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Professor Tarantula
Hedion University
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Posted - 2009.09.10 18:13:00 -
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Keep in mind they only mention one 'doctor confirmed' case. The rest could be people who confirmed they have flu symptoms on the forum and weren't tested at all.
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Professor Tarantula
Hedion University
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Posted - 2009.09.10 19:00:00 -
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 Originally by: Jarna
It's technically called H1N1.
It is "dangerous" because there IS no vaccine for it, however it is also reported that only people 25 and under are the most vulnerable to it. It's assumed that this virus is making its rounds again because there is finally enough people without an immunity to it to make it visible. Reportedly, older people don't have as much an issue with. The normal flu kills 34,000 people a year, and this one has the same potential just like any other flu.
The normal flu that kills people all the time is actually a few hundred or even thousand different flu's, and the swine flu could be included as one of those. But yes, there is no vaccine for the common cold aka: influenza virus, but that doesn't mean it's dangerous. It still has a 99.98% survival rate.
Originally by: Jarna
"Slower" because of the aforementioned reason; it mostly affects 25 and younger.
Be wary of what you hear from the WHO. They are clearly trying to scare everyone, and doing nothing to calm people, like you'd expect. They also include 'probable' cases in final infection rates to make the numbers larger, which is bad science no matter how you look at it. And i find it unusual they seem to know everything that's going to happen before it does. There's many other virus possibilities which pose the same or more of a threat. If they truly can predict which strains are going to mutate into more deadly variants and which ones aren't they deserve nobel prizes, because that's considered impossible.
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Professor Tarantula
Hedion University
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Posted - 2009.09.10 20:09:00 -
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Originally by: B1FF
Originally by: Professor Tarantula
But yes, there is no vaccine for the common cold aka: influenza virus
I revoke your title and your corp affiliation. You sir are completely wrong.
The common cold AKA the rhinopharyngitis virus is completely and utterly different than the influenza virus.
You just blew my mind. I was absolutely certain the flu was synonymous with the common cold, when in fact it's just the seasonal cold, apparently. I stand corrected.
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Professor Tarantula
Hedion University
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Posted - 2009.09.10 21:22:00 -
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Originally by: Tippia
Originally by: Kronossan
How can I possibly be an idiot by contracting a highly contagious disease?
By insinuating that you've used an anti-bacterial agent against a virus-borne disease.
Should google Q-fever sometime.
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Professor Tarantula
Hedion University
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Posted - 2009.09.10 23:44:00 -
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Originally by: Catherine Frasier
Treating either one with antibiotics would be pointless
Have you even tried to treat a chimney with antibiotics or do you always just blindly assume such things?
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