Swine flu, could it be the new smallpox?

[Jean-Luc]

Oh for christs sake it's just a new mutation of Influenza. But it's still just influenza. I have no idea why people are panicking. Just use some common sense and it shouldn't be an issue.

You're living in today's World, yes?

Really though, with America/the World today, we panic over the slightest thing, if for no other reason than media sensationalism.

[TeeKup]

Why do you think I hate the media.

I never watch the news/read magazines/or watch those stupid shows like Entertainment Tonight and the Insider.

All of it is crap.

[Jean-Luc]

Good man

o/

[TVTyrant]

You're living in today's World, yes?

Really though, with America/the World today, we panic over the slightest thing, if for no other reason than media sensationalism.

Yeah, but its way more fun this way

[UrKungFuSux]

If our school gets shut down for quarantine, then we have to make up the days during summer. I prefer to spend my summer hours playing tennis. I doubt it's that serious, because the only time it gets serious is when pneumonia is developed or something. Not too worried about the disease itself, except for my parents. They have very bad health.

[CN3089]

guys guys it's just like regular flu durr

there's a difference between endemic and epidemic diseases you dumbs!@!



still though yeah it's a bit overblown.

[Timo]

EVERYONE READ THIS:

notice how canada is all red, which means confirmed cases....well theres 2 in BC(the west) and like 2 in Ontario(east) yet the whole country is red, so this map is another example of HYPE. USA is black, but only 1 girl has died and she was 2 years old.

heh, so there's been more cases of this in NZ (~7) than in Canada.

[DirtyDave]

This swine flu is getting ridiculous; it's to repetitive and any flu now is the swine flu.

[ExAm]

EVERYONE READ THIS:

this swine flu is definatly dangerous and contagious if not treated properly it can lead to severe problems, its a fact. but also think about this, the only reason its soo hyped by the news is because they KNOW EXACTLY WHEN IT STARTED and WHERE. if you tracked the normal flu during the flu season and how fast it spreads and how many people become sick and die from it. the number would be amazingly high, but you just cant track that.

so it might be as bad as its hyped up to be, might not.

black: deaths
red: confirmed cases
yellow: suspected cases

notice how canada is all red, which means confirmed cases....well theres 2 in BC(the west) and like 2 in Ontario(east) yet the whole country is red, so this map is another example of HYPE. USA is black, but only 1 girl has died and she was 2 years old.



If you replaced this map with a model of how many countries people have the normal flu and how many have died from the normal flu this year....alot more would be red and black.

Sir I have helpfully edited your map to reflect the statistics of the regular flu in order to show some contrast.

black: deaths
red: confirmed cases
yellow: suspected cases

[Bodzilla]

Our local pharmacies are sold out of facemasks and flu medications. Hell yes, I live in a community of idiots.

*goes outside, takes a deep breath*

~fuck you swine flu~

you think thats bad in my area there are no suspected case's yet id doesnt mean they're sold out of all those things.

they had an article in the newspaper about how a women tried to get in early for protection but it was all gone, so she brought DUST masks to protect her kids.
yes thats right. dust masks.

i facepalmed and contemplated suicide yet again.