Flu pandemic

[hornetrider]

I'm amazed there isn't a thread on this already.

Still. Flu pandemic eh. Looks like its spreading quite quickly. Could this be the saviour of mankind? What we really need is 10% of the worldwide population wiped out - would cure a lot of society's ills that's for sure.

[H4ckedoff]

What really scared me was the (government) guy on the radio that said we had nothing to worry about as all the systems were in place to prevent this getting a foothold in the UK... cos they do such a good job with everything else they touch.

[Stevenj214]

hornetrider said:

I'm amazed there isn't a thread on this already.

Don't be. Health section. Here.

Edited by Stevenj214 on Monday 27th April 09:31

[hornetrider]

Stevenj214 said:

hornetrider said:

I'm amazed there isn't a thread on this already.

Don't be. Health section. Here.

Edited by Stevenj214 on Monday 27th April 09:31

Jesus wept, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Health is not in my forum favourites - and never will be - I'm NEVER going to look in there. This is news fer chrissakes.

[Mclovin]

2 brits brought it back here...god help us with the culture of lovenly spreading bugs in this country..

[digger_R]

hornetrider said:

Stevenj214 said:

hornetrider said:

I'm amazed there isn't a thread on this already.

Don't be. Health section. Here.

Edited by Stevenj214 on Monday 27th April 09:31

Jesus wept, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Health is not in my forum favourites - and never will be - I'm NEVER going to look in there. This is news fer chrissakes.

Travel shares are down this morning as a result, that means it should go in the finance section

[Stevenj214]

digger_R said:

hornetrider said:

Stevenj214 said:

hornetrider said:

I'm amazed there isn't a thread on this already.

Don't be. Health section. Here.

Edited by Stevenj214 on Monday 27th April 09:31

Jesus wept, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Health is not in my forum favourites - and never will be - I'm NEVER going to look in there. This is news fer chrissakes.

Travel shares are down this morning as a result, that means it should go in the finance section

Don't forget holidays and travel to warn anyone thinking of going to Mexico.

[ALawson]

I am sure they are getting their National Emergency plans ready just in case.

[Plotloss]

scientist chap said:

He continues: "If we are lucky, we will see something like a rerun of the Sars or bird flu scares seen earlier this decade – scary but containable outbreaks of disease which have (so far) killed a few dozen to a few hundred people.

"But if we are really unlucky, and experts stress that so far this is looking unlikely, we could be witnessing the beginning of a global catastrophe that could kill tens or even hundreds of millions."

So you've no real clue then?

Comforting

[Northern Munkee]

ALawson said:

I am sure they are getting their National Emergency plans ready just in case.

Yes I'm sure there's a dusty old telephone ringing, in a dusty, unused 50's style office in Whitehall right now (a la the Carlsberg complaints dept TV ad).

[Tony*T3]

hornetrider said:

I'm amazed there isn't a thread on this already.

Still. Flu pandemic eh. Looks like its spreading quite quickly. Could this be the saviour of mankind? What we really need is 10% of the worldwide population wiped out - would cure a lot of society's ills that's for sure.

You wont feel so good about it if it takes hold in the UK and you lose someone you love...

[Mr Will]

hornetrider said:

Stevenj214 said:

hornetrider said:

I'm amazed there isn't a thread on this already.

Don't be. Health section. Here.

Edited by Stevenj214 on Monday 27th April 09:31

Jesus wept, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Health is not in my forum favourites - and never will be - I'm NEVER going to look in there. This is news fer chrissakes.

I've moved it over here. If someone posts an "I think I have swine flu" topic then that would go in health, but I agree that this is news!