Swine flu fears prompt Hajj curbs (12 Viewers)

Il Re

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Jan 13, 2005
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i live in south london and there are a lot of people getting swine flu here, i was ill last week with flu like symptoms, i'm not sure if i got swine flu, i didn't go to the doctor, but it seemed to have gone away itself after a week
 

Ford Prefect

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May 28, 2009
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I read the first page, wtf you guys i had more respect for you than this. Swine flu is so fucking stupid, its fatality rates cannot be accuratley measure and that is the generally accepted view of all medical proffessionals. So what if there a 100000 new cases in the UK, a month ago it was predicted by august there would 100000 a day. Its a new virus, there are new virus' every year and as with flu, once you've had your immune system develops immunity to it. So what if millions of people are getting together, they are gonna get it anyway, why not get it sooner, get over it and get on with their lives.
 

Enron

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Oct 11, 2005
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Seriously, dont you worry? Its really weird, that the country that is supposed to be the most prosperous in the world leave their own citizens without such a basic necessity.
Worrying is a waste of time. You just learn to walk things off. Like broken feet.
 
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Jun 25, 2003
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    I read the first page, wtf you guys i had more respect for you than this. Swine flu is so fucking stupid, its fatality rates cannot be accuratley measure and that is the generally accepted view of all medical proffessionals. So what if there a 100000 new cases in the UK, a month ago it was predicted by august there would 100000 a day. Its a new virus, there are new virus' every year and as with flu, once you've had your immune system develops immunity to it. So what if millions of people are getting together, they are gonna get it anyway, why not get it sooner, get over it and get on with their lives.
    That's not the issue man. September is a month in which happens a lot in Belgium. The general consensus is that it's going to hit late August or early September in Belgium. And it's not like every other new influenza virus. Like I've said before, people tend to get sick if they contract this. With the seasonal flu this is not always the case. How many times have you seen a third of your population sick because of the flu? Not that many. So it's early September and life is about to start again in Belgium after a long summer, but everyone is sick. This slows everything down. Add that to an already existing financial crisis and it's a mess. It's not about the pandemic, it's about the bigger picture.
     
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    First death in Belgium. Young healthy woman. So there goes your theory, Nenna :D.

    I still don't think it's a very lethal virus though. Seems to me that the hospital treating her fucked up somehow.
     
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    People dying in hospitals? Pretty poor attempt, Bes :D.
     
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    Seems that a lot of Belgians are getting viral pneumonia. This happens with the normal flu too, but it seems to be slightly heavier. Anyway, it's spreading in Belgium now too, so there's nothing to do but wait. It would be very annoying if I got sick, because I've got exams to do.
     
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    icεmαή;2088918 said:
    So what do they do to cure you if you do get swine flu?
    They give you Tamiflu and they wait.
     

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