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marketsmart · 05-05-2009, 12:46 PM

http://flutracker.rhizalabs.com/

this is blowing up in the last few days..

the multiplication is crazy...

BradM · 05-05-2009, 12:49 PM

How do you think the regular flu is spread?

I'm going with both joke and hype.

collegeboobies · 05-05-2009, 12:50 PM

media hyped

BradM · 05-05-2009, 12:51 PM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/ch...n-deepens.html

BobG · 05-05-2009, 12:53 PM

They just stated on CNN today that it's been determined to be no more powerful/dangerous than normal flu. I'm sure they were hoping for more deaths, bummer for them but, it's over. They're not even talking about it today. Stay tuned for Vampire Flu, same time, same place next year and don't forget to buy a Sham Wow!

stickyfingerz · 05-05-2009, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by BobG

They just stated on CNN today that it's been determined to be no more powerful/dangerous than normal flu. I'm sure they were hoping for more deaths, bummer for them but, it's over. They're not even talking about it today. Stay tuned for Vampire Flu, same time, same place next year and don't forget to buy a Sham Wow!

No kidding, look up how many elderly and infants die every year from regular flu.

mikeyddddd · 05-05-2009, 01:02 PM

The first death of US citizen attributed to swine flu in Texas has just been reported.
Public health officials are damned (as doomsayers) if they report on it
and damned (as unprepared) if they don't.

Better safe than sorry.

sperbonzo · 05-05-2009, 01:02 PM

About 36,000 people a year die from the normal flu. This swine flu hype is pure crap.

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pornguy · 05-05-2009, 01:14 PM

What I dont understand is that all the articles that I read about the flu that had the person with it having been in Mexico, they NEVER said WHERE in Mexico.

Might be a good fact to point out so that business people can plan accordingly.

Martin · 05-05-2009, 01:22 PM

We all gonna diiiiiiiiiiiie....

papill0n · 05-05-2009, 01:25 PM

how can you NOT think it is media hype ??

alias · 05-05-2009, 01:26 PM

Donkey herpes is no joke.

After Shock Media · 05-05-2009, 01:28 PM

I fail to understand how others can not comprehend the base concerns and worries health organizations had, forget about media hype.

It is real damn simple. We understand the normal flu types. They are predictable and very stable viruses. We also have vaccines for them. This was a fairly newly spread flu type, one that is not known. Which also means we have no idea if it will remain stable or further mutate.

If for instance it picked up same mortality rate as normal flu, though off season - it would then actually be killing more people than regular flu, due to lack of vaccine for the elderly, children, compromised immune systems etc.

Then again it does not take much of an issue to make most everyone go full on retard.

dyna mo · 05-05-2009, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by After Shock Media

I fail to understand how others can not comprehend the base concerns and worries health organizations had, forget about media hype.

It is real damn simple. We understand the normal flu types. They are predictable and very stable viruses. We also have vaccines for them. This was a fairly newly spread flu type, one that is not known. Which also means we have no idea if it will remain stable or further mutate.

If for instance it picked up same mortality rate as normal flu, though off season - it would then actually be killing more people than regular flu, due to lack of vaccine for the elderly, children, compromised immune systems etc.

Then again it does not take much of an issue to make most everyone go full on retard.

it's funny to see the *influenza kills 36,000/year* comments from the people just now getting that info. it would be impossible to explain to them the difference between a seasonal epidemic and a pandemic.

DrChango · 05-05-2009, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by After Shock Media

I fail to understand how others can not comprehend the base concerns and worries health organizations had, forget about media hype.

It is real damn simple. We understand the normal flu types. They are predictable and very stable viruses. We also have vaccines for them. This was a fairly newly spread flu type, one that is not known. Which also means we have no idea if it will remain stable or further mutate.

If for instance it picked up same mortality rate as normal flu, though off season - it would then actually be killing more people than regular flu, due to lack of vaccine for the elderly, children, compromised immune systems etc.

Then again it does not take much of an issue to make most everyone go full on retard.

As it is "off season" it will have less of a chance to spread as fewer people are cooped up in doors in close proximity. Also, in the winter, at least in the average American home, the air is incredibly dry. With heaters running and no humidifiers, homes in the winter get as dry as the Sahara even in damper areas of the country. With people breathing very dry air, their sinuses and throats become dessicated, which adversely affects their health and makes the more susceptible to cold and flu viruses.

I think the flu vaccines are a mixed blessing vis-a-vis the "regular" flu strains as they often make people sick (if not as sick) in some cases, and in others it acts as a crutch to the immune system. I think healthy people shouldn't get them, only people like the elderly and small children who would be at serious risk. Just my $.02

After Shock Media · 05-05-2009, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DrChango

As it is "off season" it will have less of a chance to spread as fewer people are cooped up in doors in close proximity. Also, in the winter, at least in the average American home, the air is incredibly dry. With heaters running and no humidifiers, homes in the winter get as dry as the Sahara even in damper areas of the country. With people breathing very dry air, their sinuses and throats become dessicated, which adversely affects their health and makes the more susceptible to cold and flu viruses.

I think the flu vaccines are a mixed blessing vis-a-vis the "regular" flu strains as they often make people sick (if not as sick) in some cases, and in others it acts as a crutch to the immune system. I think healthy people shouldn't get them, only people like the elderly and small children who would be at serious risk. Just my $.02

The vaccines are intended for the very people you speak of and those who work around them, thats it. Others who use them have no need to and probably shouldn't be.

As for it being off season and the whole proximity thing I disagree. People in warmer times are more social and visit more people (cook outs, movies, picnics, parties, swimming, travel, etc.). More contact would typically mean a higher chance of human to human contact. Then as you already said about the air being dry, nasal dryness, etc. All would be in effect due to the heat.

The above though does not change the issue of that we just do not know this virus yet.

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BradM Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 1123,6536,5231 Posts: 3,397	How do you think the regular flu is spread? I'm going with both joke and hype.

05-05-2009, 12:50 PM	#3
collegeboobies So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,644	media hyped

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BradM Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 1123,6536,5231 Posts: 3,397	http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/ch...n-deepens.html

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BobG Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,274	They just stated on CNN today that it's been determined to be no more powerful/dangerous than normal flu. I'm sure they were hoping for more deaths, bummer for them but, it's over. They're not even talking about it today. Stay tuned for Vampire Flu, same time, same place next year and don't forget to buy a Sham Wow!

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After Shock Media It's coming look busy Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn". Posts: 35,299	I fail to understand how others can not comprehend the base concerns and worries health organizations had, forget about media hype. It is real damn simple. We understand the normal flu types. They are predictable and very stable viruses. We also have vaccines for them. This was a fairly newly spread flu type, one that is not known. Which also means we have no idea if it will remain stable or further mutate. If for instance it picked up same mortality rate as normal flu, though off season - it would then actually be killing more people than regular flu, due to lack of vaccine for the elderly, children, compromised immune systems etc. Then again it does not take much of an issue to make most everyone go full on retard. __________________ [email protected] ICQ:135982156 AIM: Aftershockmed1a MSN: [email protected]