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Post by lazario on Apr 27, 2009 5:10:12 GMT -5
Anyone at all?
I think it's hilarious that there are so many people in America freaking out about this. Apparently, there's this thing in Mexico killing dozens of people called "Swine Flu," and one kid in Ohio went to Mexico and got it, so he went back to Ohio and got sick, then all these people in America started freaking out. Now, they're apparently closing religious schools, and all these people who went to Mexico and who've come back are staying at home and refusing to go outside...
By the way, that kid in Ohio is apparently making a full recovery at his home and is expected to be perfectly okay. Which of course, leads me to think this is like some kind of joke or something. It makes me laugh to myself so hard that there was this panic spread epidemic at some school in New York where now all the kids are staying home and not going back.
On the other hand, even though they say that Ohio kid is getting better, news reports have said that 20 people have been diagnosed with the Swine Flu in this country so far. They say it causes: a high fever, a cough, achy bones, and a hoarse voice.
Right now, it seems like this is just a nasty cold people in the U.S. are getting. But in Mexico, they're saying it's only SUSPECTED that Swine Flu has killed 103 people so far. Technically, we don't know more about it yet. But some are thinking that this is going to be a huge problem.
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Post by tsmooth31 on Apr 28, 2009 4:44:54 GMT -5
i have heard about it on the news and my homepage is yahoo and i saw a few articles on there about it, i really had no interest about it and didnt even or dont care what it is so i never really listened or looked into it, from what i saw tho yea they made it seem like it was some deadly virus outbreak
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Post by lazario on Apr 28, 2009 14:01:12 GMT -5
Okay.
Today's latest is that the numbers of infected have climbed to 68 from yesterday's 20. Not a good thing for stamping out rumors that this is the new plague. So much for: This will all blow over quietly and quickly... Grantedly, there seems to be a little less panic today in America - I think. But, now it's spread to New Zealand and Israel. And the numbers of dead in Mexico have gone over 150.
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Post by lazario on Apr 29, 2009 15:33:57 GMT -5
Updates on the Swine Flu Crisis... And none of them are good.
The disease is now registered on Level 4 of the WHO's famous 6-Level Warning System. A worldwide outbreak is happening, the death toll in Mexico is still rising, it's spread to 3 more countries (Spain, Germany, Australia) as well as the other countries I previously mentioned, there are 1300 new suspected cases, and it's now spreading quickly in America. It's in 10 States and has killed the first American citizen. The people studying this virus have no answers yet and they predict that it's not going to slow down. The virus might be on Level 5 now as I speak, and if it gets to Level 6, there is no question that this will go from a worry and a depressing inconvenience - to a world wide full-scale panic.
On the bright side, I'm told that Swine Flu is nothing compared to earlier pandemics in history. 1957 and 1968 pandemics wiped out 3 million total. And in 2003, another virus/disease killed almost 300, which is less than the current Swine Flu numbers.
Do you guys think we should be worried?
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Post by tsmooth31 on Apr 29, 2009 19:21:58 GMT -5
i wouldnt worry yet
if we start hearing bad reports about it closer to us then MAYBE, but as of now i wouldnt
this reminds me of a zombie invasion
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Post by lazario on Apr 30, 2009 7:19:48 GMT -5
Not too much new news, except that it's still spreading faster in the U.S. It's now in 11 states, 1 up from yesterday.
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Post by tsmooth31 on May 1, 2009 9:13:57 GMT -5
as long as it doesnt hit me  |
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Post by nickconrad on May 9, 2009 17:57:46 GMT -5
As of April 28 2009, 13,000 deaths have been confirmed from regular flu since January 2009. www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/28/regular.flu/Last time I checked the current swine flu numbers have worldwide deaths around 30 (the number has been dropping). In other words, panic...? |
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Post by tsmooth31 on May 14, 2009 22:46:02 GMT -5
YES PANIC!!!
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Post by lazario on May 15, 2009 4:06:39 GMT -5
Last time I checked the current swine flu numbers have worldwide deaths around 30 (the number has been dropping). I haven't read up on any news of this since last week. The mainstream media coverage has been going down. But last I read, the death toll in Mexico alone was a lot more than 30, Nick. |
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Post by nickconrad on May 15, 2009 17:00:24 GMT -5
Did a little digging. As of May 5th, apparently, we were at 27 deaths globally. As of today, it looks like Mexico is up to 66, and we're at 5. So that's 71 total dead as of today. Still a little less than 13K from regular ol' flu.
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Post by tsmooth31 on May 17, 2009 4:00:45 GMT -5
good let it wipe out the mexicans, thats one way to reduce illegal immigrants
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Post by lazario on May 18, 2009 6:24:31 GMT -5
I'm surprised your parents weren't an illegal union themselves.
Aren't you the product of inbreeding?
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Post by tsmooth31 on May 18, 2009 22:51:50 GMT -5
i believe you are the one with the crack whore mom if i recall right
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Post by lazario on May 19, 2009 16:10:47 GMT -5
If you saw my Mom, you wouldn't pretend to know what she does in her spare time - making us think you ever spent the night with her makes you look desperate.
Seriously, T, you think you can insult me by insulting my Mom? I'm not a Mama's boy. You probably are, though. Just don't tell me it excited you when you heard your Mom banging her brother down the hell when you were young...
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Post by tsmooth31 on May 19, 2009 23:31:28 GMT -5
i wasnt trying to insult you, i was being serious, i thought u said ur mom was a piece of garbage awhile back when me, you and dave were having a convo/argument
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Post by lazario on May 27, 2009 9:37:05 GMT -5
She doesn't do crack - do you know how expensive that stuff is?
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Post by tsmooth31 on May 28, 2009 7:18:51 GMT -5
nah man i never bought any
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Post by lazario on May 30, 2009 4:24:26 GMT -5
Of course not - it acts as Speed.
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