H1N1/Mexican flu

[excal]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hZVkRqV2uZVim0TRk5R1ZBfovTCAD97T2Q600

To be honest, I'm kinda worried - but at the same time, hopeful that it won't be as severe as the media have put it (given the current mortality rates in developed nations).

[/0]

257 confirmed cases, 13 confirmed dead.

That's a 5% mortality so far. The numbers are small, so this prediction is not so accurate.

As far as I know, the 1918 flu had a mortality rate of 2.5-5%, and infected nearly the entire population of the world. This means about 100 million people died.

But in 1918, while the war was raging, the British officers just thought it was a harmless flu, and did not have any preparation. It seems we are a lot more prepared now though.

Whatever happens in the next few days could have a massive influence on the number of deaths. If the flu can be contained before it mutates again then it can be stopped. If not, then it will spread exponentially, through birds, humans and pigs, and the only safe place on the earth will be Madagascar.

[TrueTears]

/0 didn't you say someone in our school had swine flu?

gg

[costargh]

My grandma is going overseas in a a week or two

[/0]

/0 didn't you say someone in our school had swine flu?

gg

Oh shit, that's right.
At least Norman's staying home though... hopefully no one else contracted it.

[Eriny]

I think it'll always be worse in countries like Mexico which have relatively high amounts of impoverished people compared to say, Australia where life expectancy/nutrition/health care/etc. is very good. There is some risk, of course, but I'm not worried quite yet.

It's surprising that it seems to target people from about 25-40 (or whatever it was) though.

[TrueTears]

/0 didn't you say someone in our school had swine flu?

gg

Oh shit, that's right.
At least Norman's staying home though... hopefully no one else contracted it.

The coward was in my chem class today, maybe he gave it to me :S

[TrueLight]

eh nothing to panic about

[TrueLight]

oh and its not mexican flu... swine influenza......

[/0]

I think it'll always be worse in countries like Mexico which have relatively high amounts of impoverished people compared to say, Australia where life expectancy/nutrition/health care/etc. is very good. There is some risk, of course, but I'm not worried quite yet.

It's surprising that it seems to target people from about 25-40 (or whatever it was) though.

I think they said since the immune system doesn't have the antibodies, it overreacts or something, and that's what actually kills you. So people who are healthier and who have better immune systems suffer more, supposedly.

[TrueLight]

eh....... are you sure.......lol doesnt sound right


i thought it caused death from if you have a severe reaction to it and it travels to your lungs and you die from respiratory failure or pneumonia ....but normally you would be able to kill it.....

[TonyHem]

How did it start? ( no time to read the article )

[TrueLight]

oh haha just saw ur sig /0

if you can read this, then you are pro

but it really doesnt make sense

if psou han reazth tiis, tien psou are pro

lol



i think it started when human came to close to pig and somehow it mutated and went into human, then he got flu and then he upchooed and someone else got the virus and then that spread around... and then people go oh shit this is not normal flu and then media hypes it up to extreme, then someone posts on vcenotes....  =)

[TrueTears]

oh haha just saw ur sig /0

if you can read this, then you are pro

but it really doesnt make sense

if psou han reazth tiis, tien psou are pro

lol



i think it started when human came to close to pig and somehow it mutated and went into human, then he got flu and then he upchooed and someone else got the virus and then that spread around... and then people go oh shit this is not normal flu and then media hypes it up to extreme, then someone posts on vcenotes....  =)

you nearly got it
if you can read this, then you are pr0

[TrueLight]

eh same thing lol