The end is nigh?

[6souls]

Fuck you all, I'm moving to Madagascar.

Madagascar recently turned into a military state, not much better than this.

[Zilong]

Madagascar recently turned into a military state, not much better than this.

Totally missing the joke here.

[Kaylia]

I'm glad to see it's just in America. I was worried Canada would get hit.

[Zilong]

I'm glad to see it's just in America. I was worried Canada would get hit.

Once we become a bunch of mexican zombies, I'm sure you'd be next

Well, not exactly we, since I live in Hawaii and all.

[Demni]

crap, a large city in Mexico is not but 1 four lane interstate and a crappy fence distance form my university

[6souls]

Totally missing the joke here.

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are you sure?

[Onigami The Yagudo King]

Repent! Repent! The end is nigh!
Repent! Repent! We're all gonna die!
Repent! Repent! These secrets will kill us!
So get on your knees, and pray for forgiveness!

Wins the thread for the Chelsea Smile quote from BMTH

[Guitarman]

^close 2nd for having my idol, dime, in your sig.

As said before, no reason to freak out. At worst we'll all be forced to take a shot. Just keep your hands washed and don't take a shit in a public toilet.

[Absolutely Virtue]

I was talking to my Mom about this this morning and she said this is the 2nd time that an outbreak of the Swine Flu has occurred. the first was in the 1970's and the whole country had to get vaccinated for it.

Flu outbreaks are no joke though. The Spanish Flu (was bird flu, not swine flu, but close enough for me) killed at least 20,000,000 people in 1918, and may have killed as many as 100,000,000 worldwide. In the US alone, something like 600,000 people died, and a quarter of the population got the virus.

We are certainly prone to sensationalize everything these days. NBC evening news dedicated the first ten minutes of it's half hour program to this last night. But if this turns out to be as serious as that outbreak, we're all going to feel stupid for being so dismissive.

Normally I'm the first to poke fun at the crisis of the week people. But what scares me about this is the absolute proof that we're completely powerless to stop a pandemic. Two days ago there were a few lines about an outbreak in Mexico City. Then yesterday it was in NYC, Kansas, and other parts of the US. In this morning's Washington Post, they're reporting suspected cases in New Zealand. That's a global spread in two days.

This may turn out to be just a mild strain. But if it were a bad one, or heaven forbid an even worse disease- well, kiss your asses goodbye.

[Bingbong]

So far, there have been at least 11 confirmed cases of swine flu in California, Texas and Kansas. Patients have ranged in age from 9 to over 50. At least two were hospitalized. All recovered or are recovering.

Score one for American health care. (At least we can say it's better than Mexico's)

[Null]

Sucks that it seemingly started in Mexico during spring vacation. Thus, of course it will end up everywhere. Very nice planning you damn dirty swine.

[Talus]

Doesn't say it's airborn. Not worried anymore.

Most flus and viral infections are passed not only by droplet vector as well, i.e. people coughing/sneezing and other people inhaling the coughed/sneezed droplets, but also contact transmission with light switches, a box of kleenex, doorknobs, computer keyboards, anything someone touches can become a fomite.

[Deftscythe]

Score one for American health care. (At least we can say it's better than Mexico's)

We really reached for the stars.

[kuronosan]

Please, watch there be a lack of vaccines available (even though they can make vaccines in a relatively short time).

[Alina]

As long as it's not Captain Trips!

[Chicomagiko]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...iko/PURELL.jpg

If you haven't already started carrying one of these around, nows the time.

[kuronosan]

I did a microbiological experiment on Purell hand sanitizer and it really doesn't kill anything that could potentially be pathological. It's just 20% Ethyl Alchohol. Mixed with gel shit so that it evaporates.

[Jefe]

Sucks that it seemingly started in Mexico during spring vacation. Thus, of course it will end up everywhere. Very nice planning you damn dirty swine.

Yeah, some are speculating it was a tourist who infected the locals. When I did my shopping yesterday there was a woman coughing like mad and I GTFO ;<_<

[Bingbong]

As long as it's not Captain Trips!

Everyone, get to Boulder!

[BadKarma]

St Francis high school in Queens is closed down for now. BYE BYE ICE HOCKEY RIVALS.