We're all going to die (AKA Flu thread) MERGED

Jack Sheehan

b28 wrote: »

I'm getting kindof worried now. I mean I have people in my family who have a weakened immune system! and an elderly granny still!!
I hope it doesn't get here!

Well it normally kills young adults with strong immune systems (Cytokine Storm) so I wouldnt worry.

BaconZombie

ManBearPig spotted in the wild.

So has there been any update on travel restrictions? Myself and my girlfriend are planning on heading over to New York in June.

wexican

Deleted User wrote: »

So has there been any update on travel restrictions? Myself and my girlfriend are planning on heading over to New York in June.

No travel restrictions yet, the Irish authorities are just advising people not to travel to affected areas unless it's absolutely necessary to do so.

Unless it gets extremely serious I doubt we'll see any concrete travel restrictions.

Chardee MacDennis

EU are advising to avoid unnecessary travel to Mexico and the US

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/09/200

crosstownk

Televisa now reporting 149 deaths from the virus........

Local-womanizer

I blame the Celtic Tiger and all the people going on Holidays:mad:

ician

rte.ie says " Swine Flu: Four Irish samples tested"

Chardee MacDennis

ician wrote: »

rte.ie says " Swine Flu: Four Irish samples tested"

we know rtf thread please...

ician

BastardPrince wrote: »

we know rtf thread please...

orly
Didn't see it anywhere else in this thread?

Chardee MacDennis

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

Its just shown up on RTE:

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0427/swineflu.html

Although the headline was this "Swine flu: Four Irish samples tested " and now is Swine flu cases confirmed in Scotland.

ician wrote: »

orly
Didn't see it anywhere else in this thread?

orly?

ician

BastardPrince wrote: »

orly?

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dsmythy

ician wrote: »

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Maybe we'll stick with English then.

Sierra Oscar

World Health Organisation have upgraded the pandemic alert from three to four, which means means its experts believe the virus is showing a sustained ability to pass from human to human, and is able to cause community-level outbreaks.

b28

Any update? Is it really something to be concerned about?

skelliser

id say give it another 3 days before we can say if this is gonna turn nasty. the puzzling thing is all the deaths have been in mexico and all the rest have been mild versions.
Could be just the first wave of infections.

we should now by morning if the irish cases are positive. Pray that the arent. the longer we can go without any positives the better.

Conor108

Eh.....maybe

jackdaw

what is the mortality rate of this roughly ?

Madou

b28 wrote: »

Any update? Is it really something to be concerned about?

Naaaah don't worry. Just as it seems everything's lost and we're all f*cked, Will Smith will save the world from the brink of the abyss. He'll probably make some humorous quips about "pigs flying" and the like.

This will all be followed by a stirring speech by Morgan Freeman from the steps of the burnt-out remains of the White House (daughter by his side is optional, dramatic effect says she already snuffed it), and he'll talk about how humans will prevail, blah, blah, blah.

I mean Bill Pullman's career may suffer due to some hammish acting, but he's likely to make a comeback in a dramatic thriller some years later.

Concerned?? Not a chance.

Attention for muddled movie analogies.

galwayrush

No need to panic, our health centres are all Centres Of Excellence.:rolleyes:

rossie1977

jackdaw wrote: »

what is the mortality rate of this roughly ?

too early to know but based on mexicos figures about 7.5% mortality rate

jackdaw

rossie1977 wrote: »

too early to know but based on mexicos figures about 7.5% mortality rate

ouch !!!

a bit too high for comfort...

jackdaw

jackdaw wrote: »

ouch !!!

a bit too high for comfort...

based on mexico figures tho...

everywhere else, it's 0% as far as i know..

MayoForSam

I would think it's too early at this stage to be calculating mortality rate, the Mexican figures may not be very accurate, Mexico City has 21 million people so 150 deaths is not an enormous amount (it is of course for those who have died).

The mild form seen overseas so far may be just the first wave, as the virus spreads there is a chance it could mutate into a more virulent form, then we may be in trouble.

Hope yer allotments are coming along nicely, Richard Corrigan's new show's viewership figures may start to go up .

This whole thing is pretty insane. When was it first reported, does anyone know?

Chardee MacDennis

Deleted User wrote: »

This whole thing is pretty insane. When was it first reported, does anyone know?

you thinking what i am thinking? zombies!!!

nyarlothothep

As far back as late march afaik. The government did nothing.

Chardee MacDennis

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

World Health Organisation have upgraded the pandemic alert from three to four, which means means its experts believe the virus is showing a sustained ability to pass from human to human, and is able to cause community-level outbreaks.

http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/phase/en/index.html

Phase 4 is characterized by verified human-to-human transmission of an animal or human-animal influenza reassortant virus able to cause “community-level outbreaks.” The ability to cause sustained disease outbreaks in a community marks a significant upwards shift in the risk for a pandemic. Any country that suspects or has verified such an event should urgently consult with WHO so that the situation can be jointly assessed and a decision made by the affected country if implementation of a rapid pandemic containment operation is warranted. Phase 4 indicates a significant increase in risk of a pandemic but does not necessarily mean that a pandemic is a forgone conclusion.

Sharpshooter

They have just announced on SKY news that the Foreign Office has advised against all but essential travel to Mexico, which means anyone that was going there on holiday can claim their money back on their insurance.

this is getting really bad.. i was too young to even care about sars but i care about this now.