Swine flu alert

[cuddly_tomato]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8018356.stm

A new flu virus suspected of killing at least 60 people in Mexico has the potential to become a pandemic, the World Health Organization's chief says.

Margaret Chan said the outbreak was a "serious situation" which needed to be followed closely.

Health experts say tests so far seem to link the illnesses in Mexico with a swine flu virus in the southern US.

A top US health official said the strain of swine flu had spread widely and could not be contained.

Ms Chan cut short a visit to the US and returned to Geneva where the WHO's emergency committee met.

It is time for all hypocondriacs like myself to unite, and spend a few weeks hiding in our bedrooms with pillow-cases over our heads while detergent is continually sprayed over our food. Anyone else heard anything about this flu out-break?

 

[MercenaryCanary]

Nope. Haven't heard a thing.
I have to admit I was hoping that the word "zombie" or "rabies" would be in that sentence. Pandemics suck when you fight the disease, not the living dead.

 

[Ignignoct]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8018356.stm

A new flu virus suspected of killing at least 60 people in Mexico has the potential to become a pandemic, the World Health Organization's chief says.

Margaret Chan said the outbreak was a "serious situation" which needed to be followed closely.

Health experts say tests so far seem to link the illnesses in Mexico with a swine flu virus in the southern US.

A top US health official said the strain of swine flu had spread widely and could not be contained.

Ms Chan cut short a visit to the US and returned to Geneva where the WHO's emergency committee met.

It is time for all hypocondriacs like myself to unite, and spend a few weeks hiding in our bedrooms with pillow-cases over our heads while detergent is continually sprayed over our food. Anyone else heard anything about this flu out-break?

This is completely not a ploy by Jews such as myself to weaken and enslave you lesser races.

Enjoy your BLTs.

 

[sky14kemea]

*dances in the UK*

try and reach me over the ocean! bwahahahahahah!

im a hypocondriac too
in all seriousness i hope its just a panic and nothing more, good luck over there

 

[Internet Kraken]

Nothing to panic about. At least not for me. I live in the North East.

Not that I think this virus will turn into a major epidemic.

 

[ZeroMachine]

I don't think it'll pose to much of a threat. Maybe a small scale epidemic, but there's no way it'll turn into a full blown pandemic. They thought that might happen with SARS and the Avian Flu, and it didn't.

Next, it'll be Cat flu or Worm flu, I swear...

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

Well, I live all the way on the other side of the ocean so...

Anyways, I don't think this will be too much of a problem, I mean, do any of you remember bird flu? That was supposed to be the apocalypse or something, and after a couple of months nobody even remembered what it was so, excuse me if I don't worry too much about this one.

 

[Pandalisk]

*dances in the UK*

try and reach me over the ocean! bwahahahahahah!

im a hypocondriac too
in all seriousness i hope its just a panic and nothing more, good luck over there

They can come in planes! were doomed! Doooooooooomed! Curse you highly connected world!

im not that worried, who the hell wants to come to Ireland lately? No one thats who.

Well, I live all the way on the other side of the ocean so...

Anyways, I don't think this will be too much of a problem, I mean, do any of you remember bird flu? That was supposed to be the apocalypse or something, and after a couple of months nobody even remembered what it was so, excuse me if I don't worry too much about this one.

What did happen to the bird flu? i remember the BBC scaring me shitless with articles on dead bird found and the like constantly, then suddenly nothing.

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

*dances in the UK*

try and reach me over the ocean! bwahahahahahah!

im a hypocondriac too
in all seriousness i hope its just a panic and nothing more, good luck over there

Of course it's a panic. Only worry when the headline say it's hit europe / the UK.

Remember Bird Flu? What happened there huh? They closed a couple of farms.

 

[cuddly_tomato]

The thing about birdflu is it couldn't be spread from person to person. If you got it, you got seriously sick. But getting it wasn't easy. You had to be in close contact with birds who were infected. The thing the WHO feared was it mutating to a variant that could spread from person to person, but thankfully doesn't seem to be as virulent as birdflu.

This one apparently can.

Nothing to panic about. At least not for me. I live in the North East.

Not that I think this virus will turn into a major epidemic.

North East USA? It might have reached New York on Thursday [http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1682359/swine_flu_from_mexico_spreads_to_new.html?cat=5].

 

[Chinchama]

The reason the government is freaking out is because last time we had a flu scare 50 million people died.

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/influenza-epidemic/

Don't forget history folks, or it'll happen again.

 

[cuddly_tomato]

More info.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8019566.stm

More deaths, and it is now confirmed to be spreading from person to person. Just reading this crap is giving me a sore throat. Anyone got a trip to Mexico planned or anyone live in Mexico who can give us any info on this?

 

[fulano]

More info.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8019566.stm

More deaths, and it is now confirmed to be spreading from person to person. Just reading this crap is giving me a sore throat. Anyone got a trip to Mexico planned or anyone live in Mexico who can give us any info on this?

I just made a thread based on this. Mexican perspective. Three people from my state just bit the dust a little while back.

 

[Avatar Roku]

*dances in the UK*

try and reach me over the ocean! bwahahahahahah!

im a hypocondriac too
in all seriousness i hope its just a panic and nothing more, good luck over there

Don't be so happy: there seems to be cases in Spain and Israel (got the info from unabomberman's thread), so it can spread across the pond.

 

[Draxonicar]

actually, people in NY have also gotten it, it's popping up all over the country, but so far, no-ones died yet from it in the USA

 

[traceur_]

*displays buttocks*

Safe as usual in good old invincible Australia.

I think this will blow over soon enough, if it gets more serious then it will get lots of media hype like SARS did then it will disappear.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

I'll be fine. Its more dangerous to be around my cat's litterbox. Which is next to the computer...Unless the number of people with the illness hits 100k, I'm not concerned.

 

[Aegwadar]

Media is gonna blow this up hardcore... I'm in cali, not that concerned. We'll see in the next couple of days if the hazmat crews start going apeshit.

 

[Hunde Des Krieg]

*dances in the UK*

try and reach me over the ocean! bwahahahahahah!

im a hypocondriac too
in all seriousness i hope its just a panic and nothing more, good luck over there

Points at international airlines...