Have you purchased your supply of these yet?

[Summers]

I am Random Guy and I approve of this post.

Random gifts are the only kinds of gifts to give. Just ask my wife how much she appreciates the network cable, 1/2 peanut M & M, and ball of lint I gave her for our last anniversary.

I did not marry RG for his money. I did not marry RG for his money. I did not marry RG for his money...



There was that one Valentine's Day you did pretty well.

Be sure to borrow Angel-Luv's Germ-X before playing with them.

Noone in my family has died yet from handling them so we're probably okay.

[Das Texan]

if i'm going to wear a got damn mask around town.


I'd rather get sick.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

This is why authorities react so strongly to new flu outbreaks.

Unless you're part of our current administration, in which case it's no big deal and no reason to check people at airports arriving from Mexico or worry about closing down the border.

After all, a potential flu pandemic < pissing off the hispanic demographic and losing some votes [/Napolitano]

[DisAsTerBot]

i can't believe you people are freakin out.............and the hand sanitizer will only make you more susceptible in the long run

[Summers]

Unless you're part of our current administration, in which case it's no big deal and no reason to check people at airports arriving from Mexico or worry about closing down the border.

After all, a potential flu pandemic < pissing off the hispanic demographic and losing some votes [/Napolitano]

You're seriously finding a way to make the flu Obama's fault?

[Shelly]

Dang, SW...

You know that 's gonna seep over to Live Oak!

http://www.woai.com/news/local/story...3g.cspx?rss=68

[RandomGuy]

The trouble with flu outbreaks such as this is that nobody knows how the body is going to react to a new pathogen to which nobody has any previous exposure or immunity. There are no vaccines against it; the best that can be done is to deal with the symptoms.

In 1918, some kind of swine or bird flu mutated into a form that could be transmitted by humans. It spread around the world quickly and ultimately killed 50 to 100 million people, which was as much as 5% of the world's population at the time. What was especially virulent about this flu was that unlike typical epidemics which prey mostly on those with compromised immune systems, such as the very old, the very young, and those who were already sick, the 1918 "Spanish flu" killed mostly young, healthy people between the ages of 20 and 40. This was because it somehow triggered an overreaction in the body's immune system that caused the body to attack and kill itself.

A similar outbreak today would result in the death of up to 300 million people worldwide, nearly equal to the entire population of the United States.

This is why authorities react so strongly to new flu outbreaks.

From what I understand, they actually managed to get a culture of this disease by digging up frozen corpses from a camp in the artic circle, or got some kind of sample.

The descriptions of the pathogen noted that it was remarkably similar to Ebola, in that it caused hemorraging.

[RandomGuy]

Unless you're part of our current administration, in which case it's no big deal and no reason to check people at airports arriving from Mexico or worry about closing down the border.

After all, a potential flu pandemic < pissing off the hispanic demographic and losing some votes [/Napolitano]

bag forum.

[SpursWoman]

I'm having second thoughts about the pork chops I grilled for dinner now...

[CubanMustGo]

Unless you're part of our current administration, in which case it's no big deal and no reason to check people at airports arriving from Mexico or worry about closing down the border.

After all, a potential flu pandemic < pissing off the hispanic demographic and losing some votes [/Napolitano]

Wasn't it a member of your preferred party who caused hundreds of millions of dollars in pandemic readiness funding to be stripped from the current budget?

[Udokafan05]

I work less than a mile from Steele High School. No biggie until somone i know has flu-like symptoms, plus US has medicine that fixes you in couple of days.

[Trainwreck2100]

Wasn't it a member of your preferred party who caused hundreds of millions of dollars in pandemic readiness funding to be stripped from the current budget?

yeah except the republicans have no majority in any part of the gov. so even if said person wanted it out the dems didn't have to agree to it

[JudynTX]

I'm having second thoughts about the pork chops I grilled for dinner now...

o, are you alive?

[RandomGuy]

I work less than a mile from Steele High School. No biggie until somone i know has flu-like symptoms, plus US has medicine that fixes you in couple of days.

... if you have health insurance.

Hint: Tens of millions of us don't.

[SpursWoman]

o, are you alive?

So far, so good.

[JudynTX]

So far, so good.

Our employer sent us a Health Notice yesterday, that was nice of them, I guess.

[JoeChalupa]

Our employer sent us a Health Notice yesterday, that was nice of them, I guess.

Yeah, we got an email too. It didn't tell us to stay home though. Just a reminder to wash our hands, blah, blah, blah.

[JudynTX]

Yeah, we got an email too. It didn't tell us to stay home though. Just a reminder to wash our hands, blah, blah, blah.

So do you find yourself washing your hands more or the same these days?

[CubanMustGo]

... if you have health insurance.

Hint: Tens of millions of us don't.

+1. I just priced a ten-pack of Tamiflu - $91 (including my copay). Costs for those without insurance are normally higher.

The problem with the 'medicine' is that it doesn't confer immunity. It slows the spread of the virus once you're infected, making the infection less severe. So little Johnny gets sick, comes home for a few days, the whole family ends up catching it unless they are VERY careful, they all go get the meds but in the mean time they've passed it on to others, etc ... since it's a new strain everyone is susceptible. I guess everyone can start taking Tamiflu as soon as little Johnny comes home as a preventative measure, but there aren't nearly enough doses of Tamiflu and the other stuff available if this thing keeps spreading.

[JoeChalupa]

So do you find yourself washing your hands more or the same these days?

The same.

[exstatic]

Unless you're part of our current administration, in which case it's no big deal and no reason to check people at airports arriving from Mexico or worry about closing down the border.

After all, a potential flu pandemic < pissing off the hispanic demographic and losing some votes [/Napolitano]

Barn door. Horse.


It's ing HERE already. There will be quite enough WASPs passing this around. Any further Messicans aren't really an increased threat.

[2Blonde]

And this swine flu is covered by the tama flu vaccine and the other (can't remember the name) common flu vaccine. So if it really starts getting out of hand they'll start vaccinating everyone. And supposedly there is enough vaccine to go around.

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[2Blonde]

My concern is like the one that someone mentioned earlier about the old lady. B/c of my lupus I take oral chemo which lowers my immune system function. I am always on alert anyway when I have to be around crowds of people. This particular alert makes me a little more anxious, but mainly b/c it means I will be stuck at home a lot.

[Biernutz]

They say the Swine Flu only kills the 20 to 40 age group. I'm good-----

[DisAsTerBot]

the regular influenza strain kills 36,000 americans every year................

swine flu to date = 1 american

time to move on...