[Sticks]

Story culled from the BBC

It was said that in 1918 the first bout of flu was mild and then ignored.

Then it came back and wiped out 40% of the human population later in that year.

We have had one healthy six year old killed by it and now a health six year old boy.

Has the lethal strain started early?

How many of us on TiBB will be victims of this killer flu pandemic

[Chilltown]

0. It's just a scare for publicity and ratings. We Americans already suffered the mass news and it's nothing. The only people effected are young with moderately well to poor immune systems and people who are recovering a serious ailment or not in tip top shape of health. Not many will die. It's a joke. After all, influenza does kill 50,000 people a year or so and no one fears that. It's a very small concern.

[Rodrigo2Win]

That's bullshit. A statement was released by a high-ranking WHO member, saying that governments were seriously over-playing the impact of swine flu and that it was no worse than regular winter flu.

[pinkmichk]

you do realise that is the worst case scenario it could be as few as 3000 yet again the media do all in their power to cause mass panic and hysteria

[NettoSuperstar!]

...And very few elderly people seem to be affected by swine flu which will bring the number of deaths down (according to a Dr on Breakfast telly)

[Sticks]

350 people a day will be dying

They scoffed in 1918, yet 40% of the human race were wiped out.

This is 1918 all over again.

[Iceman]

All this is worst case scenario stuff, people are so gullable.

[Novo]

Think Sticks could be right to be honest

[NettoSuperstar!]

Lets not forget how many people have survived, and the so called healthy people to have died could have had undetected health problems...Im interested to hear results of post mortem. Theres no evidence to go into panic at this stage. Its no worse than seasonal flu at this stage

[andyman]

Originally posted by Rodrigo2Win
That's bullshit. A statement was released by a high-ranking WHO member, saying that governments were seriously over-playing the impact of swine flu and that it was no worse than regular winter flu.

Cool, they going on tour?

[Marc]

I want to know just how serious this is, it seems to be effecting the elderly and the young more.

[pinkmichk]

if people believed all they read in the news they wouldnt eat anything wouldnt do anything wear anything and so on
this is 2009 there has been huge advances in medical stuff since 1918 it is worse case stuff they didnt say that amount will die they said they may its the worst and lets be fair things are never as bad as mad out in media it sells newspapers gets hits on websites gets viewers watching their shows
and for those who think like me does anyone wonder if they are bigging it up to be huge as just think the amount spent on tamiflu could help a government come out the other side of a recession

[Jayson]

Originally posted by andyman

Cool, they going on tour?

[Iceman]

Originally posted by andyman

Cool, they going on tour?

ahahahahaha

[Jayson]

Originally posted by pinkmichk
if people believed all they read in the news they wouldnt eat anything wouldnt do anything wear anything and so on
this is 2009 there has been huge advances in medical stuff since 1918 it is worse case stuff they didnt say that amount will die they said they may its the worst and lets be fair things are never as bad as mad out in media it sells newspapers gets hits on websites gets viewers watching their shows
and for those who think like me does anyone wonder if they are bigging it up to be huge as just think the amount spent on tamiflu could help a government come out the other side of a recession

I would be ok with that

[NettoSuperstar!]

Originally posted by pinkmichk
if people believed all they read in the news they wouldnt eat anything wouldnt do anything wear anything and so on
this is 2009 there has been huge advances in medical stuff since 1918 it is worse case stuff they didnt say that amount will die they said they may its the worst and lets be fair things are never as bad as mad out in media it sells newspapers gets hits on websites gets viewers watching their shows
and for those who think like me does anyone wonder if they are bigging it up to be huge as just think the amount spent on tamiflu could help a government come out the other side of a recession

[Iceman]

PinkmichK is bang on the money.

Anyone remember the other pandemic.......Bird flu, didn't we get huge warnings about that and it really materialised into thousands of deat...oh no wait it didnt.

[Sticks]

Originally posted by NettoSuperstar!
Lets not forget how many people have survived, and the so called healthy people to have died could have had undetected health problems...Im interested to hear results of post mortem. Theres no evidence to go into panic at this stage. Its no worse than seasonal flu at this stage

You forget the great flu pandemic of 1918 and the later one in the 1960's

No time for complacency

Shool halls and community centres will be turned into emergency morgues as the dead pile up.

There will be so many that crematoria will be overloaded resulting in mass pyres in the countryside.

Curfews will be imposed

Anyone with a temperature will be arrested and indefinitelty detained in quarantine conditions.

Schools will be closed

Cinemas and theartres will be shut, as will gymns leisure centers and other places of public gatherings.

Places of religious worship will be shut down.

Only select shops will be allowed to open.

The army will patrol the streets.

This film clips shows exactly how it will be

[Jayson]

Originally posted by Sticks

You forget the great flu pandemic of 1918 and the later one in the 1960's

No time for complacency

Shool halls and community centres will be turned into emergency morgues as the dead pile up.

There will be so many that crematoria will be overloaded resulting in mass pyres in the countryside.

Curfews will be imposed

Anyone with a temperature will be arrested and indefinitelty detained in quarantine conditions.

Schools will be closed

Cinemas and theartres will be shut, as will gymns leisure centers and other places of public gatherings.

Places of religious worship will be shut down.

Only select shops will be allowed to open.

The army will patrol the streets.

This film clips shows exactly how it will be

Would that include Universitys?

[Nicky.]

Schools will be closed? YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Marc]

Originally posted by Jayson

Would that include Universitys?

Hope not!

[Novo]

Sticks is getting a bit to into this now

[Iceman]

Jesus it's like watching the news in this thread over-hyped hysteria.

[pinkmichk]

ahhh but its the summer holidays they shut anyway
sticks do you believe all you read in the press?
iceman theres bird flu and mad cow disease as well

[NettoSuperstar!]

Originally posted by Sticks

You forget the great flu pandemic of 1918 and the later one in the 1960's

No time for complacency

Shool halls and community centres will be turned into emergency morgues as the dead pile up.

There will be so many that crematoria will be overloaded resulting in mass pyres in the countryside.

Curfews will be imposed

Anyone with a temperature will be arrested and indefinitelty detained in quarantine conditions.

Schools will be closed

Cinemas and theartres will be shut, as will gymns leisure centers and other places of public gatherings.

Places of religious worship will be shut down.

Only select shops will be allowed to open.

The army will patrol the streets.

This film clips shows exactly how it will be

Oh Sticks I see no evidence of this going to happen. Most people have had very mild symptoms. A vaccine is due. Drug treatment is much more effective along with improved procedures to prevent it spreading.