BagOfCrisps 24 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Curious though, while the news seems to be bad there is no hysteria as yet. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 OK it is getting on hysteria now. How's it in Japan? Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Hven't heard a damned thing about it up here in Hokkaido. No more people wearing masks than you'd expect normally. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Hey UK returnees over the next few weeks. Pop quiz. You going to wear a mask on d'plane? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 errr....no. If I get it I get it, its no biggie. Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Not even a cool Jason or Lecter mask? Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I am just getting over 10 horrible days with the flu No not Swine Flu - much worse! It's MAN Flu, you know, the one where you are coughing your guts out all night & hawking up unmentionable sticky gunk. Fellows you know MAN Flu........it's the one where you get absolutely no sympathy from your wife. Link to post Share on other sites
pickled mushhead 0 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 She sounds so cold. Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 She is woman and fortunately does not read this Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Might be worth it - don't want to come back and be sick for a week. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 many more deaths being reported here now. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I didn't wear a mask for my trip. We were in biz and there were empty seats left right and centre. On the way back, a Japanese lady asked for a mask and she wore it. It was a good idea. She wasn't pretty. Tubbs, hope you don't catch anything. But just incase, have you made a will? or at least put your insurance policies on your desk before you leave. Another precaution would be to get whiskies as a mouthwash to make sure the germs don't get in. Have a high blood alcohol count and maintain it. I'm sure the virus won't like alcohol. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Originally Posted By: Mamabear many more deaths being reported here now. Barely any more than what you'd normally expect from the regular flu though. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 True GN. However some are now coming to light WITHOUT the underlying medical conditions as the reason for death. It seems a H1N1 strain swept through in the 50's and early 60's, so those who are 45+ have mostly some immunity, but it is the under 45's at greatest risk. They are also talking excess weight and pregnancy (as separate factors) as risk factors of swine flu complications leading to death. There are a number of otherwise healthy pregnant women on life support here in Aus Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Tamiflu resistance for one here. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Yep MB I guess it all becomes so much scarier when average Joe can die as well rather than just the very old or young or those with underlying medical conditions. Of course statistically you're still probably much more likely to die driving to work in the morning than from this flu but hey we never get too worried about that do we? Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I suppose GN, but you can drive with caution and care, wear a seatbelt and have a car with airbags - all things that reduce your risk. If some infected person coughs all over you there is not a lot you can do.. Doesnt stop me doing what I want to do or going where I want to go, but I do understand why some are concerned. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Hysterical headlines here today as 100,000 people (or 1 in 500) catch it in the last week. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 really? got a bit of a lull in hysteria here in Aus. I woke up with a tickle in my throat and a sniffle - so I am hoping it is nothing. Already had my fair share of illnesses this winter Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 what about fever. You need fever to stand a chance. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 nup no fever. And after a big workout at the gym I feel fine. Here's hoping I can stay that way. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 many masks on the plane pieeater? Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Just dragging an old thread back up but there seems to be a lot of schools around here closing because of this at the moment. Quite a lot of cases. Where you are? Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 They have stopped testing for it here as by the time they get the results back you are over it. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Well getting close to 3000 deaths worldwide since it started in early March. So after about 6 months it's been killing off around 16 or so people a day on the whole planet. When you consider that the normal flu kills close to 100 people a day in the US alone it starts to put in perspective just what a ridiculous beat up this whole thing has been. Link to post Share on other sites
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