Swine Flu 300 days

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North_Ranger

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277 deaths in Europe? Thank you so much... I had just started to feel a little safer. And you blew it.

I know we're not talking about some new strand of Ebola here, but the whole swine flu thing still freaks me out...
 
Nile

Nile

North_Ranger said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember the treatment doesn't cost an arm and a leg anymore, does it?
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Keep it to the Walmart thread. We don't need this topic falling apart too.

:D

And this graph just confirms my belief that swine flu's been really, really overblown. Doesn't mean we shouldn't fight it, but my GOD, we've given it way too much attention.
 
North_Ranger

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Nile;286609][quote=North_Ranger said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember the treatment doesn't cost an arm and a leg anymore, does it?
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Keep it to the Walmart thread. We don't need this topic falling apart too.

:D

And this graph just confirms my belief that swine flu's been really, really overblown. Doesn't mean we shouldn't fight it, but my GOD, we've given it way too much attention.[/QUOTE]

Oh, I'm just shooting my mouth off here. No skin off my back, right?
 
G

GeneralOrder24

The "fact" floating around here is that regular old influenza still kills more people than the swine flu. Not sure how accurate that is, seeing as how it's not on the chart.

CONFIRMED:
The number of seasonal influenza-associated (i.e., seasonal flu-related) deaths varies from year to year because flu seasons often fluctuate in length and severity. CDC estimated that about 36,000 people died of seasonal flu-related causes each year, on average, during the 1990s in the United States.
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So, the US has what, less than swine flu 600 deaths in a year? Versus an average of 36 fucking thousand.

God, I hate hype.
 
doomdragon6

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OH MY GOD

It's the second lowest thing on the chart!!

WE'RE ALL FUCKING DOOMED!

I like how the chart is emphasizing the Swine Flu like it's OMGHOLYSHIT deadly, but it just makes me laugh and worry about that there cardiovascular.
 
Bubble181

Bubble181

Yes, swine flu, just like SARS in its days, is horribly overblown. It's less deadly than regular flu, even, just more contagious. Oh well.
 
Hylian

Hylian

I am not to worried about the swine flu I think that most of it has been blown out of proportions for various of reasons.
 
Hylian

Hylian

Well given the average intelligence and upbringing of today's youth I will go out on a limb and say no loss.






(p.s. for you over sensitive types that was just meant as a joke)
 
C

Chibibar

I try to read a lot of stuff on this. My mother in law is a nurse and she claims it is "pretty bad" but when I look at yearly statistics of swine flu vs regular flu, the death rate is totally skew toward the regular flu.

When I have the flu, it usually last for 1-3 days, but swine flu is 5+ days right?
 
Adam

Adam

doomdragon6 said:
OH MY GOD

It's the second lowest thing on the chart!!

WE'RE ALL FUCKING DOOMED!

I like how the chart is emphasizing the Swine Flu like it's OMGHOLYSHIT deadly, but it just makes me laugh and worry about that there cardiovascular.
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Er, I think the chart is trying to show that it isn't as deadly and the hype associated with it is overblown - at least I think that's what it's trying to do in a kind of ironic way.
 
Rob King

Rob King

I half hope that swine flu is worse than anyone could have possibly expected, just to cull these "Vaccine = Evil" anti-intellectual motherfuckers.
 
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Chibibar

Rob King said:
I half hope that swine flu is worse than anyone could have possibly expected, just to cull these "Vaccine = Evil" anti-intellectual motherfuckers.
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you know, I never understood that. Part of me thinks that people believes that your body should be able to handle any illness, but history has shown that medicine has been use (via various means from leeches to herbs) to cure many ills. Vaccine is not any different.

Maybe people think that too much medication is bad and your body won't know how to defend itself (I kinda believe this) I usually take medicine when I really have to. I won't start taking cough syrup for a light cough but I will drink extra water and rest more.
 
Shakey

Shakey

Chibibar;286949][quote=Rob King said:
I half hope that swine flu is worse than anyone could have possibly expected, just to cull these "Vaccine = Evil" anti-intellectual motherfuckers.
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you know, I never understood that. Part of me thinks that people believes that your body should be able to handle any illness, but history has shown that medicine has been use (via various means from leeches to herbs) to cure many ills. Vaccine is not any different.

Maybe people think that too much medication is bad and your body won't know how to defend itself (I kinda believe this) I usually take medicine when I really have to. I won't start taking cough syrup for a light cough but I will drink extra water and rest more.[/QUOTE]

The government is using the vaccine as a cover to inject us with a tracking microchip. That combined with the census will ensure the government knows everything we do and when. It's also why I don't have a mailing address or file my taxes.
 
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Chibibar

Shakey;286954][quote=Chibibar;286949][quote=Rob King said:
I half hope that swine flu is worse than anyone could have possibly expected, just to cull these "Vaccine = Evil" anti-intellectual motherfuckers.
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you know, I never understood that. Part of me thinks that people believes that your body should be able to handle any illness, but history has shown that medicine has been use (via various means from leeches to herbs) to cure many ills. Vaccine is not any different.

Maybe people think that too much medication is bad and your body won't know how to defend itself (I kinda believe this) I usually take medicine when I really have to. I won't start taking cough syrup for a light cough but I will drink extra water and rest more.[/QUOTE]

The government is using the vaccine as a cover to inject us with a tracking microchip. That combined with the census will ensure the government knows everything we do and when. It's also why I don't have a mailing address or file my taxes.[/QUOTE]

heh.. I hope you are kidding about the taxes. You don't wanna mess with the IRS :)
 
Shakey

Shakey

Chibibar;286961][quote=Shakey;286954][quote=Chibibar;286949][quote=Rob King said:
I half hope that swine flu is worse than anyone could have possibly expected, just to cull these "Vaccine = Evil" anti-intellectual motherfuckers.
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you know, I never understood that. Part of me thinks that people believes that your body should be able to handle any illness, but history has shown that medicine has been use (via various means from leeches to herbs) to cure many ills. Vaccine is not any different.

Maybe people think that too much medication is bad and your body won't know how to defend itself (I kinda believe this) I usually take medicine when I really have to. I won't start taking cough syrup for a light cough but I will drink extra water and rest more.[/QUOTE]

The government is using the vaccine as a cover to inject us with a tracking microchip. That combined with the census will ensure the government knows everything we do and when. It's also why I don't have a mailing address or file my taxes.[/QUOTE]

heh.. I hope you are kidding about the taxes. You don't wanna mess with the IRS :)[/QUOTE]

I was joking about all of it.:p
 
Covar

Covar

Shakey;286972][quote=Chibibar;286961][quote=Shakey;286954][quote=Chibibar;286949][quote=Rob King said:
I half hope that swine flu is worse than anyone could have possibly expected, just to cull these "Vaccine = Evil" anti-intellectual motherfuckers.
Click to expand...
you know, I never understood that. Part of me thinks that people believes that your body should be able to handle any illness, but history has shown that medicine has been use (via various means from leeches to herbs) to cure many ills. Vaccine is not any different.

Maybe people think that too much medication is bad and your body won't know how to defend itself (I kinda believe this) I usually take medicine when I really have to. I won't start taking cough syrup for a light cough but I will drink extra water and rest more.[/QUOTE]

The government is using the vaccine as a cover to inject us with a tracking microchip. That combined with the census will ensure the government knows everything we do and when. It's also why I don't have a mailing address or file my taxes.[/QUOTE]

heh.. I hope you are kidding about the taxes. You don't wanna mess with the IRS :)[/QUOTE]

I was joking about all of it.:p[/QUOTE]
To late, your audit is in the mail. It will be there on...nevermind, the Postal Service already lost it.
 
Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Chibibar;286949][quote=Rob King said:
I half hope that swine flu is worse than anyone could have possibly expected, just to cull these "Vaccine = Evil" anti-intellectual motherfuckers.
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you know, I never understood that. Part of me thinks that people believes that your body should be able to handle any illness, but history has shown that medicine has been use (via various means from leeches to herbs) to cure many ills. Vaccine is not any different.

Maybe people think that too much medication is bad and your body won't know how to defend itself (I kinda believe this) I usually take medicine when I really have to. I won't start taking cough syrup for a light cough but I will drink extra water and rest more.[/QUOTE]

It's true that continued over-use of anti-biotics has generated super-strong bacteria as part of evolution, but that isn't all medicines.
 
Adam

Adam

Well, I don't know what I got, but damned if I'm not sick as hell. Freaking fever dreams and semi-minutely bathroom trips. Can't keep this compress on my head cold enough and I've got the "Denver, the last Dinosaur" theme stuck on repeat in my head.
 
North_Ranger

North_Ranger

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Adammon said:
Well, I don't know what I got, but damned if I'm not sick as hell. Freaking fever dreams and semi-minutely bathroom trips. Can't keep this compress on my head cold enough and I've got the \"Denver, the last Dinosaur\" theme stuck on repeat in my head.
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Let's see if we can get it unstuck.







If none of these work... look for a shotgun and shells.
 
Enresshou

Enresshou

Yeah; one of my professors got swine flu. It wasn't fun--he said that all the symptoms (diarrhea, fever, nausea, coughing, joint pain, etc) came on within about fifteen minutes--but he recovered in a few days. Nothing to be terrified about.
 
Silver Jelly

Silver Jelly

mr_thehun;287599][quote=Shakey said:
The government is using the vaccine as a cover to inject us with a tracking microchip. That combined with the census will ensure the government knows everything we do and when. It's also why I don't have a mailing address or file my taxes.
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They already can do that with cellphones. Seriously. People can do freaky shit with cellphones these days. (Like listen through the microphone on you cell even when it's off, get alerted when you dial certain numbers so you can listen in on the conversation, pinpoint your location to within a couple of meters, watch through your camera on your phone even when it's not in use. and there isn't a damn thing you can do to stop people from doing this except don't use your cellphone)

I'm not crazy!!!![/QUOTE]

At least my cell doesn't have a camera. Now, to get a cellphone without a microphone may be more difficult...
 
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fade

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Plus, they can use it as a high frequency sonar device that breaks all rules of wave reflection to perfectly image an entire room with absolutely no noise or multiple reflection problems, according to hollywood.
 
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