Posted on 10/12/2009 7:11:44 AM PDT by Scythian
Obama Flu. I like it. (not the actual illness, but i like the new name.)
Nothing devastating about that map. No one under about 60 has immunity to swine flu (unless you’re like my entire family, who are now immune) and it’s easily spread. Probably 50% of the US population will get swine flu and we’ll have a couple thousand deaths since it’s so mild.
You want a devastating map, try looking one up for traffic fatalities.
BS. Buy into the hype if you want. People with brains won’t.
My doctor says he has not seen a single H1N1 patient that was older than 33.
So how does that compare to flu maps of previous years, taking into account weather conditions (we are a little cooler this year, much to Al Gore’s disappointment)?
It’s the fricking flu. Not like it’s the plaque or something.
Comes every year and goes every year.
Wash your hands, stay away from infected people and stay home if you get sick so you don’t add to the problem, but it is THE FLU, for crying out loud.
What next? Tracking hang nails?
Yes, I know some people die from it. Usually the already sick or infirm. Take precautions but don’t get wrought about it.
It's no more likely that the health gurus in the government would "cook the books" to support their pet legislation than it would be for the press to overwhelmingly support one Presidential candidate over another.
Oh, wait.....
key observation - this map IS for influenza. it does not break out H1N1A SOI (AKA SWINE FLU).
This is only a measure of spread/ virulence AS REPORTED. It does NOT give you any indication of mortality, or relative mortality or mortality by demo/ phenotype, nor does it offer trends or mortality trends.
in other words ... it is not very useful by itself.
BTW, regarding your questions to professionals: google “CDC guidance to clinicians H1N1 flu” and scroll down a bit on that page for guidance to clinicians for specific patient populations— such oncology, OB etc.
“More people die from the regular flu every year than the pig flu.”
Not an accurate statistic. The pig flu is attacking young healthy people. The regular flu kills a lot of old sick people. Granted, the young people who are dying usually have an underlying issue but you cannot compare the two flu’s.
When people get a free pass to extend their sick time, they often consider some of those home projects that haven't been completed, and that could be completed in a day or two if they only had the time to do so. Just sayin'...
That’s a January 2009 map, 9 1/2 months ago.
I got my flu shot last week. That’s right, people. I looked death square in the eye and laughed at it.
HAHAHAHAHAHA(cough).
Thanks for the tip. Now, to risk it or not....I think I’ll risk it. Having cancer just sorta took all the “scared” I have in me, I’m not scared of the flu! We don’t need no steeenking vaccines! :)
That may well be true for some, but I have family members and one co-worker who are VERY ill and are taking weeks to recover.
Wow! An ALL CAPS PANDEMIC! It’s incredible! ALL CAPS posts have never been this bad here before at this time of year! Soon there’ll be corpses in the streets! Get the inoculation, quick! Get the single payer system quick! Save us Obama!
Well I think you’re just making this all up to scare people. You probably work for the government. /sarcasm
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