Russian flu, Asian flu. bird flu, wine flu...what's next?

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Three cases? Shut. Down. EVERYTHING.

If you look closely you can see the start of an epidemic.

And the muppets are out promoting their new movie. Coincidence?

Cops are contagious?

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The vaccine makers must need that yearly bonus.

The headline sounds more like the sheep flu. Ewe'll get over it.

All kidding aside, you really don't want it. I had it and it was a week of suckage.

Not scared. I'll get the swine flu when pigs fly.

TheGreatGazoo: All kidding aside, you really don't want it. I had it and it was a week of suckage.

I read that as a week of sausage.

Sid_6.7: They fixed the headline.

It used to say "swin" instead of "swine".

My crappy joke was going to be "is that like the swan flu, but in the present tense?"

But as usual the powers-that-be of Fark have ruined everything.



Tell me more, swhiner.

TheGreatGazoo: All kidding aside, you really don't want it. I had it and it was a week of suckage.

A week? I had it for over a month. Then I died.

/No, seriously, it sucks.

I'm having a hard time being cavalier about a flu strain that once killed 50 to 100 million people (new window). Yeah, as with most things, we'll probably be fine. However, this situation has kind of a bad "worst-case scenario" attached to it.

There are two possible outcomes:

Preventative measures aren't enough, lots of people get sick, and everyone goes "What the crap CDC, why didn't you do more?"

Or

Preventative measures work, not many people get sick, and everyone goes "What the crap CDC, this was overblown, you're full of it."

I like that they included a pic in the article of what the new swine flu looks like. That way I can keep an eye out for it.

Dafatone: There are two possible outcomes:

Preventative measures aren't enough, lots of people get sick, and everyone goes "What the crap CDC, why didn't you do more?"

Or

Preventative measures work, not many people get sick, and everyone goes "What the crap CDC, this was overblown, you're full of it."


Maybe one is responding to an occurring situation and the other is trying to do something about something that may or may not occur. And in effect make profits for pharmaceutical corporations.

You can't blame the CDC for the outbreak of a disease. Or the prevention of it. That's ludicrous. They are a response unit. Supposed to be. Added the "and prevention" thing later. But without powers of prophecy....good luck with that.

[rant] and why the hell should I pay the pharm companies to do R&D when every other manufacturer has to do it on their own and then charge for it when only they succeed? dang-plummed commies [/rant]

Sweet. We just watched CARRIERS last night.

I think I'm ready.

Rich Cream: then charge for it when only only when they succeed?

the commies did that
/really

TheGreatGazoo: All kidding aside, you really don't want it. I had it and it was a week of suckage.

This. I had it last year... it is worse than the regular flu. It knocks you off your feet for a week, but even when you're "better" for another week you still feel absolutely drained/exhausted.

Went through the swine flu (Got to experience the new sensation that was rocking the nation), and it sucked. Thankfully, post-swine flu, I laughed at all those who contracted it in my wake.

Of course, fat lot of good it does getting immunity to that generation of swine flu, when the next one will lay waste to my immune system come February.

Time to move to pigless Egypt, where this shouldn't be a problem.

Let it be the chlorine in the gene pool. Bonus: Just like the Black Death it'll be just the thing to stimulate the economy!

/Not really worth it.

PsyLord: TheGreatGazoo: All kidding aside, you really don't want it. I had it and it was a week of suckage.

I read that as a week of sausage.

Swine Flu? I never sausage a pandemic.

The real fun part is if you have any medical conditions that have gone into remission or whatever - guess what - they're backkkk.

EVERYBODY PAN IT!

I missed my mother's funeral because I had the swine flu and it left me deaf in one ear.

Cue the antivaxxers saying it's all a big pharma conspiracy.

Porker, eh? Swine.

BronyMedic:
Good Sir, might I ask what brand of tin foil you recommend for wrapping leftovers and keeping the gubament out of your teeth?


I's all made out of aluminum now.
/damn commies

Talon: TheGreatGazoo: All kidding aside, you really don't want it. I had it and it was a week of suckage.

This. I had it last year... it is worse than the regular flu. It knocks you off your feet for a week, but even when you're "better" for another week you still feel absolutely drained/exhausted.


This and that. Mine lasted two full weeks with a slight break in the fever sometime in the middle. I cracked a rib from coughing and when I caught a cold a week later, every sneeze felt like I was being stabbed.

This Face Left Blank: I'm having a hard time being cavalier about a flu strain that once killed 50 to 100 million people (new window). Yeah, as with most things, we'll probably be fine. However, this situation has kind of a bad "worst-case scenario" attached to it.

Not this shiat again. Look I know you're going to find this astounding but we've upgraded our infrastructure and health care just a tad since the early 1900's.

You know things like indoor plumbing being readily available so you can wash your hands, anti-viral medicines, vaccinations, full belief in the germ theory of disease.

You're talking about an epidemic that happened when there was a buy in to eating Corn Flakes to stop from beating off. Think about that for just a little bit. People got sick in the 1920's they might go "out to the country for some air".

Dafatone: There are two possible outcomes:

Preventative measures aren't enough, lots of people get sick, and everyone goes "What the crap CDC, why didn't you do more?"

Or

Preventative measures work, not many people get sick, and everyone goes "What the crap CDC, this was overblown, you're full of it."

This. I really think it's unfair (and incorrect) to scream about how the WHO and CDC exaggerated the last Swine Flu pandemic event. Things actually worked properly likely because of the steps taken and awareness raised by the CDC and WHO. Of course, if this last one had killed millions, I'm sure you'd find some people saying the WHO and CDC should be de-funded because they're worthless.

I think we all know that another mega-outbreak of a highly-virulent event is going to happen, it's just unknown when it's going to happen.

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If you look closely you can see the start of an epidemic.

I know, I know, because capitalism = evil. Meanwhile, hordes of unwashed hippies are sleeping in their filth for going on months now, but never mind them, they're noble freedom fighters, amiright?

Dirty smelly hippies aren't that major a vector because the smell keeps non-dirty hippies away.

Sod this for a lark. I'm off to Madagascar while the ports are still open.

I don't care. I have my flu shot, which this year includes H1N1.
Bring it on...

Swine flu? Originating in IOWA?




Behold the Rath of God.

Mmmmmm, bacon lung........