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NJ5 on 26 April 2009
highwaystar101 said:
Apparently it is fairly easy to treat... But the sensationalist media don't report on 'good' cures, because they are asses. They focus on the negative.

From what I read it doesn't respond to the two most common anti-flu chemicals, but it responds to two others, one of which is the famous Tamiflu which got stockpiled by several governments when the threat of H5N1 bird flu was imminent.

 



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highwaystar101 on 26 April 2009
NJ5 said:
highwaystar101 said:
Apparently it is fairly easy to treat... But the sensationalist media don't report on 'good' cures, because they are asses. They focus on the negative.

From what I read it doesn't respond to the two most common anti-flu chemicals, but it responds to two others, one of which is the famous Tamiflu which got stockpiled by several governments when the threat of H5N1 bird flu was imminent.

 

As I said the bad aspects get media coverage. If two anti-flu drugs don't work bith will get reported on. But if 100 work, one will be reported on. It's the nature of the beast I'm afraid.

 



NinjaBlade360 on 26 April 2009
NJ5 said:
NinjaBlade360 said:
this is over blown it is very rare to get it and in almost all cases that person had contact with a infected pig it is very rare to get infected by a person who has and there were past out breaks one in 1976 with 500 infected and 1 death and another one in 2007

Where did you read that almost all the infected people had contact with pigs?

 

 

i read about it im unterseted in theses types of thing  but if thats not good enoff here u go

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517982,00.html\



NJ5 on 26 April 2009
NinjaBlade360 said:
NJ5 said:
NinjaBlade360 said:
this is over blown it is very rare to get it and in almost all cases that person had contact with a infected pig it is very rare to get infected by a person who has and there were past out breaks one in 1976 with 500 infected and 1 death and another one in 2007

Where did you read that almost all the infected people had contact with pigs?

 

 

i read about it im unterseted in theses types of thing  but if thats not good enoff here u go

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517982,00.html

I think that source says the exact opposite of what you said. Notice the bolded part:

"We've seen swine influenza in humans over the past several years, and in most cases, it's come from direct pig contact. This seems to be different," said Dr. Arnold Monto, a flu expert with the University of Michigan.

 



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akuma587 on 26 April 2009

Swine flu is for pussies, like West Nile and bird flu.



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ameratsu on 26 April 2009

I doubt anything severe is going to come out of this. I read about two students in British Columbia who got it (albeit, a minor case) after a visit in mexico, and they responded well to treatment and are recovering. All of those who got it so far in the US were treated and are fine. How many out of those who died in mexico had access to health care services? that's what I'd like to know.



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megaman79 on 27 April 2009

obama trolls, lol

ot, yea its interesting. There's all this talk of having enough vaccine, but sure, wondering if it even works is the question.

Also makes you wonder about pig organs in human bodies, theres your connection right there.



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txrattlesnake on 27 April 2009

It's the end of time. The devil will probably be setting up a throne in Vegas any day now.



megaman79 on 27 April 2009

Scary, well the news is reporting that Australia has enough anti virals for about 50% of the pop. Scientists are currently working on a swine flu anti virus, so the question remains whether the current medicines are going to work.



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PS3beats360 on 27 April 2009

Mad Cow disease in the UK,followed by bird flu from Asia and now swine(pig) flu from Mexico.