Thread: Swine flu.

Originally Posted by WakataDreamer

lol

It's a long story, but...

I've got virtual money riding on 500 Americans being infected by June 1st.

A lot.

LOL In the Victorian bushfires I made a bet how many people would die too. I lost by about 2 people

Another game which is fitting. http://www.flasharcade.com/arcade-ga...eeze-game.html

Originally Posted by Timothy Paradox

It's obviously the vicious New World Order testing a new strain of the flu. In a few years the final strain, which will be far more deathly than this one; will be released to sow fear and gain control over the population.

It could barely be more obvious.
Just kidding.

http://www.google.com/search?source=...eered&aq=f&oq=

God, some kids are getting tested in my county, and if they indeed have swine flu then schools getting shut down for one week minimum. I really don't want a week taken off of my summer break.

Seriously? That's just ridiculous, hundreds of times more people are dying in road accidents.

I heard Italy's burning all their pigs, which is even more bizarre, you can't even get the virus from pigs. The scientists are the ones who inform them what the new virus is and then they completely ignore the scientists when they tell them that you don't get it from pigs. Fucking morons.

I was going to purchase hand sanitizers for homeless people but when I went to the store there were no more hand sanitizers. I told someone else about this and they said it was probably because people are getting it to combat possible attacks from swine flu. What do you guys think? Have you all been buying hand sanitizers to avoid getting sick?

Originally Posted by Xei

Seriously? That's just ridiculous, hundreds of times more people are dying in road accidents.

I heard Italy's burning all their pigs, which is even more bizarre, you can't even get the virus from pigs. The scientists are the ones who inform them what the new virus is and then they completely ignore the scientists when they tell them that you don't get it from pigs. Fucking morons.

Even worse, Egypt has ordered the slaughter of ALL 300.000 pigs in the nation. Pig holocaust - for no reason at all.

Wow... poor piggies!

I don't worry about hand sanitizers. I carry a container of hand wipes, soaked in (but not drenched in) 91% Isopropyl Alcohol with me at all times. And I've done that for about a decade now.

Hand sanitizers do not work against viruses, they only work against bacteria.

You are not protecting yourself in the least by using these.

I felt that you should know, and not give yourself a false sense of security.

All these people scurrying to buy hand sanitizer to ward off a virus with are complete idiots.

Alcohol can inactivate viruses, so its not a completely bad idea…

But to inactivate swine flu, you must use a hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol.

Keep that in mind. Many hand sanitizers don’t contain that high of a percentage.

Originally Posted by Elis D.

No I mean as a sign that nature is still trying to win the battle against the parasites that destroy the Earth in some feeble attempt to survive.
It makes me happy to know that we as humans haven't completely destroyed the Earth's natural defense systems. She still got some tricks up her sleeve.

The Earth is not alive. It is not an entity that consciously creates and sends out diseases to kill us. It is a planet that happens to have life that likes to bust up our shit. Evolution is not God.

Just... shut up.

Can somebody enlighten me about swine flu?

What way does it transmit itself?
Is it safe to eat pigs?

Missed the beginning of all that and now can't get any such info on the news.

If they continue killing pigs, our pig export is gonna boom once this is over.

Originally Posted by Good as Gold

The Earth is not alive. It is not an entity that consciously creates and sends out diseases to kill us. It is a planet that happens to have life that likes to bust up our shit. Evolution is not God.

Just... shut up.

Do you not understand simple, pre-school grade story telling techniques?
I explained it in my po.... Fuck it

Originally Posted by tommo

And I agree with the nature fighting back thing. Of course it's not concious (afawk) but it does fight back, so to speak. For instance, overpopulation means there will be crappier hygiene which means disease spreads quicker. Or food and or water runs out.

I agree hand sanitizer is useless. Alcohol wiped are ok. But in all honesty you would only need to wipe your hands before you eat. And even then I'd rather just go to a bathroom and use soap and water. Alcohol dries your skin out and therefore the virus can enter easily if it gets on your hands. So if you're gonna go that route, get moisturiser too.

Originally Posted by WakataDreamer

But to inactivate swine flu, you must use a hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol.

Keep that in mind. Many hand sanitizers don’t contain that high of a percentage.

So drenching myself in whiskey with a 40%ABV isn't going to help?

Its fake,the media is just using it to install fear into us causing martial law...etc

Even worse, Egypt has ordered the slaughter of ALL 300.000 pigs in the nation. Pig holocaust - for no reason at all.

Yeah sorry, it was Egypt I was thinking about. Apparently it's because the country is controlled by the Muslims and only Christians own pigs. Wonderful.

I thought it was Israel?

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and, No. It won't. But it might make your night more interesting if you walk into a police station smelling like that and claim that you haven't had a drop.

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and, Yes, it's safe to eat pigs. Or so says authority. But I don't trust them.

Hey people don't be greedy, share some info.

What way does it transmit itself?
Is it safe to eat pigs?

It's human to human, via air, contact, etc. No, you can't get it from pork.

and, Yes, it's safe to eat pigs. Or so says authority. But I don't trust them.

It was the relevant authorities who warned you about swine flu in the first place.

For God's sake, whatever happened to common bloody sense?

Originally Posted by Xei

It's human to human, via air, contact, etc. No, you can't get it from pork.

It was the relevant authorities who warned you about swine flu in the first place.

For God's sake, whatever happened to common bloody sense?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the intense heat from cooking also destroy the viruses?

Originally Posted by Xei

It's human to human, via air, contact, etc.

So it's exactly like normal flu, via air?

Or by saying "from contact" you mean that you have to wash your hands before putting food in your mouth, otherwise you'll be infected through food?

Originally Posted by Black_Eagle

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the intense heat from cooking also destroy the viruses?

Why is that, can the virus be "in" food?

Originally Posted by Black_Eagle

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the intense heat from cooking also destroy the viruses?

No, you're right. Man, screw the media. I've been eating pork since this crap popped up and I feel fine. Even if Pig flu does get me, it's nothing that can't be fought over a few days. I've never had the regular flu, but this just looks like a nasty cold. Doesn't it only kill those with weak immune systems or something?

So it's exactly like normal flu, via air?

Or by saying "from contact" you mean that you have to wash your hands before putting food in your mouth, otherwise you'll be infected through food?

Yes, like normal flu.

And no, why would you get it from food? You get it from contact with other people, or contact with materials which have had contact with other people, etc.

But the virus seems to be slowing anyway, and it also seems quite harmless, so don't worry about it.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the intense heat from cooking also destroy the viruses?

Yeah, so long as it's hot enough. Not that the virus is in the food in the first place, of course.

No, you're right. Man, screw the media. I been eating pork since this crap popped up and I feel fine. Even if Pig flu does get me, it's nothing that can't be fought over a few days. I've never had the regular flu, but this just looks like a nasty cold. Doesn't it only kill those with weak immune systems or something?

Maybe listen to the media before screwing them?

People with strong immune systems are the ones who are worst affected, but nobody with decent medical healthcare has died of it anyway. It's no worse than normal flu, if that.

I've listened. And listened...and listened some more. I guess I'm just tired of hearing it like it's Armageddon. People in my state have been sending their kids to school with masks on an everything. Then the school systems get freaked because they think the kids have it. Luckily no schools have closed, but they've been killing trees to get the word out when all it would take is an automated robocall. I guess with these kinds of things first impressions last a long time...

Originally Posted by ExoByte

Actually, pigs are pretty safe. None are infected.

Actually you're wrong:
http://science.slashdot.org/article..../05/03/1755242