Something to break from the duldrum of the war in the middle east, corrupt politicans, and other scandals. It sell newspapers, especially knee-jerk poor reporting papers.

So so many experts on tv and interview have said it's not that bad, but the press only report what they want to hear to make it all seem so much worse than it is. People just don't listen and are too gullible.

[LeperousDust]

Thanks Will, some common sense finally

[Feek]

LMF is better now, she had a temperature for almost a week which is longer than I'd expect for just a cold. Although it was 'confirmed', she never saw a doctor and didn't have any specific medication for it. *shrug*

[dirtydog]

Originally Posted by Will

The majority of cases where people have fallen very ill is purely owing to underlying health issues - whether or not they are healthy it has been shown the in fact they have other "issues".

It's pandemic because the same virus strain has been diagnosed in a few people around the world - but the number of cases even in a worse case scenario won't even be close to regular flu sufferers in the uk.

Big words and frenzy scaremongering that's all it is. Something to break from the duldrum of the war in the middle east, corrupt politicans, and other scandals. It sell newspapers, especially knee-jerk poor reporting papers.

So so many experts on tv and interview have said it's not that bad, but the press only report what they want to hear to make it all seem so much worse than it is. People just don't listen and are too gullible.

Do we normally run out of intensive care beds because of them being overwhelmed by regular flu sufferers like is happening now?

[Fayshun]

During the 1989-1990 *normal* flu pandemic, approx 30,000 died.

How many have died of swine flu? About 30, ill people.

Farking media hype.

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[Jhadur]

Glad she's better now Mr Feek

Agree with Will on everything in that post.

[Tak]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8159488.stm

I like the pretty pictures, especially the first one

[Fayshun]

The worst flu pandemic occurred in 1918, when Spanish flu is estimated to have killed up to 50m people worldwide

Bloody Spaniards.