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Swine Flu, and why I don't care about it

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Do you care about swine flu?  I sure don't! I'm not planning on travelling to Mexico, my immune system is pretty top notch because I don't use these 'kills all bacteria' cleaners in my home, and I still will quite happily eat pork and be near pigs.

I saw someone in Boots the other day buying a face mask, telling the cashier that she was travelling to Spain.  Is it me, or are people just getting a bit paranoid around here?

Swine flu just does not scare me in the slightest...

Swine Flu just a scare? Swine flu just does not scare me in the slightest, and it shouldn't scare you either.  If everyone stopped worrying about their kids getting a bit mucky, and stopped using these 'kills 99.99% of bacteria because the cold virus is deadly' style soaps and cleansers, we'd all have much better immune systems.

Bird flu sort of fizzled out without any major consequences, we haven't had a terrorist attack for a while, and people just don't seem to care about obesity.  So let's all be scared by swine flu!  Bear in mind that in many cases it's about as deadly as regular flu, but we don't pay too much attention to that because it's not associated with an animal.

People need to grow up and stop pushing the panic button when it comes to infectious diseases.  I had a landlord who wouldn't let me have a snake because his wife reckoned her kids would get salmonella from being in the same building.  Absolutely ridiculous!

I really wish people would just shut up and get on with it.  Does anyone even remember Asiatic Flu anymore?  Hell, even MRSA doesn't get the headlines and media attention it used to.  Of course we also have C.Diff now.  These pandemics and epidemics all blow over eventually.  Show me something like Smallpox, and I'll start caring.

By: Tallulah


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Fed up Pedestrian

Fed up Pedestrian

Hairy fairy

Until the early twentieth century between a quarter and a half of children died of contagious diseases before their tenth birthdays. The rich did rather better but many families still lost children to these diseases.

Europeans took these diseases with them when they invaded the Americas and millions of native people died of them.
24/08/13 Fed up Pedestrian
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Anon

Anon

Spanish flu actually originated in Mexico. The misnomer was thought to be due to an anti-retro typeB virus which was carried by Spanish pigeons. The pigeons carried the viral mite in their crops and bellies, and it was spread to humans (cross-species) by the pidgeons incessant vomiting. The animals were not made ill by the microbes, the vomiting is a part of their normal digestion proccess. To make matters worse, this was just before the national health service came into being and the hapless sufferers were treated (or not) via a cruel triage nurse.
24/08/13 Anon
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grumpyoldwoman

grumpyoldwoman

Hairyfairy, have you heard of Spanish Flu? It was a pandemic (worldwide) just after WW1 and killed between 50 and 100 million people in just under 2 years, mostly healthy young adults.

Most of them would never have got as far as hospital.
24/08/13 grumpyoldwoman
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hairyfairy

hairyfairy

It seems to me that people have much weaker immune systems nowadays, I mean sure, people got sick with flu & stomach bugs in the past, but you didn`t hear of people ending up in hospital with dehydration because they were throwing up non-stop for 24 or 36 hours with norovirus. If the media is to be believed wer`e all in grave danger of being wiped out by one virus or another, or is all this just media scare stories?
24/08/13 hairyfairy
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Carrot

Carrot

I don't really care what kind of flu I have but I have felt rough since last Monday and instead of getting better I seem to be feeling worse. I suppose sore throat, chills, cough, sinuses blocked so badly I am thinking of calling out Dyno Rod and feeling weak as a kitten are all part of the nature of the beast and will go eventually.

What is worrying me a little bit is that the last two days my eyes are watering like crazy, are bloodshot and I wake up with them gummed up with yellow stuff. Is this part of some virus that is going around or just me? Has anyone else had this symptom?
07/03/11 Carrot
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DSG

DSG

Ahh...swine flu. Another attempt to scare and coerce the population into submission.
27/11/10 DSG
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Rubber johnny.

Rubber johnny.

5000 people dead worldwide from swine flu, and everyone wants to wear a mask.

5 million people dead or dying from AIDS and no one wants to wear a condom.
16/01/10 Rubber johnny.
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nottheonestolistento

nottheonestolistento

HPV........you will be vaccinated at your school or if youve left school you will be called to your local medical centre.........(grins)........(CUT).....does my bum look big in this? (this advert will make all the girls do as they are told when its needle time.......good old NLP....) .....(----2 years later)....squirrel Flu, get she shot or your brain might melt....
10/11/09 nottheonestolistento
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feckless wreck

feckless wreck

Well I wouldn't be so worried about it either.. if the people in the street knew how to cover their mouths when they coughed or sneezed! Or just stayed at home when they were sick???
I rest my case.
09/11/09 feckless wreck
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grumppyoldwoman

grumppyoldwoman

It seems that there is nothing new about the swine flu. Go to youtube and tap in "1976 swine flu propaganda".
29/08/09 grumppyoldwoman
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A

A

During the swine flu epidemic I thought that I would phone up to make an appointment to see the asthma nurse for my regular six month check up, to avoid getting into contact with sneezy people. I can't get through, they've been engaged all morning. Now I'm going to have to risk comming into contact with someone with the flu and get sick! why can't they have an answer machine and call you back...?
04/08/09 A
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Mr Hicks

Mr Hicks

I have just seen the news and it appears the government helplines have been overwhelmed.The government says it is "surprised" by the level of concern.WAKE UP!!! people,swine-flu is nothing more than a High Level masonic inspired money-making conspiracy.If you Have the sniffles or are feeling run down with flu-type symptoms there is a 99.999% statistical probability it is a bog standard cold or flu virus
23/07/09 Mr Hicks
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grimpyoldwoman

grimpyoldwoman

Swine flu?swine flu?i Know the cause of swine flu,MEN thats who,their all swines,are"nt They?All a load of pigs!!!!!
23/07/09 grimpyoldwoman
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Tallulah

Tallulah

Wahey! I have the Swine Flu! I'm getting two weeks paid off work, and all I've got is a bad cold! It only bothers me because I can't taste food as well with this blocked up nose. I think i'm going to spend this weekend watching all my mafia movies back to back. And I get payed for it.
23/07/09 Tallulah
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Mr Hicks

Mr Hicks

The reason people are panicking over the swine flu is because the capitalist pigs at the top of the pyramid stand to make billions from selling tamiflu and the vaccine.Novavax have already produced 600 million vaccines to be sold at twenty dollars each,They are working around the clock to produce even more.Now the same capitalist criminals who are running the swine-flu scam also own and control all of the newspapers and it is these same newspapers that are fuelling the masses panic.Go to youtube and tap in "swine-flu conspiracy"
22/07/09 Mr Hicks
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