[NEWS] New flu on the rise!

[Zen]

yea stay relaxed about this, more people died today from smoking ciggeretes than from this flu, the medias not doing a song and dance about that,
you probally heard on the news by now that they want to rename the Swine flu to Novel flu, becauses some muslims are complaining about the name,
well thats bullshit, Novavax wants to name Swine flu Novel flu because they have the contract to make the vaccines, so when your hear the word Novel flu, your brain goes Novel vaccine, and Novavax goes Cha Ching!
http://www.novavax.com/

Just only Last month, Baxter in Austria, from a level 3 bio lab sent Vaccines full of avian bird flu to 18 countries around the world,
Is it a Coincidence Baxter did this one month before a world wide pandemic?
http://uncensored.co.nz/2009/03/05/vacc ... countries/

Who know's cause the medias gonna point you to a pig farm, and say kill the pigs lol.

yeah god forbid a flu virus mutate by itself, which it has always done.

yea than you know all flu viruses mutate themselves into a harmless state at the end.
so by time it spreads its mutated into a harmless state right? so nothing to worry about?
you also know the human part of the influenza was Dug up from people who had died from a spanish flu back in the 1900's? thats the part that was in the baxter vaccines, and also being found in this swine / bird/ human flu..
http://www.abc.net.au/cgi-bin/common/pr ... 475608.htm
Go research the Baxter vaccines, they needed that specific human strain to be able to make the bird flu airborne, Or is it just coinsedence that when there research is complete the world sees the exact same thing thats being replacated in the labs..
thanks man.. but ill stick with the specialists on this one

*edit spelling mistakes everywere, so tired, not fixing them.

[Squirt]

http://healthmap.org/swineflu

This is a more accurate map.

[.curve]

this topic is really pissing me off. Its the flu people. You've all had it before. Did it kill you then? Clearly not. Now you have the chance to get it again and your chances of dying are exactly the same. Influenza is a virus that rapidly changes and evolves much like the common cold so if you're wondering why theres no cure for it, same reason as the common cold. The only real people in danger are the young, the old, and the unhealthy. Those ppl who died in mexico were probably living in a slum in bad condition because the likelihood that the flu killed 100 perfectly healthy people is so low its not even funny.

Most of you don't know the first thing about biology so stfu and stop acting like you do. The rest of you need to stop watching the news cause they're only pumping this up so you KEEP watching the news. If you get it chances are you might get sick(if you're a pussy) and go through the usual cold symptoms and then you're body will kick in and fight it off as it does on a daily basis. Don't lick any public doorknobs or start cutting yourself with dirty knives and will be fine.....

let this die already...

exactly were did zombies come in anyways? the flu cant and will not do that! so relax already......the only thing that can do that thats not man made is possibly the rabies virus because as of now it effects the infected persons brain and so on. so you guys should be freaking out about zombies when the rabies virus mutates.......so otherwise this is the flu relax.

You can't be in my pirate army then. Sorry, only believers are being excepted at this time.

I can be in it though? I believe.

[NuclearSilo]

http://healthmap.org/swineflu

This is a more accurate map.

Are you sure? There is a lot more cases in US than Mexico O.o

[Love]

dude i live in california and now that i think about it that is pretty close to mexico ......

[lavapockets]

SOOOOO, someone is MY office, on MY floor, in MY section is out pending Swine flu testing. We just had an emergency meeting. If any of us gets sick or has ANY symptoms we get 7 days of FULLY paid quarentine time seperate from our PTO. Here's hoping I get a mild cold and I have to be quarentined

[Love]

SOOOOO, someone is MY office, on MY floor, in MY section is out pending Swine flu testing. We just had an emergency meeting. If any of us gets sick or has ANY symptoms we get 7 days of FULLY paid quarentine time seperate from our PTO. Here's hoping I get a mild cold and I have to be quarentined

lol cool deal as long as you dont really get couse then

[Mr.Ganji]

someone should make a poll on whether srf thinks this really is the apocalyptic nightmare we've been waiting for or if its just gonna fizzle out

how cool would fighting zombies be....

[FireVortex]

Woot i finally got madagascar in pandemic 2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WUGGLES DISEASE RULEZ!

Edit: FUUUKEEEN VACCCINE

[ThatBluePerson]

WASHINGTON – The Geneva-based World Health Organization on Wednesday raised its alert level for the fast-spreading swine flu to its next-to-highest notch, signaling a global pandemic could be imminent.

The move came after the virus spread to at least 10 U.S. states from coast to coast and swept deeper into Europe.

"It really is all of humanity that is under threat during a pandemic," said WHO Director General Margaret Chan. "We do not have all the answers right now but we will get them."

In the United States, President Barack Obama mourned the first U.S. death, a Mexican toddler who had traveled with his family to Texas. Total American cases surged to nearly 100, and Obama said wider school closings might be necessary.

In Mexico, where the flu is believed to have originated, officials said Wednesday the disease is now confirmed or suspected in 159 deaths, and nearly 2,500 illnesses.

There were no other deaths confirmed from the flu. But health officials in the United States and around the world braced for them.

Dr. Richard Besser, the acting chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in Atlanta there were 91 confirmed cases in ten states, with 51 in New York, 16 in Texas and 14 in California. Two cases have been confirmed in Kansas, Massachusetts and Michigan, while single cases have been reported in Arizona, Indiana, Nevada and Ohio.

State officials in Maine said laboratory tests had confirmed three cases in that state, although those had not yet been included in the CDC count. And the Pentagon said that a Marine in southern California had tested positive for the disease.

WHO has confirmed human cases of swine flu in Mexico, the United States, Canada, Britain, Israel, New Zealand and Spain.

Germany and Austria became the latest countries to report infections. Germany reported four cases on Wednesday, Austria one.

In Washington, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was questioned closely by senators about whether the U.S. should close its border with Mexico, where the outbreak apparently began and the casualties have been the greatest. She repeated the administration's position that questioning of people at borders and ports of entry was sufficient for now and said closing borders "has not been merited by the facts."

The WHO said the phase 5 alert means there is sustained human to human spread in at least two countries. It also signals that efforts to produce a vaccine will be ramped up.

Just Monday, the WHO had raised the alert level from 3 to 4. The organization is part of the United Nations.

Asked for advice for ordinary citizens, Chan, the WHO chief, said: "Continue with your business but try to pay special attention to personal hygiene."

Dr. Keiji ....., WHO's top flu expert, said vigilance was all important because it was not known how severe the outbreaks would become.

I think Ima wear a facemask to school tomorrow.

[Snoopy]

World Health Organisation has just raised the Alert level to 5 (That 5th stage out of 6)

THE World Health Organisation today raised its flu alert to phase five out of six, WHO chief Margaret Chan said, signalling that a pandemic was "imminent" following the swine flu outbreak.
"I have decided to raise the influenza pandemic alert from phase four to phase five," the WHO director general announced after an emergency meeting of the UN health agency's pandemic experts.

"This is a signal to governments, ministries of health... to the pharmaceutical industry, that certain actions now should be undertaken with increased urgency," she said.

This comes after a 24 month old child dies from the Flu in Texas.

[lavapockets]

I'm totally buying a SARS mask I think I want one with skull and bones on it to go with my hot pirate theme.

[Sacchin]

Fuck! This topic is making me more scared each time I view it xO

[Squirt]

I was just wondering, will this in anyway raise the economy?

People are scared > Stocking up > more sales?

[Snoopy]

It's possible. Making people consume in their fear. i.e. Buy the Anti-viral drugs.

[magisuns]

ITS THE BILDERBERG GROUP!!!!!!

[.curve]

This comes after a 24 month old child dies from the Flu in Texas.

I rest my case. 24 month old child does not have the immune system that the average healthy teenager or adult does. As long as you don't have the immune system of a baby or an old person, you'll get nothing more than some aggravated flu symptoms, if you get anything at all.

The fear mongering makes me lol.

[AnemuS]

[Sacchin]

This comes after a 24 month old child dies from the Flu in Texas.

I rest my case. 24 month old child does not have the immune system that the average healthy teenager or adult does. As long as you don't have the immune system of a baby or an old person, you'll get nothing more than some aggravated flu symptoms, if you get anything at all.

The fear mongering makes me lol.

Glad to entertain you.

[Mirosuke]

Is already on Grade 5 by WHO | World Health Organization

(The max is 6)

[Brago]

Theres a saying:

The world will end when pigs flew...


Swine flu

Pig flu

Pig Flew


ZOmg its a global pandemic right now

[.curve]

Theres a saying:

The world will end when pigs flew...


Swine flu

Pig flu

Pig Flew


ZOmg its a global pandemic right now

Oh shi-

[CrimsonNuker]

What will happen when it raises to 6? DO WE ALL DIE?

[.curve]

What will happen when it raises to 6? DO WE ALL DIE?

We were joking like, what if this virus starts turning people into zombies?

As we were saying this, some lady comes on the news and goes, "We have not yet identified the origins of the virus." I loled and prepared myself for a possible zombie invasion.

Just watch. Just watch.

[Mr.Ganji]

ITS THE BILDERBERG GROUP!!!!!!

THE JEWS ARE BEHIND ALL THIS??

[Brago]

Naziraptors

dang

[Squirt]

Code: Select all

Companies are being urged to raise production.

One more level to pandemic....

I'm scared...

[Brago]

its already at pandemic :|

[Zen]

What will happen when it raises to 6? DO WE ALL DIE?

well phase 5 is forced vacines and martial law
1. Force individuals suspected of harboring an "infectious disease" to undergo medical examinations.
2. Track and share an individual's personal health information, including genetic information.
3. Force persons to be vaccinated, treated, or quarantined for infectious diseases.
4. Mandate that all health care providers report all cases of persons who harbor any illness or health condition that may be caused by an epidemic or an infectious agent and might pose a "substantial risk" to a "significant number of people or cause a long-term disability." (Note: Neither "substantial risk" nor "significant number" are defined in the draft.)
5. Force pharmacists to report any unusual or any increased prescription rates that may be caused by epidemic diseases.
6. Preempt existing state laws, rules and regulations, including those relating to privacy, medical licensure, and--this is key--property rights.
7. Control public and private property during a public health emergency, including pharmaceutical manufacturing plants, nursing homes, other health care facilities, and communications devices.
8. Mobilize all or any part of the "organized militia into service to the state to help enforce the state's orders."
9. Ration firearms, explosives, food, fuel and alcoholic beverages, among other commodities.
10. Impose fines and penalties to enforce their orders.

anyone have info on phase 6??

Current level of influenza pandemic alert raised from phase 4 to 5
29 April 2009 -- Based on assessment of all available information and following several expert consultations, Dr Margaret Chan, WHO's Director-General raised the current level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to 5. She stated that all countries should immediately activate their pandemic preparedness plans. At this stage, effective and essential measures include heightened surveillance, early detection and treatment of cases, and infection control in all health facilities.
http://www.who.int/en/

[Sacchin]

anyone have info on phase 6??

http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_in ... index.html ?? Had a hard time finding it actually.