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filledwithfear1 · 11-05-2009, 09:39 PM

I'm just wondering since my dad might have it, and that means I'll probably get it sooner or later...

nubly · 11-06-2009, 06:39 AM

over a thousand people have died in the US. as long as youre not oinking youre ok.

IcedOver · 11-06-2009, 11:20 AM

I don't believe it's any worse than the regular flu which kills many more people. As far as I know, the only difference is that it seems to be attacking younger people who have healthy immune systems with more frequency.

Duke of Prunes · 11-06-2009, 11:39 AM

It's all hype.

Tau Sin · 11-06-2009, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Duke of Prunes

It's all hype.

Yep

00Athena00 · 11-06-2009, 01:29 PM

He's going to feel very sick for about 4-7 days, but as long as he's keeping fluids and some food down he will be fine. It's when people become dehydrated that they need to be hospitalized.

Swine flu is unusual because people who are not in the typical risk groups are getting sick, but if you are otherwise healthy you are not going to die. It's mostly the very young, very old, or people with poor immune systems who need to be careful.

94hours · 11-06-2009, 01:31 PM

If anyone gets swineflu, go to a clinic right away and try to get tamiflu, cuts the duration in half. I agree that it's more hype driven than anything, regular flu is more dangerous, swine flu is just an annoyance IMO.

Prakas · 11-06-2009, 01:46 PM

Until theres a cure for things like HIV, I think they are going way overboard with it.

toffee · 11-06-2009, 01:47 PM

The media blows everything up... i can't stand it.. this time a few months ago, they were convinced that 1 in 4 would die, and a few yrs ago they said that bird flu would wipe us out...

Great. · 11-06-2009, 02:11 PM

It's just a flu they don't have a vaccine for...it will make you sick for about a week. It is very contagious, you can get it just from breathing the same air as someone with it. At my doctor's office people who might have this are required to wear masks. It's no fun having the flu regardless of what kind of flu it is.

_AJ_ · 11-06-2009, 02:16 PM

those people wearing masks look funny, haha

I hope h1n1 turns everyone into zombies, that would be cool

Neptunus · 11-06-2009, 02:29 PM

All hype.

11-05-2009, 09:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
filledwithfear1 Status: Permanently Banned Join Date: Sep 2009 Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 125	Is swine flu as bad as the news makes it out to be? I'm just wondering since my dad might have it, and that means I'll probably get it sooner or later...

11-06-2009, 11:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
Duke of Prunes Status: A prune isn't a vegetable Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: England Gender: Male Age: 18 Posts: 208	It's all hype. __________________ Goals/progress thread: Last update - Week 2/13-11-09

11-06-2009, 01:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
toffee Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: England Gender: Female Age: 17 Posts: 181	The media blows everything up... i can't stand it.. this time a few months ago, they were convinced that 1 in 4 would die, and a few yrs ago they said that bird flu would wipe us out... __________________ Everywhere i look, you're all i see.. just a fading ****ing reminder of who i used to be.

11-06-2009, 02:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
Great. Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: St Paul, MN Gender: Female Age: 22 Posts: 501	It's just a flu they don't have a vaccine for...it will make you sick for about a week. It is very contagious, you can get it just from breathing the same air as someone with it. At my doctor's office people who might have this are required to wear masks. It's no fun having the flu regardless of what kind of flu it is. __________________ "Put your troubles away till tomorrow.... If you're lucky, someone will break into your house tonight and steal 'em!"

11-06-2009, 02:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
_AJ_ Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 734	those people wearing masks look funny, haha I hope h1n1 turns everyone into zombies, that would be cool __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the decision to act in spite of it.

11-06-2009, 06:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
nubly Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA the greatest and best country in the world!! :) Posts: 7,065	over a thousand people have died in the US. as long as youre not oinking youre ok.

11-06-2009, 11:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
IcedOver Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pittsburgh Gender: Male Age: 33 Posts: 485	I don't believe it's any worse than the regular flu which kills many more people. As far as I know, the only difference is that it seems to be attacking younger people who have healthy immune systems with more frequency.

11-06-2009, 01:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
00Athena00 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Iowa Gender: Female Age: 24 Posts: 86	He's going to feel very sick for about 4-7 days, but as long as he's keeping fluids and some food down he will be fine. It's when people become dehydrated that they need to be hospitalized. Swine flu is unusual because people who are not in the typical risk groups are getting sick, but if you are otherwise healthy you are not going to die. It's mostly the very young, very old, or people with poor immune systems who need to be careful.

11-06-2009, 01:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
94hours Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Michigan Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 49	If anyone gets swineflu, go to a clinic right away and try to get tamiflu, cuts the duration in half. I agree that it's more hype driven than anything, regular flu is more dangerous, swine flu is just an annoyance IMO.

11-06-2009, 01:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
Prakas Status: Failure - Life Sucks Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Delaware Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 434	Until theres a cure for things like HIV, I think they are going way overboard with it.

11-06-2009, 02:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
Neptunus Status: Authenticating Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Gender: Female Posts: 2,841	All hype. __________________ "When I stand before thee at the day's end, thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing." ~Rabindranath Tagore "Being gentle means forgiving yourself when you mess up. We should learn from our mistakes, but we shouldn't beat the tar out of ourselves over them. The past is just that, past. Learn what went wrong and why. Make amends if you need to. Then drop it and move on." ---Sean Covey