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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 08:50 AM Original message |
Our neighboring small town has a "probable" case of swine flu |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
1. It's less severe than the regular flu, which kills about 50k a year in the US |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Incorrect. Best judge this by percentage of mortality, not totals. |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:12 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I'm just going by what the scientists are saying |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:45 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Right now it is more mild. But this isn't flu season. |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
2. i actually know one of the numbers/people on the stats chart |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:29 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. A part of me thinks that if a person were to get it, then NOW is the time to get it. |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:32 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. the school closings are of course precautionary |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:41 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Yeah, I agree that it is odd to look at it that way. |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
4. Probable means 99% certainty |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Ahh. That's what my sister was talking about. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
6. I hear you... |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Yep. I can only imagine that the doctors offices are getting inundated right now. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:55 AM Response to Reply #10 |
16. There are cases all around the SF Bay Area. Not a lot of them |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:59 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Just curious, |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 10:14 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I'm not doing a thing but there aren't any kids here. |
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Puzzler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
9. We had one confirmed case in my city 2 days ago... |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
14. My younger son |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:53 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Even closer to Cortland. |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:57 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Real close. |
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