WHO plans emergency session over deadly Mexico flu outbreak

[Calgaryborn]

So far only one American has needed any hospital time. It has been suggested that Americans might have some resistance to this strain of the flu which many Mexicans do not. If true hopefully that is also true for Canadians.

[Bagor]

Why don't we just exteminate all pigs?

[FiftyBelow]

too late now... pandemic level 4 means sustained transmission from humans-to-humans.

[Ice]

I got home from work today and my kids are sitting in the house with hand sanitizer that my mother-in-law brought over for them to use at school. I'm not even sure if hand sanitizer is allowed at school. Its cute how she freaks out in weird little ways like that. Poor Nana.

[joe_mullen]

Originally Posted by Bagor

Why don't we just exteminate all pigs?

I'm not sure this would work, the previous proposed protocol for dog extermination was a 15 year plan if I recall correctly.

[ResAlien]

This sucks. The whole time we're watching the damned birds and their flu, and all the while these filthy swine are plotting our demise. Jerks.

[Tower]

Congressman Paul on the Recent Swine Flu Scare


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB5-Y08qbjo

[Bagor]

New Zealand gets its first confirmed cases.

Confirmed and Suspected Cases.
Mexico: 152 suspected deaths from swine flu - 20 confirmed cases
US: 50 confirmed cases
Canada: 6 confirmed cases
New Zealand - 3 confirmed cases
UK - 2 confirmed cases
Spain: 2 confirmed cases
Israel - 1 confirmed case
Countries with suspected cases: Brazil, Guatemala, Peru, Australia, and South Korea, and seven EU states

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8022437.stm

[transplant99]

We all are aware that Rush limbaugh is just bat-crap crazy....but this is just bizzare, even for him.

He is blaming Obama for the outbreak.

"[E]verywhere Obama is spreading Obamaism, there is a deadly disease taking place, either in the TARP community or in the newspaper business … Obama goes to Mexico — they have an earthquake. Obama goes to Mexico — get pig flu,

Too funny in such a pathetic way.

http://www.wowowow.com/politics/rush...urposes-279368

[JohnnyFlame]

Originally Posted by FiftyBelow

too late now... pandemic level 4 means sustained transmission from humans-to-humans.

But what if we just exterminated all Mexicans?

[OBCT]

Originally Posted by JohnnyFlame

But what if we just exterminated all Mexicans?

Now we're on to somethi.......


geez, you're sick, you know that?

[mac_gurl]

My sister left for Cancun on Saturday... I'm interested to see what she has to say about everything when she gets back.

[mikey_the_redneck]

This, much like the bird flu and SARS.......................is just a bunch of media fear mongering imo.

[FiftyBelow]

Fear mongering.. really? The media is merely reporting whats going on. I haven't heard any outlandish statements that have declared a pandemic. What makes this differ from SARS and bird flu is its ability to be transmitted between humans. Unlike the latter which was not as sustained. Although this might not be as bad as people think... I'd rather have Governments and the media prepare for the worst then downplay it and have to pay for it later. An un-educated population who doesn't know how to react is not what you want with highly communicable virus going around. The problem with the influenza virus is that no vaccines for new mutations can be realistically developed until researchers are sure of what it is. Often this doesn't occur until well after the virus has spread.

[Kybosh]

Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck

This, much like the bird flu and SARS.......................is just a bunch of media fear mongering imo.

Even if this turns out to be a minor threat it is still a wonderful opportunity to gauge the systems and organizations in place. One day some virus or bacteria will come along that WILL be a threat to the entire population. Smaller exercises, like this swine flu, could make an actual global threat much less devastating.

[Shazam]

OMGWTFBBQ!

Cases here in Calgary!

http://www.calgaryherald.com/Health/...233/story.html

EVERYBODY PANIC!

[Russic]

[Five-hole]

Originally Posted by Shazam

OMGWTFBBQ!

Cases here in Calgary!

http://www.calgaryherald.com/Health/...233/story.html

EVERYBODY PANIC!

From the article:

The latest numbers from that country indicate the new virus that is baffling scientists is believed to be responsible for making more than 1,600 people sick, and for killing as many as 152 people.

Baffling scientists? Nice reporting.

[Caged Great]

Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck

This, much like the bird flu and SARS.......................is just a bunch of media fear mongering imo.

If it wasn't for that group in Ottawa and the center for disease control in the US, Sars and the Bird flu would've been significantly worse than they ended up being. For example, SARS would've been equal to the spanish flu in terms of impact had there not been any action taken to quarantine and prevent.

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by Five-hole

From the article:

The latest numbers from that country indicate the new virus that is baffling scientists is believed to be responsible for making more than 1,600 people sick, and for killing as many as 152 people.

Baffling scientists? Nice reporting.

That's the usual five-star reporting from the Herald.