Swine Flu Set To Be Declared A Pandemic

[GommeInc]

I'd laugh if it evolves and turns into some deadly virus and all the people in this thread who currently think nothing of the virus catch the evolved form of it and die

There are so many problems with this. Do you fear everything then? Because people can die from absolutely anything, and what you said makes it seem like you're the sort to suffer extreme paranoia over everything because of the threat of death. Do you laugh at car crashes? Laugh at the common cold or find it harmless??

People are laughing at the Swine Flu virus because it is proving to be a joke, until anything serious happens, it shall remain that way.

[cocaine]

no but does the common cold require you getting hospital/GP treatment everytime which includes a vaccine whilst being isolated from others?

thats not the point
the definition of a pandemic is "an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world "

regardless of how deadly it may be, the common cold still should attain a pandemic status.

[Dan2nd]

I am seriously not trying to be stupid here but does that mean AIDs is a pandemic?

I'd laugh if it evolves and turns into some deadly virus and all the people in this thread who currently think nothing of the virus catch the evolved form of it and die

oh yeah well I hope for laughing at those people you catch the next strain which will involve serious itching in unconfortable areas!

[GommeInc]

I am seriously not trying to be stupid here but does that mean AIDs is a pandemic?

No, because it doesn't spread that easily and not many people have it around the world to call it a pandemic There's ways to prevent it, while with flus and other viruses, they tend to be easy to catch and preventions don't always work or stop all symptons.

(thinks that's the reasoning behind it).

[efq]

The NHS and A&E departments have just admitted that they cannot cope with the amount of people with the flu. So if you feel ill just stay at home and don't bother going anyway. Check the website to diagnose yourself with the flu. Call your family doctor to come to you. Hospitals said they will no longer be doing the lab tests because of the strain of work put on the NHS, so your local practice will do it.

The Autumn and Winter will cause chaos for everybody (not just flu sufferers) as Doctors, Nurses and NHS staff are expected be out because of the flu.

[Plank]

Cases increase by nearly 20% in one day! They have 'abandoned' containing the virus, which is why most schools aren't closing any more. The virus is still mild though. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8121292.stm

On the plus side, there will be enough vaccine doses for double the UK population.

[Chippiewill]

Pfft, if seasonal flu is more dangerous then why on earth do they big it up so much....

'Oh my gosh, oh my gosh it's going to give us the sniffles!'

[Plank]

It's weird how much this is spreading, considering it is summer now. Maybe the heatwave next week will slow it down a bit.

Pfft, if seasonal flu is more dangerous then why on earth do they big it up so much....

'Oh my gosh, oh my gosh it's going to give us the sniffles!'

To be fair, the media have gotten better at this now. They pretty much always say that it is a very mild illness, and recently it has been one of those 'and finally...' stories at the end of the news.

[Chippiewill]

To be fair, the media have gotten better at this now. They pretty much always say that it is a very mild illness, and recently it has been one of those 'and finally...' stories at the end of the news.

They should have said a month a go:

'Oh wait, Swine Flu is nothing to be worried about at all ever we will shut up about it from now on except for occasional milestones and serious outbreaks'