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Swine flu. How serious is this going to be?
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Posted by one under god, Friday, 1 May 2009 10:33:54 AM
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TRTL, here at the hospital where I work, we get new updates on what to do with a possible presentation on a daily basis. But generally speaking there is no panic. It's treated like any other potentially virulent contagious disease.
As long as we are dilligent. There are a whole host of contagious diseases that can kill. Especially with the previous possible epidemics of SARS and Bird Flu, we've become very streamlined in quickly dealing to contain. In Australia, we unfortunately have the added issue of going towards winter. The Northern hemisphere is moving towards warmer weather, so we are at more risk. As simple as it sounds, washing hands and covering the mouths when coughing or sneezing is actually very effective. For the 'ordinary' flu as well, which kills quite a number of people every year with as little raising of our fear levels as does our national road toll. CJ, I've heard that this 'swine' flu orginated from the pig family and that it can work both ways, we can infect each other. Whether that is true I don't know, but as I only come in contact with human pigs, not the animal variety, I haven't really investigated the veracity of that. Posted by Anansi, Friday, 1 May 2009 3:34:31 PM
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Evo
Organizing a panic? That's the point you can't so don't panic just be warry. That was one of my dad's sayings every time every one got excited and becan to lose the plot. The saying used to make people stop take a breath then proceed sensibly. :-) Posted by examinator, Friday, 1 May 2009 5:07:43 PM
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CJ, I've heard that this 'swine' flu orginated from the pig family
Aparently pigs and humans have similar internal organs and in fact, a pig can catch a common cold. I think this is why it is such a concern. And robert, i'm not reffering to a day or two, I heard it is more like two to three weeks. Danmed if you do, danmed if you don't I supose! Posted by rehctub, Friday, 1 May 2009 6:00:43 PM
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UOG, you might believe that God gave you the ability to google, but
rest assured that the rest of us can do much the same, without divine intervention. I would be amazed if posters read all your links, but no doubt it makes you feel better, to think that god gave you that ability. Life revolves about people kidding themselves about themselves, after all. Interesting, but I asked the chemist if I could buy a pack of Relenza, to keep in my cupboard in case the need arose. "Ah, you need a doctors script" I was told. But for the stuff to be effective, you need to take it within 48 hours of symptoms setting in. Given that in the country here, there is no hope in hell of getting a doctors appointment in 48 hours, you would have no chance with a flue epidemic around. Why should those of use who would like to spend our $ to buy a course of Relenza, not be able to buy one? All this is fine for city folk, not so fine for country folk. Posted by Yabby, Friday, 1 May 2009 8:09:33 PM
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OH GABBY your so funny[i spend 16 hours a day finding stuff for you]and the only thanks you can raise is to insult our god[he dont concern over the mere affairs of men bro[get used to it]
mate i wish god would do the info for you..[and me]..i wouldnt have had to waste all day finding out where the swine that made the flue gets his funding of course now you just need to google to find out here is the link http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=8859#140446 enjoy knowing ps i dont recomend taking any drugs..[that you cant grow in your own garden]and dont trust any pill merchants..had you read my posts you would know how i informed you of their 'side affects'' but hey you do as you do bro..and i do as i do, just know jesus loves you and so does god..[i dont have to]..yet strangly find your in your face perversly humorous. your timming is funny as well, but at the time i couldnt post the post here [so posted it here...lol..now] http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=8859#140446 Posted by one under god, Friday, 1 May 2009 8:41:27 PM
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By Scott Wilson, Debbi Wilgoren and Ashley Halsey III
Washington Post Staff Writers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/30/AR2009043001836.html?hpid=topnews
An Energy Department employee who was part of the advance team for President Obama's recent trip to Mexico is suspected of having contracted the swine flu virus and transmitting it to his family,the White House said today.
The man is on the security staff of Energy Secretary Steven Chu,..
Neither the president nor Chu experienced any symptoms of the virus, Gibbs said,and White House doctors do not think Obama should be tested.
The staffer worked a dinner Obama attended in Mexico City,Gibbs said.After the White House learned of his exposure to the virus late last night,..Gibbs said, the man "was asked specifically if he ever came within six feet of the president" during the dinner.
"The answer,"Gibbs told reporters,"was..'no.'
then another computer virus..lol
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/science_technology/warning+over+swine+flu+spam+emails/3117607
is the faux cure worse than the fear?
http://www.smh.com.au/world/science/tamiflu-linked-to-abnormal-behaviour-20090420-ac3y.html
Tamiflu was useless against the avian flu and many other flus.
Contrary to the CDC, their recommendation was not to use Tamiflu.
why?..dangerous in-GREED-iants?
http://www.infowars.net/articles/april2009/300409Baxter.htm
the full scale of medical vacination blunders
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2000/oct/22/foodanddrink
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/mexican-ambassador-flus-reach-exaggerated-2009-04-30.html
Tamiflu was useless against the avian flu and many other flue's.
Contrary to the CDC,their recommendation was not to use Tamiflu.
http://www.healthnewsreview.org/review/review.php?rid=27
http://www.wanttoknow.info/health/swine_flu_cdc_recommendations
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0710/S00127.htm
who's cleaning up?
http://www.smartmoney.com/Investing/Stocks/7-Stocks-Impacted-by-Swine-Flu/AID=/200904300230/NEWS15/904300350
panic is great for funny buisness
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?
http://americansjourney.blogspot.com/2009/04/americans-has-your-bank-robbed-you.html
http://theorstrahyun.blogspot.com/2009/05/to-stockpile-or-not-to-stockpile-run-on.html
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/42167
other issues
http://tshtf.blogspot.com/
http://www.smartmoney.com/breaking-news/on/?story=ON-20090429-000954-1853
hard to believe in a time when we're facing a banking crisis that many of the banks created -- are still the most powerful lobby on Capitol Hill...And they frankly own the place
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/04/30/ownership/index.html
more from
http://whatreallyhappened.com/
http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=25758
http://uk.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_2_MOLT/idUKTRE53Q0MI20090427
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1025455.html
http://sb4af.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/breaking-news-abraham-foxman-pushed-uc-santa-barbara-to-investigate-professor/
university officials investigate Robinson for introducing materials critical of Israeli state policies in a course on globalization in January...Webmaster's Commentary:
Isn't it weird that here in the United States the First Amendment means you can criticize the US Government in college classes but not Israel?
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-sci-swine-reality30-2009apr30,0,3606923.story
anyhow the flue is rather mild[but its a great redherring to hide other stuff]
http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=tallahassee&sParam=34915052.story
http://atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE01Df01.html
http://www.imemc.org/article/60160
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8026794.stm
http://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/diaspora-palestinians-commemorate-the-nakba/
http://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/todays-toons-the-greatest-scourges-facing-humanity/