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3rd July 2009, 13:20

The UN’s top health official has said the worldwide spread of swine flu is now unstoppable. Are you concerned?

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bricolage

3rd July 2009, 18:19

I'm more concerned about AIDS, Malaria, Diarrhea etc, you know those diseases that have been killing millions of people for years.

politics student

3rd July 2009, 19:22

Its best that swine flu spreads while its almost harmless. Immune systems exist for a reason, best the population has a resistence. At least then if it mutates into something nasty it will be far less deadly.

This containment policy of pumping people with anti viral drugs is just going to speed up the virus becomes resistence to the drugs.

EddieBhoy

3rd July 2009, 19:28

why be world about catching the normal flu? you wouldn't be to worried, and the swine flu is no different.
Once people relise that the better.

redarmyfaction38

3rd July 2009, 21:39

Anarkiwi

3rd July 2009, 22:49

Swine flu,Bird flu,Foot and Mouth,9-11,Y2k
the politics of fear dont scare me one bit

TheFutureOfThePublic

7th July 2009, 23:53

Nah,prob have it already.If I do then tough shit,if not then yay

n0thing

8th July 2009, 00:17

Not really. If I caught it that would be cool.

Chicano Shamrock

8th July 2009, 02:50

It's another reason to hate Mexicans so no.

Misanthrope

8th July 2009, 03:22

I don't want to turn into a pig.. so yes!

Vahanian

8th July 2009, 03:32

nope, i just avoid eating bacon and i try twice as hard to avoid cops

scarletghoul

8th July 2009, 03:33

no why would i be

Module

8th July 2009, 08:10

I might have swine flu already!
Well, I only say that because I have a flu, but I'm in an area with a high concentration of cases, so who knows! Maybe this is it!

Jerolin

8th July 2009, 22:21

This containment policy of pumping people with anti viral drugs is just going to speed up the virus becomes resistence to the drugs.

Not to sound as if I'm "anti-medication" or anything, because I'm not, but I think that our overuse of anti-biotics & anti-virals has been almost as negative as it has been positive.

I'm not blaming anyone really (although maybe I should, I don't know), but I've had drug resistant staph who knows how many times since I was 14.

SoupIsGoodFood

10th July 2009, 01:40

No.

Dust Bunnies

10th July 2009, 01:52

Capitalism is thousands of times more dangerous than swine flu (and very contagious). I am more concerned about the symptoms of Capitalism than the symptoms of swine flu.

Zurdito

10th July 2009, 01:59

why be world about catching the normal flu? you wouldn't be to worried, and the swine flu is no different.
Once people relise that the better.

In Argentina they estimate that 50% of the population could be affected with swine flu this season, as opposed to 20% normally. Probably 98% of these won't even know they had it. However because of it's higher potential contagiousness, even though it is not more deadly than normal flu, it will cause a lot more deaths among the old, the elderly, small kids and pregnant women, because the health facilities are so neglected and not prepared for this kind of increase - there aren't the beds or the medicine in the public sector, and so the sectors who can't afford private treatment will be left to die.

This is a serious issue IMO.

NecroCommie

10th July 2009, 15:26

Only worry about swine flu if you dine with pigs. So no, I do not worry about swine flu.

Magdalen

10th July 2009, 20:38

As a good friend of mine has come down with it, I'm mildly concerned, purely because I don't want the nuisance of having to stay in bed for a few days.

Would this thread not be more appropriate in chit chat?

Pogue

10th July 2009, 20:44

I'm so fucking scared I've got through 10 pairs of udnerwear in a week.