Seriously thoughtful Run for the Hills! Swine Flu!

[tirsales]

Originally Posted by Nate the great

We now have 3 confirmed cases. Yesterday we had 2.

Oh my god! You should calculate the relative increase of the increase! This might even be above 100% - you are doomed, and there is not much that can be done

[wodin]

Originally Posted by tirsales

Oh my god! You should calculate the relative increase of the increase! This might even be above 100% - you are doomed, and there is not much that can be done

Yup,

Maybe the wolf will be at the door sooner than next winter!

[Faenad]

We now have 3 confirmed cases. Yesterday we had 2.

If the flu keep spreading at this rate (+ 50% every day), in a month you will have about 200000 persons infected! And in less than 2 months, everybody on earth will be infected!

Time to get these tickets for the International Space Station!

Too bad the end of the world is coming before George Martin released it's next Song of Ice and Fire book (although it was obvious it would be that way).

[pshrynk]

In the Icebox, which has, by definition, an extended flu season, (known as farking winter and farking spring) we have 106 "probable" (as in it is probable that the doctor is a moron) and 3 confirmed cases. I'm going to cancun, where it's safe!

Of note, about 70% of vacationers have cancelled their plans for the rest of the month. Finally! I can get into Senor Frog's without a line!

[wodin]

Originally Posted by pshrynk

In the Icebox, which has, by definition, an extended flu season, (known as farking winter and farking spring) we have 106 "probable" (as in it is probable that the doctor is a moron) and 3 confirmed cases. I'm going to cancun, where it's safe!

Of note, about 70% of vacationers have cancelled their plans for the rest of the month. Finally! I can get into Senor Frog's without a line!

I was born and raised in your icebox. Ain't found it necessary to spend any considerable time there in over forty years!

That's why I live Hawaii. Got no Swine Flu here!

[Kris777]

Texas confirms first death of US resident with flu
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...f2FIgD980DSFO0

Texas health officials on Tuesday announced the first death of a U.S. resident with swine flu, and said she was a 33-year-old schoolteacher who had recently given birth to a healthy baby.

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by Kris777

Texas confirms first death of US resident with flu
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...f2FIgD980DSFO0

Texas health officials on Tuesday announced the first death of a U.S. resident with swine flu, and said she was a 33-year-old schoolteacher who had recently given birth to a healthy baby.

Oh ..... s*** ....

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by Kris777

Texas confirms first death of US resident with flu
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...f2FIgD980DSFO0

Texas health officials on Tuesday announced the first death of a U.S. resident with swine flu, and said she was a 33-year-old schoolteacher who had recently given birth to a healthy baby.

Oh crap, I don't like the sound of that at all.

[Nate the great]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

Oh crap, I don't like the sound of that at all.

Why? In the same amount of time that 2 people died of swine flu, thousands died of the ordinary flu. It's not a big deal.

[lilac_jive]

She had a preexisting heart condition.

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by lilac_jive

She had a preexisting heart condition.

ah - the details; but it's still a loss that will be hard for her family to bear....

[lilac_jive]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

ah - the details; but it's still a loss that will be hard for her family to bear....

Oh I don't think that it's not sad, but my point is don't freak out that she died from swine flu. It's just as dangerous as the regular flu.

[pshrynk]

Originally Posted by Kris777

Texas confirms first death of US resident with flu
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...f2FIgD980DSFO0

Texas health officials on Tuesday announced the first death of a U.S. resident with swine flu, and said she was a 33-year-old schoolteacher who had recently given birth to a healthy baby.

And had "numerous other health problems", which they keep leaving off the dead donkey tease...

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by lilac_jive

Oh I don't think that it's not sad, but my point is don't freak out that she died from swine flu. It's just as dangerous as the regular flu.

I agree with you there, although Nate points out that more people have died of the regular flu than from Swine Flu, if those stats are correct.


Don

[Lady Blue]

Originally Posted by Kris777

Texas health officials on Tuesday announced the first death of a U.S. resident with swine flu, and said she was a 33-year-old schoolteacher who had recently given birth to a healthy baby.

Originally Posted by pshrynk

And had "numerous other health problems", which they keep leaving off the dead donkey tease...

The "underlying conditions" to the 2 deaths from Swine Flu in Texas were just released this morning. The woman in question had Asthma and Rheumatoid Arthritis and was 33 weeks pregnant. They delivered her baby by C-section just before she died.

The little boy who died had a heart condition and a cronic muscle weakness condition.

Originally Posted by Nate the great

Why? In the same amount of time that 2 people died of swine flu, thousands died of the ordinary flu. It's not a big deal.

I agree. I'm not heartless about the loss of these 2 lives, but it's also sad that at the same time, in this country alone, many more people have died of measles, chicken pox, or "hospital infections" to name but a few "communicable" conditions that are out there every day.

The only reason everyone's freaking out about this Swine Flu is the lack of "experience" there is with it. Here in North Texas hundreds of schools were closed last weeek (many entire school districts) becasue there was one single confirmed case and a few "possible" cases. Hundreds of thousands of school kids were out of school, many hanging out at the malls and such instead. Parents were scrambling to find care for their young children so they could continue to work, fearing for their jobs (in this economy) if they didn't show up. Day Care facilities were closed also.

They don't do that sort of thing when the normal yearly flu season brings widespread absences (with hospitalizations) throughout the schools and workplaces with reports of many people dying. The panic and fear are from the "unknown" I'm sure, and not the disease itself.

The CDC decided Tuesday that this Swine Flu wasn't that severe or rampant and there was no reason to have the schools closed any longer. So now the schools are opening up again and at the same time more cases of this flu are being reported than before. Confirmed cases are on the rise - "freak out" cases are on the decline. Go figure.