conpiracymonki Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 [size=1][b]>.>[/b] [quote][i]From AOL News Ticker[/i] [b][u]Global[/u] [u]Alert[/u] [u]Over[/u] [u]Hong[/u] [u]Kong[/u] '[u]Super[/u] [u]Flu[/u]'[/b] HEALTH chiefs have issued a global warning about a potentially lethal strain of flu that has swept through hospitals in two countries. One man has died, while dozens of hospital workers remain critically ill with what has been dubbed 'super flu'. The initial symptoms of the disease include flu-like illness, with rapid onset of high fever followed by muscle aches, headache and sore throat. In some cases this has led to double pneumonia, with some patients needing help from a ventilator to stay alive. The World Health Organization (WHO) says the origin of the infection is still unknown, but the key case involved an American businessman who died on Thursday morning in a Hong Kong hospital. He had travelled on business from Shanghai to Hanoi, Vietnam, and having felt unwell during his journey he was admitted to a hospital on arrival. He was then transferred to Hong Kong for specialist treatment. More than 20 hospital staff then became sick with similar symptoms. World Health Organisation experts are concerned that the man may have passed the infection on to many others on the way. It has issued a global alert, warning public health surveillance teams throughout the world to be vigilant for outbreaks. The WHO also recommends that any suspect cases be isolated and reported to authorities.[/quote][b]As if catching a cold wasn't scary enough >.>[/b][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkey Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Oh..my..God... These are the things that you don't expect to happen in real life. I mean, an unknown disease that's highly contagious? This has left me disturbed, to say the least. While still highly unlikely, we could face a new smallpox, or (dare I say) Black Death! And don't tell me that I'm exagerating, because both of those examples started small too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 [color=red] Obviously it is either a mutated form of some strand of flu, it is something completely new, or they have yet to identify it. It's really hard to believe such a thing happening, but I know it is true. I just hope this flu or whatever it is doesn't become an outbreak. Because it seems it sure has the potential. Let's just hope it gets contained. I do not want to see something in line as to what the world wide outbreak of Smallpox was like.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelus_Necare Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 kinda reminds me of that movie "outbreak" where people just coughed themselves to death. This flu only adds to the list of problems people already have nowadays... So I only have one thing to say to those sitting at home with a what seems like benign fever, live it up while you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathKnight Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 [color=crimson]And? lol. Great. A super flu. Big woop, how is Mr. Hussein doing? =)[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fall Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Knowing today's technology they should come pretty close to a cure for it soon. Hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedlit Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 [color=009966]I'm starting to wonder if there's an evil doctor that's tampering with viruses like that and adding all sorts of chemicals to them to make them like that....>.> o_0[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinnyLyn Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Man's greatest predator is himself. >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Macaiodh Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 [color=darkblue]The first thing I thought of when I saw the thread title was that book [i]The Stand...[/i] which I actually thought was a pretty cool scenario, if you were a survivor. [/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Mitch [/i] [B][color=red] Obviously it is either a mutated form of some strand of flu, it is something completely new, or they have yet to identify it. [/color][/B][/QUOTE] [SIZE=1]Well, that pretty much covers it.[/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Change Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Every time i see something like this it makes me sad that we have cut down half the rainforests and the plants that produce anitviral drugs...Stuff that knocks HIV I out of the test tube... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Mitch [/i] [B][color=red] It's really hard to believe such a thing happening, but I know it is true.[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] Why? It happens all the time. There was a real bad one in Europe during 1917 that originated in Kansas (somehow carried over there). here's a link :[URL=http://www.ninthday.com/spanish_flu.htm]Link[/URL] Sure that was almost a century ago, but there has yet to be a cure of a flew and with more and more use of medication, viri will mutate and become stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cloricus Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by DeathKnight [/i] [B][color=crimson]And? lol. Great. A super flu. Big woop, how is Mr. Hussein doing? =)[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] *Walks over to side of room and hits a glass panel that says "[i]Break Glass in Case of Brain Washed American[/i]"* Dude, Mr. Hussein is the same as he has been the last ten years that America has been ignoring him. GET OVER IT. As for this, these out breaks happen all the time. Though it's odd to get a world wide warning. Hope it doesn't make its way to Australia. It's most likely one of the new "Super Bugs" that have adapted to our medical technology. Bugger hay? Eps ? *Runs away from the flu?* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest postbagboy Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Lady Macaiodh [/i] [B][color=darkblue]The first thing I thought of when I saw the thread title was that book [i]The Stand...[/i] which I actually thought was a pretty cool scenario, if you were a survivor. [/color] [/B][/QUOTE] it reminded me of [i]Plague[/i] all the way through. anyways, awww crap. i hope our little isolated country of New Zealand does'nt get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hikaru Ichijyo Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Well I'm not really that shocked by the story, I've heard of various strainds of the flu that are equally as deadly. Though luckily most of the time we never seen them get to the US. The most recent rare strain of flu was going around in cruise lines and acted more like a stomach Flue then anything. Also for who ever meantioned The Stand kudo's, that brings back some old memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cloricus Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 I think the high concentration of sheep will keep it away... ...Sorry couldn't hold back. :P Does any one know if the guy was told that the infection he had was lethal. Like think of it, you?re travelling to a different country and you pick up a bug then a few days later you?re dead. That?s harsh. I know there are tons of risks but you don?t count picking up a mystery bug and spreading it then dieing as one of those... Eps ? Still running from the flu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by postbagboy [/i] [B]heh.:laugh: [/B][/QUOTE] [color=red] Postbagboy, please put more effort into your posts. And Harry, I was not notioning of some outbreak way back in 1917. I was just saying that in my lifetime, there has not been an outbreak as bad as Smallpox or anything as such. I know things like this happen, but when you first hear it, it is somewhat surprising. I just do not want another outbreak as bad as Smallpox. Ah, and I see Lady Mac bought up [i]The Stand[/i]. Wonderful book. One of my favorites of Stephen King.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathKnight Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by cloricus [/i] [B]*Walks over to side of room and hits a glass panel that says "[i]Break Glass in Case of Brain Washed American[/i]"* [/B][/QUOTE] [color=crimson]I'm sure as a fascist and antiamerican heretic i've been brainwashed, hm? You should learn more about the people you try to stereotype. lol. I'm glad comedy has died to the point that idle comments become a new basis for debate amongst hotheaded, opinonated people from different nations. *kicks the world into a trashcan and walks to a pizzaplace* Anyway, back to the topic..[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Macaiodh Posted March 15, 2003 Share Posted March 15, 2003 [color=darkblue]Another one... [i]12 Monkeys...[/i] one of my favorite movies ever. I have this strange opinion about disasters... you know, earthquakes, diseases, wars, riots... I get a big kick out of them. Maybe the flu will spread, lol, thought I seriously doubt it. But I get kind of excited when bad stuff happens on a massive scale, don't ask me why. Maybe I'm just a weirdo. I can't stand the mundane.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven's Cloud Posted March 15, 2003 Share Posted March 15, 2003 [color=indigo]Well Captian Trips may claim most of us but for the remainder, just remember (in the words of the immortal Neil Young), "Rock and Roll will never die!"[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semjaza Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 The first outbreak of this flu was reported in February in China's southern Guangdong province, where 305 people were infected and five people died. It's hardly as bad as everyone wants to think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest postbagboy Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Mitch [/i] [B][color=red] Postbagboy, please put more effort into your posts. [color] [/B][/QUOTE] bleh? what else was i supposed to say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyGirl Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by postbagboy [/i] [B]bleh? what else was i supposed to say? [/B][/QUOTE] [color=deeppink]The rules here clearly state that one-word posts are not considered posts with much effort put into them ;) I hadn't read this topic until now when I think I have caught my first ever case of the flu. Even though I doubt I'm afflicted by this killer 'super flu', it's not very comforting to know that it's around :([/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike speigel Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Well, Semjaza Azazel has made a good point. It really isn't as bad as everyone wants to think. There's not much else I have to say about this so-called "Super-Flu" except this: we'll proabably have a vaccine in a few months. If not, then oh well. I was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShinje Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by postbagboy [/i] [B]it reminded me of [i]Plague[/i] all the way through. anyways, awww crap. i hope our little isolated country of New Zealand does'nt get it. [/B][/QUOTE] [size=1] [color=blue] Same here, although our security is pretty tight. i.e Screening everyone from the infected areas for the virus before they come on to our shore, But we don't know how good other countries security is, so we might let someone in from a country deemed safe, who has actually got the flu from a passenger of an asian flight. I guess the best solution I can think of is pray, and run to the mountains and survive off the land for 10 years or so, until it goes away [img]http://www.otakuboards.com/images/icons/no.gif[/img][/size][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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