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| Thread ID: 100661 | 2009-06-16 00:25:00 | Let's have a Swine Flu party! | forrest44 (754) | PC World Chat |
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| 782656 | 2009-06-16 20:52:00 | The last time this happened, Spanish Flu from Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org "Several Pacific island territories were particularly hard-hit. The pandemic reached them from New Zealand, which was too slow to implement measures to prevent ships carrying the flu from leaving its ports. From New Zealand the flu reached Tonga (killing 8% of the population), Nauru (16%) and Fiji (5%, 9000 people). Worst affected was Western Samoa, a territory then under New Zealand military administration. A crippling 90% of the population was infected; 30% of adult men, 22% of adult women and 10% of children were killed. By contrast, the flu was kept away from American Samoa by a commander who imposed a blockade.[44] The mortality rate in New Zealand itself was 5%" |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 782657 | 2009-06-16 21:44:00 | The e-mail says you still have to sit for the exam at the place you are quarantined Damn! I just read it too! |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 782658 | 2009-06-16 22:05:00 | Damn! I just read it too! And no aegrotat! |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 782659 | 2009-06-17 00:27:00 | What's Camel flu? R2's idea of Camel Toe. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 782660 | 2009-06-17 04:14:00 | I am just wondering about the NZ health departments handling of this. Apparently there are only 1.2 million does of tamiflu, yet they are expecting at least half the population to get it, as it is far more contegous than normal flu. I have noted that some media outlets are wrongly reporting that there are 4 million does of tamiflu, which isn't correct. Yet the NZ health department are giving awaythe tamiflu to people who may have been in contact with someone with swine flu, and doesn't yet have it. Now they are getting swamped by phone calls, as it is now in the community and people are panicking. This means that in a few weeks time all the tamiflu stocks will have been distributed, and people who actually contract the disease will not be able to get it. | robbyp (2751) | ||
| 782661 | 2009-06-17 04:26:00 | I woke up Sunday morning with a sore throat. That went away Sunday afternoon (Before drinking, I might add). Went to work Monday, developed this annoying tickle in the throat that made you want to cough. Monday evening, Nose started running faster than Pharlap ever did. Decided to stay home yesterday, not as bad today. A little bit of a cough, nose is almost back to normal. No aches at all, maybe a bit of a fever. I'm going off the assumption that swine flu tried to get me, but figured I was too pig headed. |
the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 782662 | 2009-06-17 04:29:00 | From here (www.bloomberg.com) Q: Is there a vaccine against the swine flu that’s now spreading? A: Flu vaccines generally contain a dead or weakened form of a circulating virus. The vaccine prepares the body’s immune system to fend off a true infection. For the vaccine to work, it must match the circulating, “wild-type” virus relatively closely. There is no vaccine currently that exactly matches the swine flu. The seasonal flu vaccine isn’t effective against swine flu, said Richard Besser, acting head of the CDC. Vaccine makers have contacted the World Health Organization about obtaining samples of the virus needed to make a vaccine. Making flu vaccine can take three to six months. No decision has been made to order a vaccine against swine flu, Besser said. Q: Are there drugs that treat swine flu? A: Yes. Roche Holding AG’s Tamiflu and GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s Relenza both react against swine flu. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has released 25 percent of its stockpile of Tamiflu and Relenza, according to Secretary Janet Napolitano. Flu viruses sometimes develop resistance to antiviral drugs. The human form of H1N1 seasonal flu that’s currently circulating is resistant to Roche’s Tamiflu (not Relenza). If the two viruses were to exchange genes, the swine flu might become resistant, too. The drugs should be administered within the first 48 hours of the onset of symptoms, according to the CDC. Tamiflu and Relenza may also help prevent swine flu in people who have been exposed to someone who was sick. |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 782663 | 2009-06-17 04:35:00 | And I should point out that Wigram Brewery's Honey Ale helps nicely.:clap | the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 782664 | 2009-06-17 04:44:00 | These graphs (1 (graphjam.com) 2 (graphjam.com) 3 (graphjam.com) 4 (graphjam.com)) put it into perspective quite nicely, although some of them are bit old now. When we get confirmed deathes here in NZ, then I'll worry about it. |
ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 782665 | 2009-06-17 04:51:00 | Tamiflu and Relenza may also help prevent swine flu in people who have been exposed to someone who was sick. That is where I think the NZ ministry of health has got it wrong. Just becuase you are exposed to someone who has got swine flu, eg being the the same room as them, doesn't mean that you will get it. Giving those people tamiflu to someone who has a possibility of a chance of developing it, is a waste of the dose in my opinion, as they many only have a 10% chance of getting it. It would be better to give it to them, if they actually develop it. In a few months time, as it spreads throughjout the community, the odds of your average person developing it in the communcity will be 50% or higher, so I would think it would be better to hold onto the doses for people who actually get it. Chemists are only giving it to people who have got the flu, and not as a preventive measure. I really do wonder about the planning that has gone into this, I mean what happens in 2 months time when there is no tamiflu left, and the virus is rampant and mutating to the second level. This is what happened in 1918 when they also initially had a mild flu, which mutated into a killer? |
robbyp (2751) | ||
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