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Dixie - In Memoriam
04-30-2009, 02:04 PM
The news is completely obsessed with the Swine Flu. I understand it is bad news, and you don't want to get it, and that some people will die from it. I understand it is a major health concern, but there is something more going on here. The CDC has reported that this particular strain of Swine Flu is responding to Tamiflu. So, it's not like this could be the kiss of death for all humanity.

We have had cases reported all over America, probably a few dozen at this point, and today we had the first death from Swine Flu. But let's put this in perspective, last year, we had 13,000 cases of Tuberculosis reported in America. A disease that had been all but eradicated in the '50s, has made an alarming comeback, and this is a serious disease, of which there is no cure. How much news coverage has Tuberculosis gotten lately? Something is up with this Swine Flu scare. It's not a "pandemic" it's a Panic-demic!

Could this possibly be, cover for the Mexican government? In Mexico City, the government has declared a state of emergency, and suspended all property rights. They can enter, seize, and quarantine, any property or individual, without warrant or appeal. This is done in the supposed interest of public safety, because of this Swine Flu thing... but... could it be, the Mexican economy is on the verge of total collapse, and they fear a coup? If you were the Mexican government, and you knew a coup may happen, what could you do to prevent it? Nothing like a little martial law in the wake of a worldwide pandemic, huh?

maineman
04-30-2009, 02:31 PM
403 Forbidden (http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4TSHB_enUS297US298&q=tuberculosis+%2b+cure)

Damocles
04-30-2009, 03:00 PM
Now Try googling resistant TB.

Cancel5
04-30-2009, 03:05 PM
We have it here in Alaska, a resurgence and it is scary stuff! I keep up on my TB pricks!

WinterBorn
04-30-2009, 07:24 PM
We have tens of thousands of people die from the regular flu every year.

Must have been a slow news week.

meme-me
04-30-2009, 07:26 PM
We have it here in Alaska, a resurgence and it is scary stuff! I keep up on my TB pricks!

it is those damn people in the villages, spreading that tb, i know, i use to live there once in a small town in alaska.

uscitizen
04-30-2009, 09:12 PM
OMG! DMD's! :shock:

meme-me
04-30-2009, 10:15 PM
damn village people always spreading disease at the wmca

uscitizen
04-30-2009, 10:51 PM
Pig shaped clouds of destruction!

uscitizen
04-30-2009, 10:52 PM
Viral terrorism.

I told you all that AQ was in Mexico and would come at us from that direction.
But noooo, all the right wing just wanted cheap labor.

meme-me
04-30-2009, 10:54 PM
i am no longer going outside when it rains in LA

uscitizen
04-30-2009, 10:57 PM
Pull the troops out of Iraq and put them on the Mexican border.

meme-me
04-30-2009, 10:58 PM
good idea then i could go home for dinner

uscitizen
04-30-2009, 10:59 PM
A no fly zone all along the Mexican border?

meme-me
04-30-2009, 11:00 PM
no fly, no run, no swim. no boat

Damocles
05-01-2009, 08:55 AM
We have tens of thousands of people die from the regular flu every year.

Must have been a slow news week.
Don't forget the likelihood that it will not spread well in the summer due to evaporation. There is a reason that flu season hits in the winter, it is far better for the survival and spread of the virus.

WinterBorn
05-01-2009, 03:58 PM
Although, there is one statistic or fact that is a cause for concern. Apparently the 1918 influenza epidemic was preceded in the spring by a mild outbreak of the flu. It died out and came back with a vengence in the fall.

USFREEDOM911
05-01-2009, 04:07 PM
Although, there is one statistic or fact that is a cause for concern. Apparently the 1918 influenza epidemic was preceded in the spring by a mild outbreak of the flu. It died out and came back with a vengence in the fall.

Fall and winter seasons are always bad, because in a lot of the States it's so cold that people tend to congregate indoors more.

cancel2 2022
05-01-2009, 05:19 PM
The Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918-19 was greatly enhanced by the First World War which helped it to spread quickly and to virtually every part of the globe. Malnourishment, caused by the war, also helped in that otherwise fit young men became susceptible due to weakened immune systems.


Although, there is one statistic or fact that is a cause for concern. Apparently the 1918 influenza epidemic was preceded in the spring by a mild outbreak of the flu. It died out and came back with a vengence in the fall.

uscitizen
05-01-2009, 07:08 PM
Medical care is quite a bit better than during the 1918-19 flu epidemic.

Minister of Truth
05-02-2009, 07:42 PM
Medical care is quite a bit better than during the 1918-19 flu epidemic.

Did you catch it while it was flying around or did you remain healthy? :pke:

uscitizen
05-02-2009, 07:47 PM
Did you catch it while it was flying around or did you remain healthy? :pke:

I did not catch the bubonic plague either :D