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Meh it'l be fine.
I want to rep but I can'tNO YOU CAN'T GET A FLU SHOT
THE FLU SHOTS HAVE THE FLU IN THEM
*baxter pharmaceuticals*
*tinfoil*
THE US GOVERNMENT DID THIS
.Five being tested for swine flu in NSW
Five people with suspected swine flu are being tested in NSW but state health authorities are confident they are well prepared to deal with any outbreak.
NSW Health could not give a breakdown of the ages or genders of the five, but said four of them live in Sydney, one on the Central Coast and a "couple" of them were children.
All have mild cases of a flu-like illness, have returned from the United States, Mexico or Canada in the past five days, and presented to either emergency departments or their local GP on Monday.
NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant said 17 people with influenza-like illnesses had initially been followed up by NSW public health units on Monday.
However, 12 had been ruled out as swine flu sufferers, while the results of tests on the remaining five would likely be known by the end of the week.
Those with suspected cases of swine flu have been told to stay at home.
Five being tested for swine flu in NSW
aids > modern medwe're not in medieval europe where people were unaware that rats caused the plague..... today in the 21st century modern science / medicine will triumph.
we can never be too fast to mock someoneI think you're being a little to quick to mock tessbd. The answer really depends on how this develops.
More than likely everything will be fine, swine flue will be bought under control and life will continue as normal. There is however a chance, however small, that this will become a serious worldwide outbreak. In the event that international travel is suspended it will be the least of your worries. Therefore I would continue to plan international travel as usual and generally live as normal.
Note: I will however be increasing the amount of provisions and ammunition in my apocalypse shelter/hideout. When the zombie war comes I'll be ready.
israel > palestineaids > modern med
lol i know rightYes. YOU HAVE SWINE FLU.
Love fear mongering.
yeah do ithahahaha i might if i didnt actually feel really lousy.
Only 7 confirmed swine flu deaths: WHOOnly 7 confirmed swine flu deaths: WHO
April 29, 2009 - 11:04AM
A member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has dismissed claims that more than 150 people have died from swine flu, saying it has officially recorded only seven deaths around the world.
Reports have put the likely death toll from the virus at 152, with Mexican officials confirming 20 deaths.
The number of cases under observation in Mexico alone has reportedly reached 1,614.
But Vivienne Allan, from WHO's patient safety program, said the body had confirmed that worldwide there had been just seven deaths - all in Mexico - and 79 confirmed cases of the disease.
"Unfortunately that (150-plus deaths) is incorrect information and it does happen, but that's not information that's come from the World Health Organisation," Ms Allan told ABC Radio on Wednesday morning.
"That figure is not a figure that's come from the World Health Organisation and, I repeat, the death toll is seven and they are all from Mexico."
Ms Allan said WHO had confirmed 40 cases of swine flu in the Americas, 26 in Mexico, six in Canada, two in Spain, two in the UK and three in New Zealand.
Ms Allan said it was difficult to measure how fast the virus was spreading.
She said a real concern would be if the flu virus manifested in a country where a person had had no contact with Mexico, and authorities were watching all countries for signs of that.
"There is no pattern that has emerged at this stage to be able to say that it is spreading in a particular way or it is spreading into a particular country... the situation is continuing to evolve," she said.
She said the WHO was not recommending against overseas travel, but urged those who felt sick to stay home and others to ensure they kept their hands clean.
No decision had yet been made about vaccinations.
"This virus is not airborne, it's caused by droplets... so it's not a time for worry. It's a time to be prepared," Ms Allan said.