Swine flu

ProPain · 27-04-2009, 23:47

So what do you guys think? A new pandemic or will it blow over like the avian H5N1 flu we had a few years ago?

Also wondering how dangerous this flu is compared to the normal 'seasonal' flus we get. Apparently 1% is the normal mortality rate, the infamous spanish flu that killed millions of people the beginning of the 20th century had a 2.5% mortality rate. This one's rate seems to be unknown untill now, but WHO says 1-4%. The real worry prolly isnt in the mortality rate but the fact that a pandemic will hit extremely much more people than normally and result in a huge amount of deaths absolutely speaking.

BCLG100 · 28-04-2009, 00:15

There seems to be a pandemic every few years whatever happened to sars?

Actually have an exam concerning the Spanish flu tomorrow (or at least theres part of it in there) and there has still been no critical advances in just wtf it was/why it happened and why it seemed to target healthy people.

grahamiam · 28-04-2009, 03:55

Upgraded to phase 4 tonight. Looks like this might be the real thing

For practice, try this -> http://www.addictinggames.com/pandemic2.html

Freakin' Madagascare always shuts it's ports too quickly

Missed Malaysia and New Zealand too.

akots · 28-04-2009, 10:38

IMO, it is pure bull, just some influenza virus, there are new serotypes every few years. If you get seek, stay in bed at home and get yourself some vitamins and anti-fever drugs and may be antibiotics and it should be OK. IIRC, lethality never reached 1% even remotely.

Matrix · 28-04-2009, 13:54

We'll be ok because we live a healthy life and have the proper medication. I think if this swine flu hits Africa it might do some serious damage. Yet by far not as much damage as HIV/AIDS does.

Shabbaman · 28-04-2009, 14:04

Well, it comes on top of the HIV. That certainly can't be good for Africa. Or any developing country with a generally lower health than we have.

I guess it's time to eat a little more fruit.

barbu1977 · 28-04-2009, 14:58

The thing that was problematic with the Spanish flu was that the casualties consisted mainly on young healthy adults, not the weaker usual victims of the flu. (this also occured with the smallpox when europeans arrived in America)

From the first news that came out of Mexico, the young healthy did die from the disease. But since, there are no casualties outside Mexico, so I'm unsure of what to think for the moment.

akots · 28-04-2009, 16:34

Not sure how good is health care system in Mexico. Rumors are that it is actually very bad.

grahamiam · 28-04-2009, 17:21

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Originally Posted by akots

Not sure how good is health care system in Mexico. Rumors are that it is actually very bad.

Doctors there are quite good, but the infrastructure is weak.

Shabbaman · 28-04-2009, 22:06

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Originally Posted by grahamiam

Upgraded to phase 4 tonight. Looks like this might be the real thing

For practice, try this -> http://www.addictinggames.com/pandemic2.html

Freakin' Madagascare always shuts it's ports too quickly

Missed Malaysia and New Zealand too.

27-04-2009, 23:47	#1
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28-04-2009, 10:38	#4
akots Nebuchadnezzar II Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Glover Park Posts: 4,459	IMO, it is pure bull, just some influenza virus, there are new serotypes every few years. If you get seek, stay in bed at home and get yourself some vitamins and anti-fever drugs and may be antibiotics and it should be OK. IIRC, lethality never reached 1% even remotely. __________________ Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare Ciceron (Marcus Tullius)

28-04-2009, 13:54	#5
Matrix Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 4,828	We'll be ok because we live a healthy life and have the proper medication. I think if this swine flu hits Africa it might do some serious damage. Yet by far not as much damage as HIV/AIDS does. __________________

28-04-2009, 14:04	#6
Shabbaman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Costa La Haya Posts: 8,493	Well, it comes on top of the HIV. That certainly can't be good for Africa. Or any developing country with a generally lower health than we have. I guess it's time to eat a little more fruit. __________________ "Our spam is backed with COMETS!"

28-04-2009, 03:55	#3
grahamiam Emperor Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA, East Coast. Posts: 2,673	Upgraded to phase 4 tonight. Looks like this might be the real thing For practice, try this -> http://www.addictinggames.com/pandemic2.html Freakin' Madagascare always shuts it's ports too quickly Missed Malaysia and New Zealand too.

28-04-2009, 14:58	#7
barbu1977 Emperor Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Blame Canada!. Posts: 3,501	The thing that was problematic with the Spanish flu was that the casualties consisted mainly on young healthy adults, not the weaker usual victims of the flu. (this also occured with the smallpox when europeans arrived in America) From the first news that came out of Mexico, the young healthy did die from the disease. But since, there are no casualties outside Mexico, so I'm unsure of what to think for the moment. __________________ Postcount = Postcount + 1; //Postcount++

28-04-2009, 16:34	#8
akots Nebuchadnezzar II Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Glover Park Posts: 4,459	Not sure how good is health care system in Mexico. Rumors are that it is actually very bad. __________________ Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare Ciceron (Marcus Tullius)