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14 years ago 08/30/2009 5:06pm EDT

Has the swine flu passed through your city, town, community, university, corporation, daycare, school, etc.?

Here at Ole Miss, it would be fair to say that everybody is nervous. The storm hasn't really hit, but it feels as though a large hurricane is swirling out there somewhere.

"Meet the Rebels" day--annual meet&greet between football team & community fan base--was canceled. That's like canceling Christmas around here. Apparently enough football players had the disease that they decided to bag the event.

A friend's wife works as a nurse in a Batesville hospital, about 20 miles from here. Saw her two days ago. She said swine flu is swirling through public schools in the Delta. She said that it hit young people harder than older folks (50s & above). She said it wasn't any worse than regular flu, but among the population susceptible to it, it's apparently much more communicable. It just flows from person to person.

What's going on in your neck of the woods?

14 years ago 08/30/2009 5:10pm EDT

re: kudzurunner

Roughly 20 students at my wife's school have it. I know a guy that got it. It's no big deal really, last year they completely freaked out about it but now the public schools don't seem terribly worried.

I wouldn't mind catching it myself. Might suck to miss a day or two of work, but maybe it'd be nice to half it as a story for my grandchildren.

14 years ago 08/30/2009 6:40pm EDT

re: Mtn Dew

There have been quite a few cases here in town, including shutting down all of the summer camps going on at the local campus because several campers got it.

14 years ago 08/30/2009 6:46pm EDT

re: Mtn Dew

I would hate to have a fever and sickness in one. Basically 1 on 4 persons get both the bout of fever and nausea and that stuff. Not fun if that lasts for a couple of days and initial healing takes 5 days not just one day off of work. I hope that serum is ready before it hits big time here in Europe.

Secondary most people forget that serious flu could have many complications. Not just directly dying but it affects the nervous system. And i have had some problems in the past from a simple cold.

You could get heart problems for a couple of years from just one such bout that causes you to only be able to sport easy for that time frame.

And basically it could have complications on all places of your body.

I am worried.

But i would be just as worried when the regular bugs hit us. I don't like being sick from a stomach flu either. I hate all them bugs.

(yes i know stomach flu isn't flu but norwalk virus or something like that)

14 years ago 08/30/2009 6:50pm EDT

re: Tri-guy

Tri-guy wrote:
I would hate to have a fever and sickness in one. Basically 1 on 4 persons get both the bout of fever and nausea and that stuff. Not fun if that lasts for a couple of days and initial healing takes 5 days not just one day off of work. I hope that serum is ready before it hits big time here in Europe.
Secondary most people forget that serious flu could have many complications. Not just directly dying but it affects the nervous system. And i have had some problems in the past from a simple cold.
You could get heart problems for a couple of years from just one such bout that causes you to only be able to sport easy for that time frame.
And basically it could have complications on all places of your body.
I am worried.
But i would be just as worried when the regular bugs hit us. I don't like being sick from a stomach flu either. I hate all them bugs.
(yes i know stomach flu isn't flu but norwalk virus or something like that)

Put it this way: I'd rather have the swine flu than the regular flu. I'd prefer neither.

14 years ago 08/30/2009 7:19pm EDT

re: kudzurunner

Swine flu just passed by our town last week. I was one of the lucky ones. I heard it barreling down the valley and jumped into a bunker. I only had time to grab my dog Scraps, and 2 cans of Manwich, and a bottle of gin. There were no other survivors. This is a terrible disaster. What kind of Being would allow for something so terrible as the Swine flu?? It just seems cruel and wrong. Do yourself a favor: go to the store, get some plastic sheets, duct tape and a face mask. Put on the mask immediately and seal the doors and windows. Then come back here and thank me.

14 years ago 08/30/2009 7:25pm EDT

re: Tri-guy

Tri-guy wrote:
I would hate to have a fever and sickness in one. Basically 1 on 4 persons get both the bout of fever and nausea and that stuff. Not fun if that lasts for a couple of days and initial healing takes 5 days not just one day off of work. I hope that serum is ready before it hits big time here in Europe.
Secondary most people forget that serious flu could have many complications. Not just directly dying but it affects the nervous system. And i have had some problems in the past from a simple cold.
You could get heart problems for a couple of years from just one such bout that causes you to only be able to sport easy for that time frame.
And basically it could have complications on all places of your body.
I am worried.
But i would be just as worried when the regular bugs hit us. I don't like being sick from a stomach flu either. I hate all them bugs.
(yes i know stomach flu isn't flu but norwalk virus or something like that)

What a huge vagina. No wonder you are a tri guy.

14 years ago 08/30/2009 7:28pm EDT

re: kudzurunner

Vaccinate all the little bastards.

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