Swine Flu!

Subject: Swine Flu! Wed May 20, 2009 8:41 am

I was wondering, anyone heard about this? I hear that someone in USA has unfortunatley died now to Sad

. It is over here in the UK to but it seems to be the less serious cases at the moment. By the way, I am trying to make as many topics as I can to try and encourage activity here.

Subject: Re: Swine Flu! Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:56 am

i have
and im not going to mexico

Subject: Re: Swine Flu! Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:16 am

CT King wrote:: i have
and im not going to mexico

Ha ha, don't blame you. Neather am I.
Do you think Mexico should shut their borders because of this?

Subject: Re: Swine Flu! Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:55 am

Swine is really just a bad flue. The normal flue can kill you as well if you get it bad enough. Razz

Subject: Re: Swine Flu! Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:15 pm

Nameless wrote:: Swine is really just a bad flue. The normal flue can kill you as well if you get it bad enough.

I know, I think they did make to much of a big deal over it to start with. But I suppose there are quite a lot of people dying from / catching the flu.

Subject: Re: Swine Flu! Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:18 am

Here in the UK only three people have died.
My cousin has it, I'm pretty sure he'll be okay though.

Subject: Re: Swine Flu! Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:05 am

Nameless wrote:: Here in the UK only three people have died.
My cousin has it, I'm pretty sure he'll be okay though.

Ohh =/

Tell him 'Get well soon from your weird friend online' tongue

Subject: Re: Swine Flu! Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:15 am

I will if I get the chance, thanks. xD

He should be fine though.

Subject: Re: Swine Flu! Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:27 am

Nameless wrote:: I will if I get the chance, thanks. xD

He should be fine though.

Good!

Subject: Re: Swine Flu! Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:16 pm

Looks like it's going to affect a LOT of people, but it's not too deadly at the moment. They flu usually comes in waves, major epidemics have happened before where the strain mutates the second time round the world and becomes more potent.

They'll probably have the vaccine by then, but I'd rather get it now than in the winter!

I don't trust the vaccine makers Razz

Anonymously circulating a virus and then selling the vaccine/anti-virus for it seems like a dastardly but effective way of making money in the pharmaceutical business!

Subject: Re: Swine Flu! Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:19 pm

Me to. I have some of the symptoms now and some relatives have all of the symptopms silent

Subject: Re: Swine Flu! Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:31 pm

Eek! Even in Wales? I thought we'd be protected Razz

It might just be normal flu or hayfever. I've heard of a few cases around here though. Not looking forward to going back to uni in September! A cluster of people from different places all gathering in one can't be good Wink

Subject: Re: Swine Flu! Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:52 pm

It probably is only flu ^_^
Nice pic by the way lol.

I hope it is only flu.
We will be ok =p
We're Welsh ;p.

Anyway, I expect the vaccine will be out by September.
I hate the companies who sell these things!
If it is a life/death situation then they should be at a reduced cost or free.

Subject: Re: Swine Flu! Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:49 pm

September, in my opinion, is way, way too soon. Who wants a hastily thrown-together vaccine that hasn't been tested too thoroughly? More people die from the regular flu than will probably die from this...the media's blowing this way out of proportion. You know how viruses survive? By not killing their host. And it's the nature of anything to want to survive...so it's likely that this will only get weaker, to ensure that it lives longer.

Seriously. Don't worry. And I wouldn't get the vaccine. =P

Subject: Re: Swine Flu! Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:30 pm

Fair point =p