I'm not too worried about it. You just have to try to prevent it like you do the regular flu. I won't be changing my daily routine worrying about it.

[quote="rittdk01"]lol its the friggin flu. Kids and elderly people die EVERY YEAR from the flu and many other illnesses. If u have not seen a pattern yet your blind. Its something else every year to get people buying shots and watching news casts. West Nile, Swine Flu, Bird Flu.....[/quote]

Don't forget chronic wasting disease, and the dreaded Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, better known as Mad Cow

lol its the friggin flu. Kids and elderly people die EVERY YEAR from the flu and many other illnesses. If u have not seen a pattern yet your blind. Its something else every year to get people buying shots and watching news casts. West Nile, Swine Flu, Bird Flu.....

Good times...

Khackdrums :D

Interestingly enough, I wrote that to debunk this:

[quote="khackdrums"]Pandemic? The pig flu is no 1918 influenza pandemic... It will end just being another global influenza.[/quote]

If you read my post correctly, it doesn't state that the Spanish flu should be the standard, but rather why it shouldn't be. This was because you compared the Swine flu to the Spanish flu in order to declassify it as a worldwide pandemic. In counterpoint, I said they shouldn't be compared, and if "the Spanish flu were to be the standard, we'd have no other pandemics". That of course can be considered a bit of an exaggeration, but it acknowledges just how deadly it was, and why it shouldn't be used as a standard to be compared against. It was a lot like saying LeBron James is just a standard basketball player.

Of course, I didn't realize that you had misunderstood me, which is why the Smallpox post made no sense to me:

[quote="khackdrums"]The 1918 Spanish Influenza as the standard for pandemics? What about Smallpox? That should be the standard...[/quote]

From my point of view at the time, it was actually a pretty hilarious statement because it looked like you debunked your own previous statement by making a more ridiculous one.. of course, now I can see why you posted it.

Debates are an exchange of theories and opinions, so there's always going to be a disagreement.. as long as it doesn't escalate.. no worries. Of course, this turned out to be more of a misunderstanding than a debate. :lol:

Yes, I did edit my post, about a minute after I wrote it. You caught me! I thought I would add Smallpox statement to debunk the following argument:
[quote="dfreely"]And you shouldn't compare it to the Spanish flu, if that were to be the standard, we'd have no other pandemics.[/quote]
I had the right to offer my own opinion. I rolled my eyes because your counter argument of:
[quote="dfreely"]If the Spanish flu shouldn't be a standard, why on Earth should Smallpox be? By your logic, we might as well do away with the word pandemic.[/quote]
made no sense at all. Sorry if it upset you. I love to debate, but is not the place to do so. It wouldn't be a debate without disagreements. {up}

Khackdrums :D

Can't say I blame anyone for not trusting the vaccine.. there doesn't seem to be too much evidence on how well it works, and after the case of the paralyzed girl, we know it can have very unwelcome side effects.

It'd still be a good idea to continue regular preventative measures (washing your hands with soap, avoiding contact with people/surfaces when possible, etc) until this all blows over.

[quote="khackdrums"]
Second time? :? I'm just saying I respect your opinion, but I just don't agree with it. As a mature human being I don't want to continue arguing about this. {up}
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Yes, second time. I remember you saying the exact same thing (because I found it rather nice the first time), before you edited your message into something about Smallpox. As a mature human being, you wouldn't have found the need to do that, or roll your eyes when you said it a second time. And I wasn't arguing with you at all.. knowing how irritable some people here can be, I avoid it. At best, it was just a short, small debate.

^ I'm not going to have it either. I'm more concerned about how safe the jab is, and how can they have made sure it won't cause any side affects or cause long term damage, than the actual flu itself.

I don't think it's anything to be majorly worried about either. I was when it was first mentioned, but I know of no one who has it, and it seems to me if it's spreading, it's doing so very slowly and you probably have more of a chance getting the regular flu than this one.

TBH, I'm going to avoid the Swine Flu jab, although they say you should really have it. I'm going to risk it... {up}

Just thank goodness I haven't got it..YET..and I don't want it.

Jen :)

[quote="dfreely"]There's really no need to roll your eyes. After all, this is the second time you wanted to "agree to disagree" and "end it".[/quote]

Second time? :? I'm just saying I respect your opinion, but I just don't agree with it. As a mature human being I don't want to continue arguing about this. {up}

Khackdrums :D