On April 27 2009 02:47 Shivaz wrote:
Anyone watching the news, I am watching ATM. Breaking news just said 4 mild cases has been confirmed in Nova Scotia and 2 in BC.

Reading that just sent me back to that day I played Pandemic II for 18 hours straight.

I know that reference has already been made, but eh =/

Railxp

Hong Kong1313 Posts

April 26 2009 22:58 GMT

#182

LOL pandemic was an awesome fun game.

play it Here at Newgrounds

HooHa!

United States688 Posts

April 26 2009 23:11 GMT

#183

Apparently like 6 possible cases in USA since last night.

TheFoReveRwaR

United States10657 Posts

April 26 2009 23:25 GMT

#184

Oh yay now we get to hear the media blow it completely out of proportion like they did with the avian bird flu.

This epidemic is very very minor at this point. But news is slow and news stations just love covering this kind of crap.

Zapdos_Smithh

Canada2620 Posts

April 26 2009 23:29 GMT

#185

LOL HEY GUYS THERE'S THIS EPIDEMIC GOING ON IN MY TOWN, AND IT'S SPREADING! I MIGHT DIE LAWLZ!

PaeZ

Mexico1627 Posts

April 26 2009 23:32 GMT

#186

Update, The epidemy has advanced towards Monterrey and Guadalajara (my city), there has been 1 death reported in monterrey and 3 possible cases that are critical in Guadalajara, classes have been suspended in the 3 biggest universities in Guadalajara including my own :S, this shit is spreading fast!

Also there have been deaths in other 5 states in Mexico: San Luis Potosi, Oaxaca, Baja California, Mexico City; State of Mexico, Monterrey.

Lets see how this evolves.

arb

Noobville17921 Posts

April 26 2009 23:35 GMT

#187

Im glad i live in the mountains where no one else lives ><

TheFoReveRwaR

United States10657 Posts

April 26 2009 23:40 GMT

#188

On April 27 2009 08:32 PaeZ wrote:
Update, The epidemy has advanced towards Monterrey and Guadalajara (my city), there has been 1 death reported in monterrey and 3 possible cases that are critical in Guadalajara, classes have been suspended in the 3 biggest universities in Guadalajara including my own :S, this shit is spreading fast!

Also there have been deaths in other 5 states in Mexico: San Luis Potosi, Oaxaca, Baja California, Mexico City; State of Mexico, Monterrey.

Lets see how this evolves.

As long as you're not elderly, HIV positive, an infant, or child you'll be fine

mahnini

United States6862 Posts

April 26 2009 23:43 GMT

#189

according to that google map tracker thing there were a few cases of this a month ago close to where i live in which a 10 and 8 year old recovered in a week "uneventfully". so yeah im not too worried.

Drakill Tannan

Mexico13 Posts

April 26 2009 23:44 GMT

#190

We're screwed. Five cases where reported in a very important state fair, to wich half the country assists from almost every state. It means it could spread dramatically. The fair was of cource closed now but the damage is done.

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

April 26 2009 23:50 GMT

#191

On April 27 2009 08:40 TheFoReveRwaR wrote:

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As long as you're not elderly, HIV positive, an infant, or child you'll be fine

The virus has been affecting young adults. Which is why officials are worried.

PaeZ

Mexico1627 Posts

April 27 2009 00:28 GMT

#192

Yeah, most deaths have been in the age group of 20-40 years old, which is pretty young to me because thats the majority of labor force at least in Mexico, the goverment has installed various small sized mobile laboratories throughtout the affected areas in an effort to diagnose and treat this disease quicker... Hope it works!

GhostKorean

United States2330 Posts

April 27 2009 00:39 GMT

#193

It's spread to where I live, I hear

EDIT: Apparently someone I know is mildly infected...

XoXiDe

United States620 Posts

April 27 2009 00:45 GMT

#194

supposedly there were two cases confirmed here last week in san antonio on the east side in cibolo and the school has been shut down for a week over there, hopefully doesnt spread and shut down UTSA semester is almost over!

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TheFoReveRwaR

United States10657 Posts

April 27 2009 00:53 GMT

#195

On April 27 2009 08:50 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:

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The virus has been affecting young adults. Which is why officials are worried.

But they're recovering.

Getting the flu sucks, but nothing to "fear".

Mooga

United States575 Posts

April 27 2009 00:57 GMT

#196

I have the flu right now as I type this

Clasic

Bosnia-Herzegovina1437 Posts

April 27 2009 01:01 GMT

#197

On April 27 2009 08:35 arb wrote:
Im glad i live in the mountains where no one else lives ><

I live in a sewer, I'm used to all kinds of fucked diseases

Quanticfograw

United States2053 Posts

April 27 2009 01:24 GMT

#198

damn this is kind of stressful and a little scarey. hope all in mexico are ok and i wish all to be safe

StylishVODs

Sweden5331 Posts

April 27 2009 01:33 GMT

#199

Abit scary yeah, but media sometimes blow things out of proportion and I believe that the world is pretty ready for this kind of "mild" virus, its not close to as dangerous as the birdflue was atm.

Unless it mutates soon and becomes more deadly I don't think we have to worrie about it so much. But I wouldn't want to be in mexico right now.

EAGER-beaver

Canada2799 Posts

April 27 2009 01:48 GMT

#200

On April 27 2009 08:40 TheFoReveRwaR wrote:

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As long as you're not elderly, HIV positive, an infant, or child you'll be fine

As crazy as this sounds, in 1918 when the spanish flu was going around most fatalities occured in the 20-30 age group, hitting healthy young individuals the hardest. This was partly because of the war time conditions (lots of young men packed in boats in port cities) and that the immune system response in a stronger person was so powerful it would end up killing the individual, not the virus. Young healthy people died because they drowned in their own mucus and antibodies produced to fight the flu... oh the irony.

EDIT:
I read about it in The Great Influenza by John M. Barry, great book.