Swine Flu

[dirtydog]

Originally Posted by 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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The pandemic is still in its early stages so we won't know how many lives it will claim until it's run its course.

[Fayshun]

Originally Posted by dirtydog

The pandemic is still in its early stages so we won't know how many lives it will claim until it's run its course.

Wasn't it called a pandemic about 2 weeks ago?

The WHO has stopped counting as different countries are using different sets of rules, like the UK, if you've eaten bacon in the last week and have sneezed once, then it's straight to ICU for you.

I'm sick to the back balls of all the scaremongering.

[Jhadur]

WHO called it a Pandemic on 11th June

[dirtydog]

Originally Posted by Fayshun

Wasn't it called a pandemic about 2 weeks ago?

The WHO has stopped counting as different countries are using different sets of rules, like the UK, if you've eaten bacon in the last week and have sneezed once, then it's straight to ICU for you.

I'm sick to the back balls of all the scaremongering.

And you are clearly exaggerating there - I am sure the people going to ICU are very ill, they don't send people there lightly.

[dirtydog]

Originally Posted by Jhadur

WHO called it a Pandemic on 11th June

What is the relevance of the date they called it? My point is that until the virus has run its course through the population, we won't know the final death tally will we.

[Matblack]

When you said running out of beds are you refering to the case that was taken over to Sweden? My understanding is that there are only ~5 beds in the entire country that do the process that person needed and they were all in use but not nessesarily due to swine flu.

MB

[LeperousDust]

Originally Posted by dirtydog

What is the relevance of the date they called it? My point is that until the virus has run its course through the population, we won't know the final death tally will we.

Agreed but as it stands its all a big farce and i think you're being ever so slightly the hypercondiact here.

[dirtydog]

Originally Posted by Matblack

When you said running out of beds are you refering to the case that was taken over to Sweden? My understanding is that there are only ~5 beds in the entire country that do the process that person needed and they were all in use but not nessesarily due to swine flu.

MB

No this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8166444.stm

[Will]

Originally Posted by Matblack

When you said running out of beds are you refering to the case that was taken over to Sweden? My understanding is that there are only ~5 beds in the entire country that do the process that person needed and they were all in use but not nessesarily due to swine flu.

MB

Indeed she needed specialist treatment that we couldn't perform here.

[dirtydog]

Originally Posted by LeperousDust

Agreed but as it stands its all a big farce and i think you're being ever so slightly the hypercondiact here.

You mean hypochondriac? No I'm not, I am keeping an open mind about it all, and I really hope those saying this is nothing are correct