Flu Outbreak Declared a Pandemic »
Posted By orndorffter 5 months ago in NewsThe World Health Organization held an emergency swine flu meeting Thursday and was likely to declare the first flu pandemic in 41 years as infections climbed in the United States, Europe, Australia, South America and elsewhere.
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tadair9195 months ago
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"The agency has stressed that most cases are mild and require no treatment"
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gee. pandemic of a mild flu that doesn't require treatment. run for the hills, folks. wait, you mean my immune system will fight it off? wow, what a concept.-
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bluetexasvalley5 months ago
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"wait, you mean my immune system will fight it off?"
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Well, yeah, with a little help from extra-strength aspirin for the fever, cough syrup for the cough and antihistamine/decongestant for the runny nose. Just make sure you start on the medications early, or you'll wind up having to see a doctor.
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nickverrok5 months ago
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From the Article: "Ordinary flu kills about 250,000 to 500,000 people each year."
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And how many people have died from Swine flu so far? About a hundred? I just don't understand the fearmongering going on. It's one thing to be prepared, but every time I turn around it's "Somebody has a suspected case of swine flu, run for the hills!" -
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fiftynine5 months ago
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Apparently what you don't understand is that this flu can very easily mutate from the mild strain we now see to a raging killer in very short amount of time.
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They are doing a very good job in following all new cases (something they need to do so they can see if it is mutating),and keeping people informed.
So what fear mongering are you talking about ? I don't see it..I think only those on the right that are trying to politicize this are really the only ones that do..
There is a huge difference in fear mongering and keeping people informed about what has the potential to kill you and your loved ones..I prefer they err on the keeping everyone informed side.-
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tadair9195 months ago
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wrong. you are not erring on the informed side, you are erring on the establishment lemming side. you are acting like an obedient mouthpiece for fear mongering and other MSM duties.
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The chances of the flu mutating into some raging killer is akin to believing that the cold may one day mutate into air-born HIV.
this is an op designed to convince you that your body is not capable of fending for itself, and that the government must come to your help to guarantee your survival.
the meme is that you are powerless to the terrible world around you, and you must seek the help of something outside of yourself. and based on the fact that you constantly rest your entire faith on whatever the official headline says, then i'd say it's working pretty well.
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orndorffter5 months ago
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TheRealizer I have to admit the the drug companys are making a lot of money from this, but we are talking about the lifes of people, it can kill a person mostly the elderly and the young and those who amune system is down, people with heart problems, lung problems, many more if you can catch a cold easy then you can catch tis flu.
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alakazam5 months ago
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The thing is ...you could catch a form of flu that's even worse at any time.
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It's the Flu...it either kills you or it doesn't.
It's just what it is. It's not worth living in fear of, not in any case.
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"I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain."
-The Bene Gesserit Litany against Fear.
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Chin up, my Friend. It's always dark until the sun comes up.
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nostalgia5 months ago
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It's far too early to know how severe this will be - flu season has really only started in the southern hemisphere
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Plus there is no guarantee that by the time our flu season begins again next winter the virus won't have undergone a significant mutation and be more virulent
We only had swine flu in this country in the 1970's and the outbreak was at Ft Dix in NJ
That means that many people in the US have NO acquired immunity since they have never been exposed to the virus
For those who keep insisting this is fear mongering, I'd have to ask why are YOU so afraid of becoming informed?
Being informed about a subject alleviates unfounded fear
Staying ignorant about the subject will cause a panic if a severe outbreak develops-
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fsev415 months ago
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It's almost like this was Friday the 13th instead of the 12th. I had to give Nostalgia a pos.
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I would add to that comment that those who are decrying this as fear mongering would be the same who would scream "They knew about this for six months and didn't warn us" if things suddenly went south and more people started dying.
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