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SWINE FLU GALWAY

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  • 22-07-2009 1:48am
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    traceyde
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭


    I READ TODAY THAT THERE ARE 164 CONFIRMED CASES OF SWINE FLU IN IRELAND, ALSO NOT CONFINED TO ANY PARTICULAR AREA....HAS ANYONE HEARD OR KNOW OF SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED SWINE FLU CASES IN GALWAY CITY OR COUNTY. I AM ONLY ASKING THIS AS I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISKS AND WOULD BE MORE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF CONTAMINATION, AND TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES SHOULD IT BE IN THE GALWAY AREA:confused::eek:


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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    1. stop SHOUTING , it gives me a swine flu headache .
    2. what preventative measures ?? There are none unless they invent a vaccine that works .


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    #3
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    Easy on the caps there, makes it so hard to read. I believe there have been a few cases and cases also were people have been put into quarantine in their homes in case they have been infected.


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    Captain Darling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,542 ✭✭✭Captain Darling


    WHY ARE WE SHOUTING???

    steve_carell_anchorman.jpg


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    #5
    traceyde
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭traceyde


    Serious answers please only....this is a serious matter...re preventative measures i am sure you can minimise you risks


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    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    AHHH-CHOO! (pressing caps lock)


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    traceyde
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭traceyde


    NOT SHOUTING JUST FORGOT TO CLICK OFF THE CAPS!!


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    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    Chill out I have been working in a office in the UK where a number of people have caught it, you won't see me eating tamiflu sandwiches for lunch everyday. They have even given up on containment in the UK at this stage. Sure I am being a little more careful than usual, using hand gels etc. Aside from avoiding the outside world for the next six months what can you do?


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    traceyde
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭traceyde


    was this in the GALWAY area???????


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    starbelgrade
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    I blame the crusties.


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    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    traceyde wrote: »
    was this in the GALWAY area???????
    Don't worry I am at least 400 miles away from you at present :)


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    orestes
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    Captain Darling wrote: »
    WHY ARE WE SHOUTING???

    steve_carell_anchorman.jpg

    LOUD NOISES!


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    po0k
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    traceyde wrote: »
    was this in the GALWAY area???????

    Yeah, but the cryptosporidium has tickened our skin.

    Are you pregnant by any chance?
    If not, stop posting like a loon.


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    Simi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,873 ✭✭✭Simi


    po0k wrote: »
    Yeah, but the cryptosporidium has tickened our skin.

    Are you pregnant by any chance?
    If not, stop posting like a loon.

    Wouldn't worry too much even if you are pregnant. Unless you are severely immunocompromised, you'll be fine.


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    Black_Knight
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    traceyde wrote: »
    PREVENTATIVE MEASURES
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    Stay safe


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    Chuckchuck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46 ✭Chuckchuck


    Hi I live in Galway and have not heard of any cases so no need to worry.....not yet anyway


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    Seaneh
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    TBH, it's not going to kill anyone in Ireland who wouldn;'t have died of normal flu strain so don;t worry unless you are already ill, over 60 or whatever, you'll be grand.


    In 1976 NOBODY in the US died from the swine flu outbreak, 27 people died from the vaccine though!


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    [-0-]
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    Seaneh wrote: »
    TBH, it's not going to kill anyone in Ireland who wouldn;'t have died of normal flu strain so don;t worry unless you are already ill, over 60 or whatever, you'll be grand.


    In 1976 NOBODY in the US died from the swine flu outbreak, 27 people died from the vaccine though!

    Swine flu attacks the young and the healthy. If you are already ill, chances are you will not contract Swine flu. It killed a 6 year old in the UK in one day.


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    Seaneh
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    [-0-] wrote: »
    Swine flu attacks the young and the healthy. If you are already ill, chances are you will not contract Swine flu. It killed a 6 year old in the UK in one day.

    Well we can safely say you don't know what you're talking about because this website seems to agree with me...

    "As with the garden-variety flu, there are some people who are more likely to be severely affected by the swine flu. These people are more likely to get very ill, require hospitalization, and more likely to die.

    People at higher risk have one thing in common. Their bodies are more susceptible to serious complications of the flu, such as pneumonia or even bloodstream infection.That said, most of these people recover just fine from the flu with no serious illness. But it's good for them to take steps to be extra careful in preventing the flu.

    So, who's most at risk?

    1. Children aged 6 months up to their 19th birthday (but the younger the child the higher the risk)
    2. Pregnant women
    3. People 50 years of age and older
    4. People of any age with certain medical conditions, such as heart or lung disease (asthma, COPD, emphysema), diabetes or those with weakened immune systems."


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    GerardKeating
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    Seaneh wrote: »
    TBH, it's not going to kill anyone in Ireland who wouldn;'t have died of normal flu strain so don;t worry unless you are already ill, over 60 or whatever, you'll be grand.


    In 1976 NOBODY in the US died from the swine flu outbreak, 27 people died from the vaccine though!

    Yes, but the problem with these kind of "stats" is that you do not know how many people might have died if they had NOT taken the vaccine...


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    Bobeagleburger
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    We're all gonna die

    http://www.vi-r-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/nuke.jpg


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    biko
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    There has been one case from the West afaik.
    Don't worry OP, the water will kill you before any flu.

    Worried about swine flu? There is one easy way to protect against infection, health experts agree -- handwashing.

    Number one is hand-washing, they say -- a surprisingly effective way to prevent all sorts of diseases, including ordinary influenza and the new and mysterious swine flu virus.

    "Cover your cough or your sneeze, wash your hands frequently," advised Dr. Richard Besser, acting CDC director.

    Influenza can spread in coughs or sneezes, but an increasing body of evidence shows little particles of virus can linger on tabletops, telephones and other surfaces and be transferred via the fingers to the mouth, nose or eyes.

    Alcohol-based gel or foam hand sanitizers work well to destroy viruses and bacteria
    Source: Reuters


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    #23
    Xiney
    Registered Users Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    swine flu is no bigger deal medically than regular flu.

    I'm certain they made such a big deal about it in the US to get peoples' minds off the recession.


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    Wompa1
    Registered Users Posts: 8,173 ✭✭✭Wompa1


    GerardKeating wrote: »
    Yes, but the problem with these kind of "stats" is that you do not know how many people might have died if they had NOT taken the vaccine...

    The records blew away in the great swine flu hurricaine


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    Crazi_Monkey21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭Crazi_Monkey21


    preventive measures?
    well you could try not eating pig meats or anything to do with pigs meat.
    and stay away from them ha.
    sorry but thats the best i can think of.
    unless they make a vaccine against it


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    Das Kitty
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    po0k wrote: »
    Are you pregnant by any chance?
    If not, stop posting like a loon.

    Oi!

    Being pregnant is no excuse for posting like a loon.

    OP, get some of the alcohol based hand gel, wash your hands regularly in hot water and soap, stay out of crowded places. It's the same as avoiding any other strain of the flu.


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    Jim Corr 2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭Jim Corr 2


    We are all going to die.. So we are :(


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    alibabba
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    A right load of who-haa

    Swine flu, kangaroo flu, what next

    Tis just germs n bugs, the normal runs of things
    But the WHO love to inflate themselves every now and again, trying to scare the ****e out of the masses just to justify themselves as an entity

    get plenty of fruit n veg into ya, build up yrself with exercise, you'll be grand


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    Das Kitty
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    alibabba wrote: »
    But the WHO love to inflate themselves every now and again, trying to scare the ****e out of the masses just to justify themselves as an entity

    WHO are very careful about what they release and how up to date the information is, it's the media that try to scare people. If you read the WHO reports you will see that pretty much all the major health scares aren't half as scary as Rupert Murdoch and his ilk would have you believe.


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    pleasant Co.
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    traceyde wrote: »
    Serious answers please only....this is a serious matter...re preventative measures i am sure you can minimise you risks

    Serious answer: Why not simply take those "preventative measures" now, before the event, that way you'll be ready when swine flu does hit Galway, rather than waiting until it's already here - because by then you might have contract it before you start your "preventative measures" ;)


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    hoody
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    OP - you really should try not to worry about this flu too much, barring any vaccine that will come out in the next couple of months, it's going to come around, just like normal flu does, and there's not a whole pile we can do about that, you may as well be worrying about the wind.

    Normal, good practice hygiene like using the handgels, washing your hands, using a tissue, etc, should lower your own chances of catching it, but again there's no guarantee. If you do catch it, more likely it'll be a couple of days of feeling miserable and then you'll be right as rain again. And if you do think you have it - ring your GP, he or she will give you all the advice you need. As for cases in the west - if there's 170-odd in the country, then there's bound to be a few of them around here unfortunately! Try not to worry about it - you'll be fine :D


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