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Deadly new flu breaks out in Mexico, U.S. (pg. 14)
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| Banora |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
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that doesn't make any ing sense. people don't go out LOOKING for the flu. and if they see someone who is acting sick like a mother******, they don't go up and be like, "OMG LET ME SNIFF YOUR AIR"
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I'm sure there are people around who want to be sick so they can get out of school and work. Its a rush, bro. :D
And: Pandemic game (hit the water supply FTW) |
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| narcism |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
LOL, "POSSIBLY", now you're starting to sound like a meteorologist:eek: |
lets just seen how the next few weeks pans out...
also maybe you should just have a look at some facts in regards to types of influenza.
The "Spanish flu", 1918–1919- In six months, some 50 million were dead;[30] some estimates put the total of those killed worldwide at over twice that number.[31] An estimated 17 million died in India, 675,000 in the United States[32] and 200,000 in the UK.
The "Asian Flu", 1957–58- First identified in China in late February 1957, the Asian flu spread to the United States by June 1957. It caused about 2 million deaths globally.
The "Hong Kong Flu", 1968–69- caused about 34,000 deaths in the United States. This virus was first detected in Hong Kong in early 1968, and spread to the United States later that year. This pandemic of 1968 and 1969 killed an estimated one million people worldwide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemic#Influenza
lets not get started on sars and the avian flu |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by Banora
I'm sure there are people around who want to be sick so they can get out of school and work. Its a rush, bro. |
tha ?:wtf: |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by narcism
lets just seen how the next few weeks pans out...
also maybe you should just have a look at some facts in regards to types of influenza.
The "Spanish flu", 1918–1919- In six months, some 50 million were dead;[30] some estimates put the total of those killed worldwide at over twice that number.[31] An estimated 17 million died in India, 675,000 in the United States[32] and 200,000 in the UK.
The "Asian Flu", 1957–58- First identified in China in late February 1957, the Asian flu spread to the United States by June 1957. It caused about 2 million deaths globally.
The "Hong Kong Flu", 1968–69- caused about 34,000 deaths in the United States. This virus was first detected in Hong Kong in early 1968, and spread to the United States later that year. This pandemic of 1968 and 1969 killed an estimated one million people worldwide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemic#Influenza
lets not get started on sars and the avian flu |
i'm talking about overdramatising this thing. its the flu. so ing what. Fox News makes it sound like the plague. :rolleyes:
also, i would not like to compare an illness of the early 1900s to today. i mean, sure its a strain of flu; but its not like we're still back in that day in age when people don't know how to treat themselves if they are sick. (i.e. medical science has surely increased since 1919) |
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| Banora |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Banora
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lol |
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| tubularbills |
tubularbillitis: symptoms include: being rational; not freaking out about everything in the world.
wow, sounds like a ing horrible disease. |
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| narcism |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
i'm talking about overdramatising this thing. its the flu. so ing what. Fox News makes it sound like the plague. :rolleyes:
also, i would not like to compare an illness of the early 1900s to today. i mean, sure its a strain of flu; but its not like we're still back in that day in age when people don't know how to treat themselves if they are sick. |
, are you really this stupid? I can no longer tell if you are taking the piss or not.
Just a flu, do you know how quickly a flu can spread? One person gives it to another, another to 3 other people, 3 other people to 20 other people. Oh wait its not the black plague :rolleyes:
Also, you may or not maynot be aware that the flu virus mutates and changes, therefore one day going to run into big trouble when the virus outsmarts the antibiotics we have. |
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| Banora |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
tubularbillitis: symptoms include: being rational; not freaking out about everything in the world.
wow, sounds like a ing horrible disease. |
Side effects include: Moving to Oklahoma, chasing storms, posting on TA. :p |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by narcism
, are you really this stupid? I can no longer tell if you are taking the piss or not.
Just a flu, do you know how quickly a flu can spread? One person gives it to another, another to 3 other people, 3 other people to 20 other people. Oh wait its not the black plague :rolleyes:
Also, you may or not maynot be away that the flu virus mutates and changes, therefore one day going to run into big trouble when they virus outsmarts the antibiotics we have. |
there's no way that medical science has NOT increased between 1919 and 2009. for s sake there's a vaccine for things like POLIO. if the spanish flu were to hit today; MILLIONS of people wouldn't die. and this isn't even talking about antibiotics - its simple things like "hey, maybe i should wash my hands after handling raw chicken".
the amount of knowledge known about keeping oneself healthy(or healthier) is much more than it was 90-100 years ago. i still don't see how you can compare a something that happened medically in 1919 to 2009. i just don't.
and no, this ISN'T the ing plague and tell you what; in two weeks, if MILLIONS of people are dead, i'll personally paypal you $5. |
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| Banora |
Damn it Bill! What did the Asians ever do to you!? Yohan isn't going to be amused. :mad:
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| narcism |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
there's no way that medical science has NOT increased between 1919 and 2009. for s sake there's a vaccine for things like POLIO. if the spanish flu were to hit today; MILLIONS of people wouldn't die. and this isn't even talking about antibiotics - its simple things like "hey, maybe i should wash my hands after handling raw chicken".
the amount of knowledge known about keeping oneself healthy(or healthier) is much more than it was 90-100 years ago. i still don't see how you can compare a something that happened medically in 1919 to 2009. i just don't.
and no, this ISN'T the ing plague and tell you what; in two weeks, if MILLIONS of people are dead, i'll personally paypal you $5. |
I'm not arguing about the advances of medical technology here, its your failure to see how easily things like this are spread.
Theres so many other factors involved, how about the people who are immunosuppressed? Children, elderly, those with existing conditions.
And correct me if i'm wrong, but weren't you the one who got mono? Oh noes maybe you should of washed your hands a bit more. |
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