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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:06 am
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Sirak Sazen Knight - 5th Degree Joined: 25 Sep 2008 Posts: 5588 Location: The Asylum Swine flue outbreak. Discuss. _________________ "I find it hard. It's hard to find, oh well, whatever, nevermind."

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:19 am
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Darth Splinter Sith Master Joined: 14 Oct 2006 Posts: 2392 Location: In a quiet place... You will not die. /thread _________________ I'm the sensible, tactful, and non Jewish Sam.

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:39 am
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RainaRose Sith Master Joined: 30 Oct 2008 Posts: 1989 Location: Kyle Todd Hawkins But what if you could die? _________________ "If you take [a copy of] the Christian Bible and put it out in the wind and the rain, soon the paper on which the words are printed will disintegrate and the words will be gone. Our bible IS the wind and the rain."

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:40 am
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Rive Caedo Jedi Grand Master Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 8294 Location: Kallibann While I'm often the first to say "stop worrying", this actually does bear a bit of discussion. Specifically because the specific strain of this flu is especially dangerous to young adults (read: most members of this message board). Due to it causing a "Cytokine storm" - which, in layman's terms, means that the stronger your immune system is, the worse it will hit you. Whereas the "normal" seasonal flu has a 1% mortality rate and hits the elderly the hardest, this is closer to 5-10% and hits people in their prime. In 1918 a similar strain killed millions of people. Luckily, we have better tools to fight it now - however we also have much greater travel capabilities. Which is why this is spreading so quickly. So I'm not going to say "stop worrying" - but I will say "don't worry too much yet". Wash your hands more often. Don't go to Mexico (where it's hitting the hardest - for now - they just shut down all of their school and public functions). And if you get these symptoms... Don't got to work/school. It might also be worth staying away from hospitals if you don't have those symptoms or something worse. That's your call. _________________ May The Force Be With Us, Always

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:44 am
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Darth Splinter Sith Master Joined: 14 Oct 2006 Posts: 2392 Location: In a quiet place... I'm not scared. I have had the flu before and I can last another one. Out of all reported cases so far, only one person has been hospitalized. A physician on CNN or something said that most people are coping with it easily with lots of rest and staying home. _________________ I'm the sensible, tactful, and non Jewish Sam.

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:53 am
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RainaRose Sith Master Joined: 30 Oct 2008 Posts: 1989 Location: Kyle Todd Hawkins I'm not as worried about it as I should be. Christopher's immune system is poor, does that mean it will hit him less? _________________ "If you take [a copy of] the Christian Bible and put it out in the wind and the rain, soon the paper on which the words are printed will disintegrate and the words will be gone. Our bible IS the wind and the rain."

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:59 am
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SkywalkerAndVader Senior Jedi Council Member Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 6744 Location: Ban Control Darth Splinter wrote: You will not die. /thread Is that a challenge? The lack of appetite thing for me is a big one, if I don't want to eat, something is terribly wrong. _________________

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:10 am
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Rive Caedo Jedi Grand Master Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 8294 Location: Kallibann RainaRose wrote: I'm not as worried about it as I should be. Christopher's immune system is poor, does that mean it will hit him less? I'm not an expert. It does make it possible that he wouldn't be hit as hard by the cytokine storm effect though. Darth Splinter wrote: I'm not scared. I have had the flu before and I can last another one. Out of all reported cases so far, only one person has been hospitalized. A physician on CNN or something said that most people are coping with it easily with lots of rest and staying home. Absolutely. This isn't Zombie-scale bio-outbreak. But this IS more dangerous than the normal seasonal flu. There's no reason to not wash your hands a bit more than usual. This thing is still nasty and avoiding it is the best thing to do. Don't be scared. Just be cautious. With any luck, we'll get this contained - but that's going to be difficult with global travel. Mexico is getting hit the hardest (20 confirmed deaths, 26 confirmed cases, and thousands of suspected cases). They just shut down their schools and public functions today to try to stop the spread. _________________ May The Force Be With Us, Always

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:42 am
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Journey Jedi Master Joined: 29 May 2006 Posts: 1384 Location: Funky Kingston I have to say, I loved the advice that the American government were giving any visitors to Mexico. "Please stay at least 5 feet away from everyone at all times" Still, it's pretty terrible though, 85 deaths is a lot considering it was only discovered last friday. I wouldn't be worried though, but it's still tragic for the people of Mexico (Considering there is talk of quarantining the entire country). _________________

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:45 am
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Darth Samuel First Hand Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 9128 My immune system = strong. Actually, I'm the only Jewish kid not to have some type of immune system problem.

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:05 am
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Rive Caedo Jedi Grand Master Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 8294 Location: Kallibann Interesting note from Wikipedia (sourced to a "Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 21st Edition"), "Preliminary data from clinical trials involving patients with sepsis-induced ARDS have shown a reduction in organ damage and a trend toward improvement in survival (survival in ARDS is approximately 60%) after administering or upregulating a variety of free radical scavengers (antioxidants)." ARDS being another disease causing cytokine storms in people with strong immune systems. So, if you do get sick, taking some sort of Vitamin C supplement along with eating lots of fruits and vegetables is probably good advice. That's true with most diseases but especially here. _________________ May The Force Be With Us, Always

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:18 am
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Yodafueva me Jedi Master - Veteran Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 3030 Location: Superunknown Darth Samuel wrote: My immune system = strong. Actually, I'm the only Jewish kid not to have some type of immune system problem. Yeah, same here. I don't even have a good diet and go outside to run in the pouring rain in low temperatures, and I rarely get sick. I've only had the flu once, and I got better fairly quickly. As for this swine flu thing, I'm not worried....I've never had any desire to go to Mexico, anyway. _________________

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:48 am
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Lord Embeion Sith Spirit Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 9464 Location: LANDOS HOUSE PARTY I've had the Flu twice. I'm pro on getting sick I can open my window and be sick tomorrow. _________________

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:50 am
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Xander Vos Sith Emperor Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 19752 Location: The Sith Temple Darth Splinter wrote: I'm not scared. I have had the flu before and I can last another one. Out of all reported cases so far, only one person has been hospitalized. A physician on CNN or something said that most people are coping with it easily with lots of rest and staying home. Really? Could have sworn over 200 people have died in Mexico... Reported cases already in NSW.. scary listening to the radio yesterday in the morning when it was first announced as a potential threat but to be alert and not alarmed, to there being diagnosed cases close to home in the arvo! Problem is Rive, I get a runny nose/cough almost daily due to allergies and the like, so it's hard for me to know!! _________________ Time to start again.

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:54 am
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Lord Embeion Sith Spirit Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 9464 Location: LANDOS HOUSE PARTY If you start vomiting your brains out I think its safe to assume that you may be sick. _________________

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