swine flu: pandemic or just another bust

when it comes to thinning the herd we’ve had our champs. spanish flu, black death and even asian flu did there jobs. each of these illnesses did what they were supposed to and killed millions. as of the last decade or so i’ve noticed several “news paper pandemics”. i call them news paper pandemics cause the only thing truely be impacted by these fears of death and doomsday are the headlines and ratings. hear is my list of recent busts: sars, avian flu, and i’m gunna go ahead and throw y2k in there as well.

i know it’s a bit early to judge the swine flu as of yet, but i’ve already put it in the bust category. it’s now spread all over the world and only one person has been hospitalized out side of mexico. please share your thoughts.

-shrug- i dont really have any thoing on this...excpt there is always going to be death and sickness

yea, I kinda made one................
but w/e.

Mar_hinata wrote: -shrug- i dont really have any thoing on this...excpt there is always going to be death and sickness

thanks for the input dr. watson. i hope i speak for the majority of us when i say no shit sherlock.

^^ lol

yes, i thought it was pretty funny.

I’d like to point out that pandemic simply requires infection, not fatality. It technically already is considered a pandemic.

the7Soldiergamer wrote: I’d like to point out that pandemic simply requires infection, not fatality. It technically already is considered a pandemic.

so any flu virus is a pandemic? head lice/crabs, anything that has spread all over the world is a pandemic. fact is, this swine flu is a bust. it’s mild symptoms are no different from any common influenza virus.

Reason wrote:

the7Soldiergamer wrote: I’d like to point out that pandemic simply requires infection, not fatality. It technically already is considered a pandemic.

so any flu virus is a pandemic? head lice/crabs, anything that has spread all over the world is a pandemic. fact is, this swine flu is a bust. it’s mild symptoms are no different from any common influenza virus.

It IS the common influenza virus. It’s Influenza A subtype H1N1. It’s just a new strain of it.

Reason wrote:

the7Soldiergamer wrote: I’d like to point out that pandemic simply requires infection, not fatality. It technically already is considered a pandemic.

so any flu virus is a pandemic? head lice/crabs, anything that has spread all over the world is a pandemic. fact is, this swine flu is a bust. it’s mild symptoms are no different from any common influenza virus.

Pandemic is determined by the scope of infection. This one strain has a possible infection total of more than 2500 across 25 countries. That qualifies it as a pandemic.

so it is a bust. just a new package for the media hype. thank you for the clarification. it was actually informative. now, is it a bunch of hype, or is it the real deal? that is what i would like to know.

We would have to learn more about the strain first. All the deaths have been in Mexico, but why?

cause 150 dying of the flu in a city of 20+ million people is common. maybe even impressive. i think the drug companies just hyped it up for a little profit.

probly

Reason wrote: cause 150 dying of the flu in a city of 20+ million people is common. maybe even impressive. i think the drug companies just hyped it up for a little profit.

But why only in Mexico?

And “hyping this up” wouldn’t increase any profit in any way. If anything it could extremely harmful for the US and global economy. This outbreak is killing tourism, one of the world’s biggest industries.

Maggot Face wrote:

Reason wrote: cause 150 dying of the flu in a city of 20+ million people is common. maybe even impressive. i think the drug companies just hyped it up for a little profit.

But why only in Mexico?

And “hyping this up” wouldn’t increase any profit in any way. If anything it could extremely harmful for the US and global economy. This outbreak is killing tourism, one of the world’s biggest industries.

when has a company (especially a drug company) been concerned with anything other than there own immidiate profit? everyone has opened and began distributing there antiviral medications. news organizations have got a fear based story and may now sell advertising on thier sites, stations, and papers for more cause of the hiked ratings and readers. think about it effect on the economy like this. they don’t care. the bankers, u.s. car manufacturers, and labor unions all knew this was coming and did nothing for a reason. immidiate profit and lack of concern. trust me, i was in real estate for years and knew years before about the housing bubble. when it comes to the auto industry, the ceo of ford said they wouldn’t be able to compete with foregn labor back in 1971, but still the unions didn’t concede the ridiculess wages, retirement plans, and benifits given to it’s workers.

pharmicuitcal companies are still not looking at the big picture.

Reason wrote:

Maggot Face wrote:

Reason wrote: cause 150 dying of the flu in a city of 20+ million people is common. maybe even impressive. i think the drug companies just hyped it up for a little profit.

But why only in Mexico?

And “hyping this up” wouldn’t increase any profit in any way. If anything it could extremely harmful for the US and global economy. This outbreak is killing tourism, one of the world’s biggest industries.

when has a company (especially a drug company) been concerned with anything other than there own immidiate profit? everyone has opened and began distributing there antiviral medications. news organizations have got a fear based story and may now sell advertising on thier sites, stations, and papers for more cause of the hiked ratings and readers. think about it effect on the economy like this. they don’t care. the bankers, u.s. car manufacturers, and labor unions all knew this was coming and did nothing for a reason. immidiate profit and lack of concern. trust me, i was in real estate for years and knew years before about the housing bubble. when it comes to the auto industry, the ceo of ford said they wouldn’t be able to compete with foregn labor back in 1971, but still the unions didn’t concede the ridiculess wages, retirement plans, and benifits given to it’s workers.

pharmicuitcal companies are still not looking at the big picture.

After sifting through that disgusting butchering of the English language, I get the impression that you’ve played too much Resident Evil and are convinced that pharmaceutical companies are evil, period.

Dude, I have way more reason to hate pharmaceutical companies than you, I’m sure. My brother is Autistic, and it may very well be because of vaccines being pushed by doctors and these companies. Seriously dude, next you’re going to say that this strain was introduced intentionally so that the companies could profit off of it. A loss in human life is worth the profit to them, right?


If you want to point fingers at anyone, point them at the WHO. The WHO intentionally allows disease to exist as a means of population control. Malaria could have been significantly lessened or even eliminated in Africa. However, the WHO intentionally allows Malaria to exist there as a means of reducing population growth to prevent the population from reaching a level that the third-world countries couldn’t support. The Malaria acts as a natural population cap.

If anyone is guilty of anything, it’s the WHO. Besides, THEY are the ones that declared this a pandemic, not the pharmaceutical companies.

Maggot Face wrote:

Reason wrote:

Maggot Face wrote:

Reason wrote: cause 150 dying of the flu in a city of 20+ million people is common. maybe even impressive. i think the drug companies just hyped it up for a little profit.

But why only in Mexico?

And “hyping this up” wouldn’t increase any profit in any way. If anything it could extremely harmful for the US and global economy. This outbreak is killing tourism, one of the world’s biggest industries.

when has a company (especially a drug company) been concerned with anything other than there own immidiate profit? everyone has opened and began distributing there antiviral medications. news organizations have got a fear based story and may now sell advertising on thier sites, stations, and papers for more cause of the hiked ratings and readers. think about it effect on the economy like this. they don’t care. the bankers, u.s. car manufacturers, and labor unions all knew this was coming and did nothing for a reason. immidiate profit and lack of concern. trust me, i was in real estate for years and knew years before about the housing bubble. when it comes to the auto industry, the ceo of ford said they wouldn’t be able to compete with foregn labor back in 1971, but still the unions didn’t concede the ridiculess wages, retirement plans, and benifits given to it’s workers.

pharmicuitcal companies are still not looking at the big picture.

After sifting through that disgusting butchering of the English language, I get the impression that you’ve played too much Resident Evil and are convinced that pharmaceutical companies are evil, period.

Dude, I have way more reason to hate pharmaceutical companies than you, I’m sure. My brother is Autistic, and it may very well be because of vaccines being pushed by doctors and these companies. Seriously dude, next you’re going to say that this strain was introduced intentionally so that the companies could profit off of it. A loss in human life is worth the profit to them, right?


If you want to point fingers at anyone, point them at the WHO. The WHO intentionally allows disease to exist as a means of population control. Malaria could have been significantly lessened or even eliminated in Africa. However, the WHO intentionally allows Malaria to exist there as a means of reducing population growth to prevent the population from reaching a level that the third-world countries couldn’t support. The Malaria acts as a natural population cap.

If anyone is guilty of anything, it’s the WHO. Besides, THEY are the ones that declared this a pandemic, not the pharmaceutical companies.

first off it was a really fucken butchered peice i wrote on my phone while doing my work. secondly i don’t give a fuck about pharmaceutical companies or the evil they may or may not be doing. thirdly everyone on this fucken site is so insecure they take everything said as a personal attack. no one is attacking you! this was just a simple question of is this swine flu being portrayed as something it’s not?

now can i get some people who don’t cry themselves to sleep every night to give me an opinion? real simple, given all the facts, is this pandemic scare something to truely be concerned about or just something we’ve been force fed by the media?

Stix86 wrote:

Maggot Face wrote:

Reason wrote:

Maggot Face wrote:

Reason wrote: cause 150 dying of the flu in a city of 20+ million people is common. maybe even impressive. i think the drug companies just hyped it up for a little profit.

But why only in Mexico?

And “hyping this up” wouldn’t increase any profit in any way. If anything it could extremely harmful for the US and global economy. This outbreak is killing tourism, one of the world’s biggest industries.

when has a company (especially a drug company) been concerned with anything other than there own immidiate profit? everyone has opened and began distributing there antiviral medications. news organizations have got a fear based story and may now sell advertising on thier sites, stations, and papers for more cause of the hiked ratings and readers. think about it effect on the economy like this. they don’t care. the bankers, u.s. car manufacturers, and labor unions all knew this was coming and did nothing for a reason. immidiate profit and lack of concern. trust me, i was in real estate for years and knew years before about the housing bubble. when it comes to the auto industry, the ceo of ford said they wouldn’t be able to compete with foregn labor back in 1971, but still the unions didn’t concede the ridiculess wages, retirement plans, and benifits given to it’s workers.

pharmicuitcal companies are still not looking at the big picture.

After sifting through that disgusting butchering of the English language, I get the impression that you’ve played too much Resident Evil and are convinced that pharmaceutical companies are evil, period.

Dude, I have way more reason to hate pharmaceutical companies than you, I’m sure. My brother is Autistic, and it may very well be because of vaccines being pushed by doctors and these companies. Seriously dude, next you’re going to say that this strain was introduced intentionally so that the companies could profit off of it. A loss in human life is worth the profit to them, right?


If you want to point fingers at anyone, point them at the WHO. The WHO intentionally allows disease to exist as a means of population control. Malaria could have been significantly lessened or even eliminated in Africa. However, the WHO intentionally allows Malaria to exist there as a means of reducing population growth to prevent the population from reaching a level that the third-world countries couldn’t support. The Malaria acts as a natural population cap.

If anyone is guilty of anything, it’s the WHO. Besides, THEY are the ones that declared this a pandemic, not the pharmaceutical companies.

first off it was a really fucken butchered peice i wrote on my phone while doing my work. secondly i don’t give a fuck about pharmaceutical companies or the evil they may or may not be doing. thirdly everyone on this fucken site is so insecure they take everything said as a personal attack. no one is attacking you! this was just a simple question of is this swine flu being portrayed as something it’s not?

now can i get some people who don’t cry themselves to sleep every night to give me an opinion? real simple, given all the facts, is this pandemic scare something to truely be concerned about or just something we’ve been force fed by the media?

I find it ironic that you think I took that as a personal attack. I was pointing out the flaws in your statement. Learn to debate, fool. Give reason behind your statements.

I answered your question, and yet you still don’t listen. It’s not “the media”. It’s not “companies”. It’s a statement by the WHO. That’s it. I gave the Malaria information to point out that WHO is a group that uses questionable means to reach questionable ends. Whether or not to be worried comes down to whether or not you trust the WHO’s judgment. I don’t, so I’m not worried.

Maggot Face wrote:

Stix86 wrote:

Maggot Face wrote:

Reason wrote:

Maggot Face wrote:

Reason wrote: cause 150 dying of the flu in a city of 20 million people is common. maybe even impressive. i think the drug companies just hyped it up for a little profit.

But why only in Mexico?

And “hyping this up” wouldn’t increase any profit in any way. If anything it could extremely harmful for the US and global economy. This outbreak is killing tourism, one of the world’s biggest industries.

when has a company (especially a drug company) been concerned with anything other than there own immidiate profit? everyone has opened and began distributing there antiviral medications. news organizations have got a fear based story and may now sell advertising on thier sites, stations, and papers for more cause of the hiked ratings and readers. think about it effect on the economy like this. they don’t care. the bankers, u.s. car manufacturers, and labor unions all knew this was coming and did nothing for a reason. immidiate profit and lack of concern. trust me, i was in real estate for years and knew years before about the housing bubble. when it comes to the auto industry, the ceo of ford said they wouldn’t be able to compete with foregn labor back in 1971, but still the unions didn’t concede the ridiculess wages, retirement plans, and benifits given to it’s workers.

pharmicuitcal companies are still not looking at the big picture.

After sifting through that disgusting butchering of the English language, I get the impression that you’ve played too much Resident Evil and are convinced that pharmaceutical companies are evil, period.

Dude, I have way more reason to hate pharmaceutical companies than you, I’m sure. My brother is Autistic, and it may very well be because of vaccines being pushed by doctors and these companies. Seriously dude, next you’re going to say that this strain was introduced intentionally so that the companies could profit off of it. A loss in human life is worth the profit to them, right?


If you want to point fingers at anyone, point them at the WHO. The WHO intentionally allows disease to exist as a means of population control. Malaria could have been significantly lessened or even eliminated in Africa. However, the WHO intentionally allows Malaria to exist there as a means of reducing population growth to prevent the population from reaching a level that the third-world countries couldn’t support. The Malaria acts as a natural population cap.

If anyone is guilty of anything, it’s the WHO. Besides, THEY are the ones that declared this a pandemic, not the pharmaceutical companies.

first off it was a really fucken butchered peice i wrote on my phone while doing my work. secondly i don’t give a fuck about pharmaceutical companies or the evil they may or may not be doing. thirdly everyone on this fucken site is so insecure they take everything said as a personal attack. no one is attacking you! this was just a simple question of is this swine flu being portrayed as something it’s not?

now can i get some people who don’t cry themselves to sleep every night to give me an opinion? real simple, given all the facts, is this pandemic scare something to truely be concerned about or just something we’ve been force fed by the media?

I find it ironic that you think I took that as a personal attack. I was pointing out the flaws in your statement. Learn to debate, fool. Give reason behind your statements.

I answered your question, and yet you still don’t listen. It’s not “the media”. It’s not “companies”. It’s a statement by the WHO. That’s it. I gave the Malaria information to point out that WHO is a group that uses questionable means to reach questionable ends. Whether or not to be worried comes down to whether or not you trust the WHO’s judgment. I don’t, so I’m not worried.

what you were doing is reject before rejected. a common tactic used by the insecure. and i did bring up the media, unless you don’t consider news organizations media. as for your debating methods calling peoples fools and the use of a spell check hardly make you a force to be reconed with.

and if you don’t call berating a persons grammer or insinuating someone is stupid enough to be influenced by a video game they have never played a personal attack then you need to gather yourself.

beyond that, i am happy to have gotten that vague answer from you. you don’t trust the WHO. i guess you can answer it that way so you don’t have make any direct statements. like your reputation on this site is to precious to give a strait answer on.

as for your points and counter points, what does your brothers autism, or your beef with the world health organization have to do with wether or not swine flu is as serious as the media or WHO is reporting?