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Swine flu 2009

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Inky_Wretch, Apr 24, 2009.

  1. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    Re: Swine flu outbreak in Mexico

    No longer on my reading list for next week ...

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    I'm working under the impression that part of the problem with the Mexican outbreak is the poverty in that country.
     
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  2. kleeda

    kleeda Active Member

    Re: Swine flu outbreak in Mexico

    .03 percent? Here's a pretty good source that puts it at 675,000, which I think is a little more startling given that it happened all at once.

    http://www.pandemicflu.gov/general/historicaloverview.html

    As for AIDS, the dreadful killer in our lifetimes? 583,298 total. What, in 25 years or so?

    http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/basic.htm
     
  3. OnTheRiver

    OnTheRiver Active Member

    Re: Swine flu outbreak in Mexico

    What I've read so far:

    The worrisome: What few fatalities there have been have been between 25-45 years old, which fits with the sort of age group affected by pandemic flus. On the brighter side, if it wipes out Generation X, then we can pretend grunge rock never happened.

    The good news: Tamiflu and another medicine are working on this thing.

    In Mexico City, they're playing two major soccer games in empty stadiums today. So they can pretty much pretend they're playing in America.
     
  4. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    Re: Swine flu outbreak in Mexico

    A Texas high school will be closed for the next week because two students have been sickened by the flu:

    http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6392222.html

    Edit: It is a Class 4A school, so it is pretty big.
     
  5. OnTheRiver

    OnTheRiver Active Member

    Re: Swine flu outbreak in Mexico

    Also, since this appears to be Mexican swine flu, can we nickname it El Chorizo?
     
  6. Small Town Guy

    Small Town Guy Well-Known Member

    Re: Swine flu outbreak in Mexico

    It's also in a school in Queens. Aw, shit. I just shook hands with someone from Queens. Of course, since I only read newspaper comments to get my news, the blame for this lies solely with illegal immigrants.

    http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/04/25/2009-04-25_mexico_city_cancels_all_public_events_.html
     
  7. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    Re: Swine flu outbreak in Mexico

    Question: Have the people died in Mexico because they don't have as good of medical facilities there? Or is it just because this is a really serious virus?
     
  8. Small Town Guy

    Small Town Guy Well-Known Member

    Re: Swine flu outbreak in Mexico

    I'd guess it's more of the former, although it certainly sounds serious. The ones who have gotten it in the U.S. have recovered without any problems it sounds like.

    There are probably about 11,245 things that are more likely to kill me before swine flu. But I will avoid my uncle's pig farm next time I'm home.

    And for the flu killing people, every year we hear that something like 30,000 people die from flu each year. That's always astounded me. Is that primarily elderly? And if it's true, why would a particular strain be anymore dangerous? I ask that as someone with little medical knowledge.
     
  9. Raisin Ham

    Raisin Ham Member

    Re: Swine flu outbreak in Mexico

    Meh, I feel fine.
     
  10. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Re: Swine flu outbreak in Mexico

    How's Obama feeling?

    http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aEsNownABJ6Q&refer=worldwide
     
  11. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Re: Swine flu outbreak in Mexico

    Obama brought it here. [/lunatic fringe]
     
  12. greenlantern

    greenlantern Guest

    Re: Swine flu outbreak in Mexico

    They've been trying to shut down the border for years.
     
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