Here's what I don't understand about swine flu: Is it worse than other flus, or just more unexpected? It's not like the "regular" flu isn't deadly for some.
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Jesse - Apr 30, 2009 9:34:43 am PDT #17452 of 30000
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DavidS - Apr 30, 2009 9:36:17 am PDT #17453 of 30000
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Is it worse than other flus, or just more unexpected? It's not like the "regular" flu isn't deadly for some.
Vonnie just posted about this in her LJ and it seems to be about as deadly as regular old flu. It's nothing like the avian flu virus.
Steph L. - Apr 30, 2009 9:39:56 am PDT #17454 of 30000
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Is it worse than other flus, or just more unexpected? It's not like the "regular" flu isn't deadly for some.
I think that the main issues with swine flu are because it's a "new" flu: (1) there's no vaccine for it, which makes kids, elderly, and immunocompromised people more at risk of developing it *if* they're exposed; and (2) there is the possibility, in young healthy people, of their bodies reacting with a "cytokine storm" (which is cool in theory -- that the human body can do that -- but would suck in an epic way if it happened).
t edit But, like David said, for the vast majority of people, it's just a flu.
Jesse - Apr 30, 2009 9:40:16 am PDT #17455 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ah ha!
I'm pretty sure a friend of mine actually got West Nile, and he turned out OK.
Jesse - Apr 30, 2009 9:41:31 am PDT #17456 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Steph, it's hilarious that that's what you linked to, because I was literally just googling "etiology" in another context.
msbelle - Apr 30, 2009 9:41:46 am PDT #17457 of 30000
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the difference is it is killing young healthy kids, it is new, there is no vaccine - that's the best I can tell.
The freakout here at work is completely unwarranted, but I do wish that if they are going to freak out, they would just close the office. It is breeding proximity anxiousness through the office and that is just stressy.
Steph L. - Apr 30, 2009 9:44:58 am PDT #17458 of 30000
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Steph, it's hilarious that that's what you linked to, because I was literally just googling "etiology" in another context.
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Jesse - Apr 30, 2009 9:45:56 am PDT #17459 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm stalking you through the interwebz!
Yikes!
Steph L. - Apr 30, 2009 9:49:22 am PDT #17460 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I'm stalking you through the interwebz!
Yikes!
Yeah, but on etiology sites, so it's pretty geeky.
msbelle - Apr 30, 2009 9:50:40 am PDT #17461 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
OH! I just remembered, I meant to post yesterday - There was a guy eating sushi on the subway yesterday. Usually if people are eating it's like muffins/bagels chips/things you can reach into a bag and eat one at a time whatnot , or a totally different type of person stinking up the car with take out chinese in the big styrofoam containers or slurping on a messy sandwichy thing from a street vendor - but this was a guy mixing soy with wasasbi and eating with chopsticks and ?!!?!??!