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Swine Flu epidemic in Mexico (and possibly US)
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Anonymous
1 confirmed NOT from swine flu. They expect the other NOT to be related to swine flu, either. |
Anonymous
Ok, let me clarify my "so what". This thread is not about car accident deaths. It is about the swine flu. Yes, people die in car deahts every day but we are not on the verge of a car accident pandemic and schools are being closed to stop the spread of car deaths. Stay on topic. Thanks. |
Anonymous
cuba suspended flights from mexico. we are asking people if they have been sick. |
Anonymous
and just how would we know? pigs and chickens running around. |
Anonymous
| Are dogs and cats affected or able to spread it? |
Anonymous
check the cdc website |
Anonymous
In ONE car crash?-if it wasn't for all this flu panic I think I would have heard about that. |
Anonymous
Actually, check AP-100 Scotsman died today 15 miles west of Aberdeen when a taxicab veered off a ridge in an attempt to avoid a toll road. Names of the victims killed in the crash will be released upon notification of the next of kin who do not live in areas requiring a long distance call. |
Anonymous
You mean this one? http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/general_info.htm Doesn't say anything about pets. Can you find anything there? If not, maybe someone here can. I really don't find the CDC website helpful for this question, actually. |
Anonymous
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Okay, I admit that I have not been following this thread closely because I didn't think I had interest in commenting on the swine flu -but now I do. Here are my two comments:
1. Did anyone see the CNN headline today that THOUSANDS of people die from regular strains of the flu in the U.S. every year? Kind of helps put this thing in perspective, no? 2. Re: swine flu and its spread specificially - here is something that I found astonishing tonight: I don't know what other networks did, but I watch NBC Nightly News and tonight they were doing their usual several minutes on this story up front...talking about how the gov't is recommending delaying all unnecessary travel to Mexico, etc. etc. And then what do they do?? They cut to Kerry Sanders who is reporting on the story from MEXICO CITY - along with his entire camera crew, I'm sure. Am I the only one who thought this was hypocritical and downright stupid?? Was it really necessary for Kerry Sanders to go stand on a street in Mexico City to talk about how it's the epicenter of the virus and put himself and others at risk when he returns to the U.S.???? Yeah, yeah I know the risk is probably low and maybe he and his crew are isolating themselves, but there is something to be said for credibility and perceptions as a major news organization. I would have respected them a lot more if they had done the report locally and acknowledged that they didn't think it was right to travel to Mexico right now. How do they expect their viewers to heed the government's advice if they don't set an example themselves? Maybe it's just me, but I ranked it almost - not quite - but almost as thoughtless and dumb as the NYC flyover yesterday. I'm thinking of sending an email to NBC... |
Anonymous
PP here. Now I see that Sanjay Gupta is down there as well...reporting from near the pig farm where they think it might have originated. Totally irresponsible. All of them. |
Anonymous
About 40,000 Americans die each year in car accidents. But the number is not going to jump into the millions in a few months' time. The concern about swine flu is that it could escalate quickly. The Spanish flu infected one third of the world in about three years. North of 50 million people were killed worldwide, (and that was at a time when the world's population was much smaller than today). The key thing is that it did not look like any virus known to infect humans - much like swine flu. So if you look at the number who died to date and blow this thing off, you are not taking into account how rapidly it could escalate. |
Anonymous
Yes, it does. A swine flu pandemic (which is what this thing is well on to becoming) will affect probably 40-50% of the population (versus maybe 10% affected each year for seasonal flu) so it is logical to assume we will see a proportional increase in fatalities. Unfortunately. |
Anonymous
| Just came back from a trip to the ER. Not for suspected Swine Flu, but for something else. Oh boy, that place was packed, everyone was wearing masks, and most of the people were sure they had Swine flu. Oy! |
Anonymous
First confirmed death in US from swine flu was a 23 month old baby in Texas. 
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