I think the worry is just that it's more contagious, which would be bad if a fiercer strain
Lupine Send a noteboard - 30/10/2009 01:32:00 PM
develops.
I agree! Thank you for mentioning the fact that influenza is a common illness which has been deadly in many cases BEFORE Swine Flu was even discovered!
To different group of people, though.
The absolute PANIC over this frightens me. I can't believe so many people are buying into the hype. Influenza has been with us since time immemorial. Are the drug companies so worried that their much-ballyhooed vaccines won't get consumed that they resort to scare tactics? Swine Flu is milder in almost all cases than typical flu. People I know who have had it all say the same thing: the fever, nausea, vomiting are all very brief. If congestion moves into the lungs it lingers a little longer, and if not it's gone quicker.
Well, now you know one exception, huh?
I've not had a bad fever for any extended time, but... despite having had pneumonia three times and several kidney infections, I'm pretty sure this is the sickest I've ever been. It's just one thing after another! Had it for a week now, and am slowly getting better, but even so, I've never experienced the flu moving into all parts of my body before. Lungs, so that I had to get an inhaler (never needed before); eyes; ear (now have infection there too), and sudden, rapid nosebleeds.
I never get a flu shot, and I can count on one hand the times in my 35+ years of life that I've had the flu. And no, I will NOT get a flu shot just because people are panicking that Swine Flu might be dangerous... in fact, most of the people I know who have had it either had just received the vaccine, or their kids had just received it. THAT to me is just crazy; see, isn't the point supposed to be PREVENTION?
I've had the flu exactly once in my entire life. And I've never gotten a flu shot. So I guess that makes me another exception...
I agree! Thank you for mentioning the fact that influenza is a common illness which has been deadly in many cases BEFORE Swine Flu was even discovered!
To different group of people, though.
The absolute PANIC over this frightens me. I can't believe so many people are buying into the hype. Influenza has been with us since time immemorial. Are the drug companies so worried that their much-ballyhooed vaccines won't get consumed that they resort to scare tactics? Swine Flu is milder in almost all cases than typical flu. People I know who have had it all say the same thing: the fever, nausea, vomiting are all very brief. If congestion moves into the lungs it lingers a little longer, and if not it's gone quicker.
Well, now you know one exception, huh?
I've not had a bad fever for any extended time, but... despite having had pneumonia three times and several kidney infections, I'm pretty sure this is the sickest I've ever been. It's just one thing after another! Had it for a week now, and am slowly getting better, but even so, I've never experienced the flu moving into all parts of my body before. Lungs, so that I had to get an inhaler (never needed before); eyes; ear (now have infection there too), and sudden, rapid nosebleeds.I never get a flu shot, and I can count on one hand the times in my 35+ years of life that I've had the flu. And no, I will NOT get a flu shot just because people are panicking that Swine Flu might be dangerous... in fact, most of the people I know who have had it either had just received the vaccine, or their kids had just received it. THAT to me is just crazy; see, isn't the point supposed to be PREVENTION?
I've had the flu exactly once in my entire life. And I've never gotten a flu shot. So I guess that makes me another exception...
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/Survey: So... is swine flu affecting you/people you know yet?
- 27/10/2009 11:29:51 PM
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It is raging here
- 27/10/2009 11:42:41 PM
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Good on you for getting vaccinated.
- 27/10/2009 11:58:06 PM
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Get better soon!
- 27/10/2009 11:53:27 PM
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of course you can walk pippin!
- 28/10/2009 01:29:23 AM
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Re: /Survey: So... is swine flu affecting you/people you know yet?
- 28/10/2009 01:42:05 AM
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Re: /Survey: So... is swine flu affecting you/people you know yet?
- 28/10/2009 01:48:58 AM
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I almost feel like I'm coming down with something, but I'm not sure.
- 28/10/2009 03:26:26 AM
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Re: I almost feel like I'm coming down with something, but I'm not sure.
- 28/10/2009 08:40:17 AM
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I think I've had it. Symptoms seemed to match, anyway.
- 28/10/2009 05:31:46 AM
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Odd.
- 28/10/2009 08:27:42 AM
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A final note on my experience with the flu (since all the rest is here).
- 30/10/2009 12:15:40 AM
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I feel I am getting ill this week
- 28/10/2009 08:45:33 AM
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Drink tea, eat oranges.
- 28/10/2009 08:54:44 AM
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- 28/10/2009 08:54:44 AM
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We've had 7 people die from it at my hospital.
- 28/10/2009 09:21:45 AM
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I suspect that working at a hospital gives you a rather biased sample of the populace. *NM*
- 29/10/2009 12:16:16 AM
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According to the CDC, on average 36,000 die from the flu each year in the US.
- 28/10/2009 01:53:35 PM
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Thank you, Greg. Finally, someone points out what it seems the general populace has forgotten!
- 30/10/2009 12:06:23 PM
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I think the worry is just that it's more contagious, which would be bad if a fiercer strain
- 30/10/2009 01:32:00 PM
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