Swine flu update

[Max2147]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Yet the only death so far in the US was some poor 2 year old mexican kid whom came to the US for treatment.

Cmon people.

There's a world beyond our borders. In Mexico most of the deaths have been in healthy young adults.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Max2147

There's a world beyond our borders. In Mexico most of the deaths have been in healthy young adults.

Now why would people in Mexico be more pre-disposed to mortality?

Anyhow I keep hearing this but have yet to see anything about it in the media.

[Max2147]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Now why would people in Mexico be more pre-disposed to mortality?

Anyhow I keep hearing this but have yet to see anything about it in the media.

The sample size in Mexico is a lot bigger for this virus. So far the sample size for fatalities in the US is 1.

Here's the media on healthy people being more vulnerable: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/25/wo.../25mexico.html

"Most of Mexico’s dead were young, healthy adults, and none were over 60 or under 3 years old, the World Health Organization said. That alarms health officials because seasonal flus cause most of their deaths among infants and bedridden elderly people, but pandemic flus — like the 1918 Spanish flu, and the 1957 and 1968 pandemics — often strike young, healthy people the hardest."

[Digital_Trucker]

Originally Posted by Max2147

The sample size in Mexico is a lot bigger for this virus. So far the sample size for fatalities in the US is 1.

The sample size for US deaths is 0. A previously sick Mexican child (who had other health problems) shouldn't count as a US death.

[Max2147]

Originally Posted by Digital_Trucker

The sample size for US deaths is 0. A previously sick Mexican child (who had other health problems) shouldn't count as a US death.

Fair enough. My previous point about the disturbing nature of the disease still stands.

[AVGWarhawk]

Well, the mayor of Baltimore has created a Swine Flu Command Center based on 2 possibles having the Swine Flu. Just what are they commanding at this center Got me! I guess the mayor is jockeying for more Fed money

[heartc]

Holy crap. I'm browsing this site tonight, and I see already THREE "swine flu" threads on a single page. There might be more, but I stopped and entered this thread after seeing the third one down below.

Give me a break. The media is all worked up about it, and that's ok. But this hysteria goes to show how much the media is able to really influence the people all over the damn world.
The swine flu is surely bad. But there is no reason for hysteria yet.
Here's a secret: You die anyway. And some of us think this usually is when God calls home. No sooner, no later. A lot of people walked across the street and got run down by a truck, while swine flu had nothing to do with it.

Relax. Only because half the world dies, or the media thinks it does, doesn't mean YOU die. That's not up to the media, nor you, to decide.

[Oberon]

Reuters has just announced that the WHO has just gone to phase five according to the EC.

Phase 5 is characterized by human-to-human spread of the virus into at least two countries in one WHO region. While most countries will not be affected at this stage, the declaration of Phase 5 is a strong signal that a pandemic is imminent and that the time to finalize the organization, communication, and implementation of the planned mitigation measures is short.

[geetrue]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Reuters has just announced that the WHO has just gone to phase five according to the EC.

This is not good ... H1N1 just went from three to four yesterday.

It only goes up to 6

Originally Posted by Steanwake

Now why would people in Mexico be more pre-disposed to mortality?

They are poorer, they put off medical attention longer, the only people being tested in Mexico are the ones already in the hospital and by that time it is almost too late.

You only have 48 hours to start treating it to have a better survival rate.

There is no cure

Online pharmacies have experienced a significant surge in demand for Tamiflu, the leading anti-flu drug.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/swine-flu/5231337/Swine-flu-Online-pharmacies-report-huge-surge-in-demand-for-Tamiflu.html

[geetrue]

update:http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/2009-04-29-texas-swineflu_N.htm?csp=25&RM_Exclude=Juno

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials are postponing all public high school athletic and academic competitions
until May 11 because of the swine flu outbreak.

The move suspends the baseball season and eliminates the regional track championships

[Jimbuna]

Could well be elevated to 6 (pandemic level) before the weekend at this rate