Two confirmed in UK (merged)

The Master Says...

firekind Wrote:it isnt an accident whats happening. you will notice how contagious it is. you will also be aware that it has been known about for over two weeks and still borders are open and flights are still not being grounded. its not a coincidence that it has just happened to happen at the same time that spring break was in full swing.

Are you saying pig flu was cooked up to kill horny American teenagers? Christ, you'd think the CIA would learn after the fuck-up with AIDS!

the worrying thing is nobody is taking this virus seriously because apparently bird flu and sars was meant to kill us all, but this virus is so easily contracted and is very fast working, which the other two viruses werent, and they didnt spread over different continents. luckily though, it seems to be more potent in hotter environments so we get away with a very nasty cold over here.

No wonder people aren't bothered it was the same with bird flu

time to put a mask on

The Master Says...

jimbo5030 Wrote:the worrying thing is nobody is taking this virus seriously because apparently bird flu and sars was meant to kill us all, but this virus is so easily contracted and is very fast working, which the other two viruses werent, and they didnt spread over different continents. luckily though, it seems to be more potent in hotter environments so we get away with a very nasty cold over here.

Ah, The Master knew there had to be a positive side to our shitty weather!

Seriously though, and speaking for myself, I simply refuse to get caught up in every single media-induced panic attack. That's not to say that I don't believe there's a threat or that we shouldn't take precautions, just that I personally have no control over this issue so I'm not gonna worry about it. After all, I could easily come into contact with all manner of pretty lethal indigenous viruses and bacteria everyday, and if I spent any period of time actually thinking about that I'd probably lock myself away in some Level 4 decontamination facility. A.K.A. my flat.

Oh dear! Yet another media wankfest going on about how we're all doomed! It's been nice knowing you all.

The Master Says...

It doesn't matter in any case. For as noted environmental commentator Frankie Boyle once observed, "I've just noticed we're living on a dying fucking planet!"

Look,it's not like the Sky satellites have fallen out of orbit! It's just a potential pandemic.Everybody calm down!

Dreamlander

DDT43 Wrote:Acording to this

"The number of flu cases under observation in Mexico has reached 1,614. Swine flu was confirmed in 20 of the 152 deaths."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8021827.stm

There is a virus called Ebola. There is a a strain that affects humans, and is transferred via touch, just about one touch will do it and carries a 90% mortality. In short, good night Vienna if some one caught it.

There is a also a further strain, I believe that is air born, but only affects monkeys. Where the human strain to mutate that would be catastrophic.

http://www.espionageinfo.com/De-Eb/Ebola-Virus.html

Were you trying to reassure us???(Lol)
especially as I now have a bit of a sore throat....

PS Are there any vacancies on the Space Station

Think I'll worry more about getting run over

Can't say I'm concerned at the current time. Media as ever need a story to hype up. If you read some of the more detailed info it seems all cases outside of Mexico so far have be mild and easily treated apart from a 23 month-old fatality in the US

Unfortunately for the Mexicans, something else seems to be complicating issues there making the mortality rate higher. The question has to be, is that a local environmental issue or something that could be replicated elsewhere