Swine flu funnies

[rabbit]

But it died in America.

Yeah.  It.  I don't know the gender of the child, nor do I care much.  Since I don't know the gender, I used the neuter.  Are you done being a dick yet?

"it" is the pronoun for objects -- you're thinking of "he/she" or "him/her".

Nope.

[Hitmen]

But it died in America.

Yeah.  It.  I don't know the gender of the child, nor do I care much.  Since I don't know the gender, I used the neuter.  Are you done being a dick yet?

"it" is the pronoun for objects -- you're thinking of "he/she" or "him/her".

everything is an Object!

[Towelie]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30471035/

Swine flu isn't that dangerous.

[rabbit]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30471035/

Swine flu isn't that dangerous.

anymore

[iago]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30471035/

Swine flu isn't that dangerous.

I believe what you mean is, Swine Flu didn't kill anybody for a night, and it has yet to become a full fledged pandemic. I'm not sure where you got the rest of it from.

[Armin]

You get it the same way as standard flu -- touching somebody who has it, touching something somebody who has it touched, getting coughed/sneezed on.

What a horrible time to be on tour and shake hands with people...

[Sidoh]

But it died in America.

Yeah.  It.  I don't know the gender of the child, nor do I care much.  Since I don't know the gender, I used the neuter.  Are you done being a dick yet?

"it" is the pronoun for objects -- you're thinking of "he/she" or "him/her".

everything is an Object!

lol

[Blaze]

You get it the same way as standard flu -- touching somebody who has it, touching something somebody who has it touched, getting coughed/sneezed on.

What a horrible time to be on tour and shake hands with people...

As long as you don't stick your hands in your mouth, you should be fine.

(and their hands for that matter)

[leet_muffin]

The reason the death rate is so much higher is because of where it's hitting. Yeah, when a disease hit's a third world country, it's going to have a higher death rate than when it hits a first world country. But clearly I don't know what I'm talking about.

And yes, the pork industry was lobbying to change the name from swine flu, because people were uninformed and assumed that you could somehow get the virus from eating pork. They're considering shutting down SDSU because one kid had it. This is so fucking dumb. But clearly I don't know what I'm talking about.

[Sidoh]

The reason the death rate is so much higher is because of where it's hitting. Yeah, when a disease hit's a third world country, it's going to have a higher death rate than when it hits a first world country. But clearly I don't know what I'm talking about.

And yes, the pork industry was lobbying to change the name from swine flu, because people were uninformed and assumed that you could somehow get the virus from eating pork. They're considering shutting down SDSU because one kid had it. This is so fucking dumb. But clearly I don't know what I'm talking about.

It's potentially a serious problem.  Not all of the concern is illegitimate.

You're familiar with the Influenza pandemic of 1918, I assume?  The "swine flu" is of the same strain and subtype (Influenza A, H1N1).  I highly doubt this means with any reasonable degree of certainty that it's as virulent as the 1918 outbreak, but I still think it's cause for concern.  The misinformation about the pork was unfortunate, though.

[leet_muffin]

The reason the death rate is so much higher is because of where it's hitting. Yeah, when a disease hit's a third world country, it's going to have a higher death rate than when it hits a first world country. But clearly I don't know what I'm talking about.

And yes, the pork industry was lobbying to change the name from swine flu, because people were uninformed and assumed that you could somehow get the virus from eating pork. They're considering shutting down SDSU because one kid had it. This is so fucking dumb. But clearly I don't know what I'm talking about.

It's potentially a serious problem.  Not all of the concern is illegitimate.

You're familiar with the Influenza pandemic of 1918, I assume?  The "swine flu" is of the same strain and subtype (Influenza A, H1N1).  I highly doubt this means with any reasonable degree of certainty that it's as virulent as the 1918 outbreak, but I still think it's cause for concern.  The misinformation about the pork was unfortunate, though.

I'm quite familiar with that outbreak.

I really don't think it's reasonable to compare our knowledge and methods for handling a flu on an individual basis to those of 1918. People were dying from dehydration, that doesn't really happen anymore in America.

[Sidoh]

I'm quite familiar with that outbreak.

I really don't think it's reasonable to compare our knowledge and methods for handling a flu on an individual basis to those of 1918. People were dying from dehydration, that doesn't really happen anymore in America.

I don't think dehydration was what caused all of the deaths.  Certainly it was a contributor, but I think it caused an over-reactive immune system as well.  I think Influenza can cause a variety of symptoms beyond the mildly obnoxious ones like vomiting, diarrhoea, etc.

Regardless of the cause of death, the 1918 pandemic infected up to 50% of the population.  I'm not an epidemiologist, but I think that alone is a pretty serious cause for concern.  Don't viruses mutate pretty quickly?  Doesn't this mean new, more serious symptoms could arise because of this?

I think it'd be foolish to prepare for a disaster right now, but it'd be even more foolish to not take steps that prevent one.

[Warrior]

We're prepared, but not this prepared. If the infection rate gets really terrible, then very few nations are even equipped to handle such a disaster.

[leet_muffin]

We're prepared, but not this prepared. If the infection rate gets really terrible, then very few nations are even equipped to handle such a disaster.

It's a fucking flu! Like the flu last year. Lets say hypothetically the infection rate gets amazingly large: There's a lot of people with the flu.

[leet_muffin]

I'm quite familiar with that outbreak.

I really don't think it's reasonable to compare our knowledge and methods for handling a flu on an individual basis to those of 1918. People were dying from dehydration, that doesn't really happen anymore in America.

I don't think dehydration was what caused all of the deaths.  Certainly it was a contributor, but I think it caused an over-reactive immune system as well.  I think Influenza can cause a variety of symptoms beyond the mildly obnoxious ones like vomiting, diarrhoea, etc.

Regardless of the cause of death, the 1918 pandemic infected up to 50% of the population.  I'm not an epidemiologist, but I think that alone is a pretty serious cause for concern.  Don't viruses mutate pretty quickly?  Doesn't this mean new, more serious symptoms could arise because of this?

I think it'd be foolish to prepare for a disaster right now, but it'd be even more foolish to not take steps that prevent one.

I wasn't suggesting that everyone died of dehydration, I was just suggesting that our knowledge of how to handle a flu has gotten considerably better over the years.

This virus is as prone to mutation as last year's flu, and I would think a very large portion of the population got last year's flu.