pig pandemonium

[saskganesh]

lots of breathless news out there.

so, what's your take? is this something to be seriously alarmed about?

edit: dump this thread. I didn't see the main one.

[Ed Anger]

I fully plan on panicking.

[Caliga]

I took Zicam yesterday.  The label says it's "homopathic" or something, but I assume if they gays use it, it must be good.  ME = SAFE. 

[vinraith]

I took Zicam yesterday.  The label says it's "homopathic" or something, but I assume if they gays use it, it must be good.  ME = SAFE. 

Congratulations, that's actually a better operational theory than the actual "reasoning" behind homeopathy.

[Caliga]

[Richard Hakluyt]

It's been a long time since thelast major flu epidemic, 1968 IIRC. It will happen again some time and this looks like a potential candidate.

[Caliga]

Wasn't the last one also a swine flu?

[saskganesh]

apparently 4000 people die a year in this country because of "normal" flus. I'm not really that concerned; I am concerned about the hype.

[Richard Hakluyt]

According to wikipedia the '68 virus was a mutation of the Asian flu virus, which in turn "originated from mutation in wild ducks combining with a pre-existing human strain".

[DontSayBanana]

It might have had swine genetic material. IIRC, swine genetic material is one of the closest to humans, so mutation of swine viruses has a high risk of jumping species to human.

[Richard Hakluyt]

First confirmed cases in the UK :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8020222.stm

[crazy canuck]

apparently 4000 people die a year in this country because of "normal" flus. I'm not really that concerned; I am concerned about the hype.

Hype never killed anyone.  Unless they happened to be in a soccer stadium at the time.

[Sheilbh]

I panic bought corned beef this afternoon

[Liep]

I'm travelling to a far away remote island to escape from this. Then again, Tenerife isn't really either.

[Malthus]

I took Zicam yesterday.  The label says it's "homopathic" or something, but I assume if they gays use it, it must be good.  ME = SAFE. 

Congratulations, that's actually a better operational theory than the actual "reasoning" behind homeopathy.

Heh, you know, that's actually true. 

Homeopathy is one of those things that are so inherently stupid it makes me wonder about the human race.