Author Topic: Deadly new flu virus in US and Mexico may go pandemic (Read 10209 times)

Amarghetta · « **on:** April 27, 2009, 08:17:12 AM »

A novel flu virus has struck hundreds of people in Mexico, and at least 18 have died. It has also infected 20 people in five states in the US, and appears able to spread readily from human to human. The US has declared a public health emergency, and the World Health Organization is holding emergency meetings to decide whether to declare the possible onset of a flu pandemic.

kosu · « **Reply #1 on:** April 27, 2009, 08:29:18 AM »

yeah, it's bad ....

WASHINGTON – The world's governments raced to avoid both a pandemic and global hysteria Sunday as more possible swine flu cases surfaced from Canada to New Zealand and the United States declared a public health emergency. "It's not a time to panic," the White House said.

Late Sunday, Mexico's health secretary raised the number of suspected deaths in that country to 103, and the number of cases to more than 1,600.

Mugen · « **Reply #2 on:** April 27, 2009, 08:33:50 AM »

shit, us north americans are doomed

kosu · « **Reply #3 on:** April 27, 2009, 08:49:23 AM »

yeah ... and I live in NYC .... one of the cities ....

I'm gonna stay home and postwhore lol

Mugen · « **Reply #4 on:** April 27, 2009, 08:56:10 AM »

i work in a hospital too. double whammy

kosu · « **Reply #5 on:** April 27, 2009, 09:01:31 AM »

shit dude

shadowstar · « **Reply #6 on:** April 27, 2009, 09:10:56 AM »

Mom told me to stop kissing people for now when I greet them

kiikoi · « **Reply #7 on:** April 27, 2009, 10:30:03 AM »

there was one mexican guy from the airport this afternoon that can't go out the airport because the guards were skeptic if he has the flu LOL the guy just outran the guards and catch a taxi before he was caught LOLOLOL

but srsly WHO should act now *achooo*

kosu · « **Reply #8 on:** April 27, 2009, 11:07:03 AM »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_swine_flu_outbreak
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_swine_flu_outbreak_in_Mexico
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_swine_flu_outbreak_in_the_United_States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_swine_flu_outbreak_in_Canada

damn... it worser than I thought .......

Quote from: shadowstar on April 27, 2009, 09:10:56 AM

Mom told me to stop kissing people for now when I greet them

lol I wanna meet you someday

lol

THUNDERDUCK · « **Reply #9 on:** April 27, 2009, 03:20:55 PM »

San Antonio was hit. Damn. Better call my mom and ask her how she is.

sh15uya · « **Reply #10 on:** April 27, 2009, 04:14:15 PM »

the 4 french cases are officially negative.

Tuffty · « **Reply #11 on:** April 27, 2009, 08:08:21 PM »

I don't know what to make of it cause I'm hearing conflicting reports left right and centre. "Oh there's no need to panic." is offset by another expert claiming "They can see it becoming much worse than the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918". Or hearing that the virus can't be transmitted through human contact but if you're near someone who sneezes you're already a goner.

Governments seem to be cracking down on this very quickly, but there's nothing the media loves more than a potential globe sweeping plague of biblical proportions to sell some papers. Seriously though, for anyone living in the hot-zone areas, just keep it safe and look out for yourselves.

iacus · « **Reply #12 on:** April 27, 2009, 08:51:22 PM »

Quote from: THUNDERDUCK on April 27, 2009, 03:20:55 PM

San Antonio was hit. Damn. Better call my mom and ask her how she is.

There's nothing in San Antonio, it's all down south in Guadalupe county. It'll be here soon enough.

Refer to: Map of all known swine flu cases so far.

ichijoujirena · « **Reply #13 on:** April 27, 2009, 09:30:16 PM »

Quote from: iacus on April 27, 2009, 08:51:22 PM

Quote from: THUNDERDUCK on April 27, 2009, 03:20:55 PM
San Antonio was hit. Damn. Better call my mom and ask her how she is.

There's nothing in San Antonio, it's all down south in Guadalupe county. It'll be here soon enough.

Guadalupe County is northeast of San Antonio. The first two cases in Texas were two high school boys in Schertz, which is like a suburb of San Antonio, not very far at all.

iacus · « **Reply #14 on:** April 27, 2009, 10:11:10 PM »

You're totally right. Weird that google maps has got it so wrong.

ichijoujirena · « **Reply #15 on:** April 27, 2009, 11:10:38 PM »

Yeah, the markers seem to be all over the place.

Pinkosa · « **Reply #16 on:** April 28, 2009, 12:22:37 AM »

This is baaaaad. I already got my classes cancelled until May 6th. I'm quite scared you know, my family lives in Mexico City and I hope Cancun doesn't gets hit anytime soon.

Must take care of the pinko family~

kosu · « **Reply #17 on:** April 28, 2009, 12:38:27 AM »

holy shit ......

shadowstar · « **Reply #18 on:** April 28, 2009, 06:20:23 AM »

Honestly, I'm kind of freaked at the moment.

I'm hoping and hoping that it doesn't reach here.

tru_harmony · « **Reply #19 on:** April 28, 2009, 06:48:26 AM »

the major airport here has set up thermo-scanners to check incoming flights for sick people...

i hope that the virus stops spreading and all the people who got sick will get better...