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Originally Posted by genuinegirly
K. My buddy in Mexico City is terrified. Between an earthquake and the outbreak of the swine flu, he is done with that city. He's moving back to the US. Apparently there's quite a hysterical fear there among the residents.
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The big question is, are they actually reporting what is really going on there?
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Swine flu leaves Mexican soccer stadiums empty | CharlotteObserver.com
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/8018428.stm
Here are some stories from people in Mexico. It would be interesting to see if the US government/military would be able to control the people like this, or if the people are acting in their own self-preservation and choosing not to travel or congregate around others. Maybe we need this to thin out those people here in the US that don't listen to warnings and protests things the government recommends.
Then again, is it a slow news day and they are hyping up this to have something to talk about? Or will the CDC, WHO and other government and public/private companies be able to stop this before it gets really bad?
Is twitter causing people to repeat the same false news or made up events over and over again? How do you know it is real? How do you know it isn't?
Swine flu: Twitter's power to misinform - By Evgeny Morozov | Net Effect
Should the people start worrying? Are we 8 months too soon, that is my fear, that this will spread slowing around the globe, until temperatures are below 60 outside and airborne transmission becomes much easier. But, then again, the regular flu was bad this year and it didn't reach really high levels here until last month.
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Originally Posted by pan6467
All depends on how well they hold the border.
What I find truly interesting is that Nova Scotia has cases. That means it's probably hitting the shipping, in which case, there won't be a safe area.
What's the incubation period and how easily is it transmitted? I mean if someone carries it for a few days or a week before showing any symptoms, it could be a serious "The Stand" type disease in a matter of months possibly as little as weeks... if the incubation period is a day or 2 and it's transmitted through bodily fluids such as a sneeze or cough, it could be contained and over soon not affecting that many.
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I'm worried about the Virus X type outbreak as well. A virus you get and can transmit to others through the air for 14 to 28 days before coming down with any symptoms, but then you have a high probability of dying would be really bad.
I should probably watch 'The Stand' again. There are some other good movies, but I'm not sure how realistic some of them are.
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Originally Posted by genuinegirly
We're visiting relatives in California the first couple of weekends in May, flying through LAX. We're getting flu shots before we go. We don't want to take any chances. I'm worried about our friend who lives in Mexico City.
Thanks for that link, Pony. It's super handy. Hm. Anyone else find it slightly humorous that Africa has no cases? The continent that is plagued with sweeping epidemic levels of Malaria and AIDS isn't touched by the flu.
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I'm not sure the current flu shot will do anything. I'm sure they are working on trying to come up with a vaccine for next winter right now, but the US got rid of a lot of our vaccine labs (due to lawsuits and not as much profit compared to daily drugs)
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As for me, I am watching it, and I think if there are hundreds or thousands of deaths in the US, I will have to start staying away from people and raise my biohazard level. And if there is a full blown pandemic, I have no problems wearing my bio suit to the grocery store or other places. I do need to stockpile some canned food and drinking water though. And I probably should get some more duct tape, bleach and clear plastic if I need to seal up my windows and make an airlock in the front entryway of my house. Then again, I may be better off moving someplace else, but I'm not sure I have a good 'Into The Wild' type plan anymore to get away from the rioting mobs and violent anarchists.
I wonder if this could be the Captain Trips virus?
Captain Trips - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Evil people start moving toward Vegas. Good people will be found in Colorado.)