Swine Flu - When will you become worried?

**Maha** · 16th July 2009, 17:39

Originally Posted by kevfromcoro

Yeah hear what you are saying
But a lot of us get the flu , and most live through it.
If a person gets the piggy flu , is all curtains??

So if I get Swine Flu Im dead???........

**slofox** · 16th July 2009, 17:41

When will you become worried?

I won't...

**kevfromcoro** · 16th July 2009, 17:46

Originally Posted by Maha

So if I get Swine Flu Im dead???........

well thats what im asking....??

Its a bit like HIV..

Wouldnt like to get again.....

**Little Miss Trouble** · 16th July 2009, 17:50

My doctor thinks I have it and I'm not worried!

For most normal healthy people you will feel like crap for about a week, then go back to normal. Its those with pre existing medical conditions that need to be careful & take extra precautions.

**Indiana_Jones** · 16th July 2009, 17:54

'Bout That Time Ay Chaps?

Righto

-Indy

**Number One** · 16th July 2009, 18:08

Right now I would take Swine flu over Noro Virus any fricken day!

Originally Posted by Miss.L

Its those with pre existing medical conditions that need to be careful & take extra precautions.

As for the swine flu and being worried...I'm not worried about it but I was taking precautions when I was needing to visit the hospital every day last week. I was amazed how I saw practically no one else wearing masks. I strapped one on and made our boy wear one too...swine or not - both of us have those evil 'pre-existing medical conditions' and frankly I don't get enough sick leave to be able to take it too lightly. If I am in an area where it is high risk I be strapping on a shexxy mask for sure!

**Madness** · 16th July 2009, 18:23

My missus had the swine, the results came back the day she started coming right after about a week. I never got any symptoms though, which leads me to think I might be a swine-carrier.

I'll start to worry when it crosses over to pigs and inteferes with my daily bacon intake.

**riffer** · 16th July 2009, 18:24

Meh.

Had swine flu week before last.

I wouldn't recommend it, but really - it's just the flu.

Get over it people. The only ones dying are the really sick ones.

I have a pre-existing condition (type I diabetes) and it didn't kill me.

**Brett** · 16th July 2009, 18:33

It is not that swine flu is more "potent" in its mortality rate, simply that it spreads much more easily than many other 'common' flu's and thus more people will get infected in a shorter time frame. More people get sick = more people die. People die of the common flu all the time.
I am not worried. Don't want to catch it, but if it does then what can ya do really?

**nosebleed** · 16th July 2009, 18:41

Originally Posted by riffer

Meh.

Had swine flu week before last.

I wouldn't recommend it, but really - it's just the flu.

Get over it people. The only ones dying are the really sick ones.

I have a pre-existing condition (type I diabetes) and it didn't kill me.

The good shit ay? (shooting Novorapid right now)
Did you get the 'standard flu' jab earlier in the year?

**Mom** · 16th July 2009, 19:00

Originally Posted by yungatart

Bring it on, I say!
The more news about swine flu, the less there is about the 'recession'. The less news abiout the recession, the better. People forget we're having one and go back to spending a little more...gotta be good for business...and my pocket could do with some relief right now.

Well said that woman!

Originally Posted by Miss.L

My doctor thinks I have it and I'm not worried!

You are kidding right? Did he test you?

Oh well, if we do indeed have swine flu then it is not that terrible, I have some secondary infection that is nailing me flat at the moment, but apart from that I coped