tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313594.post3841903399544707792..comments2023-11-03T01:24:37.142-07:00Comments on Militant Ginger: When Pigs Fly: Swine Flu stokes my inner conspiracy theorist.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313594.post-42184197319291394892009-11-02T10:41:55.237-08:002009-11-02T10:41:55.237-08:00Well, I am pretty certain I've already had the...Well, I am pretty certain I've already had the swine flu. Many on my son's football team got it (confirmed by tests) and then we got it. We didn't bother going to the doctor and it was a typical flu if you ask me. And my son is high risk due to his asthma and we didn't even have to break out the nebulizer. A few years back he got the flu and didn't get completely over it for 3 months.<br /><br />I think things have been blown out of proportion and it would do people well to look at the statistics for the "regular" flu at the same time as you have done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313594.post-28144841633704887952009-11-01T03:24:32.202-08:002009-11-01T03:24:32.202-08:00What gets me is the vast range of symptoms that se...What gets me is the vast range of symptoms that seem to encompass swine flu over here. It could be a high temperature, it could be a persistent cough, it could be a general feeling of overpowering tiredness, it could be an upset stomach. It is most bizarre the number of people who have been 'diagnosed' with swine flue who seem to have totally different symptoms.<br /><br />I had a bad case of manflu recently. I really wanted to retire to my bed but there was no one to cover my job and so I soldiered on. People kept saying I must have swine flu. But, since all I wanted to do was eat copious amounts of carbohydrates, I rather think it was probably just pig flu.<br /><br />Only recently a friend's three year old was rushed to hospital via ambulance with a 40 degree temperature. Originally diagnosed with tonselitis, this then became possible swine flu... but they just werent sure. The mother in question refused to agree to the tamiflu treatment and the little one recovered after a couple of days... probably because it was just tonselitis.<br /><br />The swine flu treatment seems to carry its own risks and if you're administering it when you only think it might be swine flu...?<br /><br />As you say, the hysterical reporting in the media just whips everyone up into a frenzy. It's such a shame that they cant be more hysterical about handwashing and general hygiene. Perhaps then we'd all be a lot less prone to the superbugs which seem to be a far more hazardous threat. But I guess the pharmaceutical companies havent found an expensive cure for that. They certainly wouldnt pay for advertising that merely advises you to wash your hands more frequently...Joanna Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313594.post-44931534369030647612009-10-30T21:07:35.461-07:002009-10-30T21:07:35.461-07:00I won't go so far as to say the vaccine is a p...I won't go so far as to say the vaccine is a placebo(but I'm not saying it isn't either!). But well, there's no doubting that the swine flu "pandemic" is definitely the product of major global hysteria. <br /><br />IMHO, the aim of all advertising is to make people feel that they and their bodies aren't good enough. The swine flu hype seems to be simply an exceptional advertisement for a sub-standard product.Sukhalokahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839282055547314024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313594.post-12128934587471144132009-10-30T16:07:51.937-07:002009-10-30T16:07:51.937-07:00I do think the whole thing has been blown way out ...I do think the whole thing has been blown way out of proportion. However, it is worth noting that H1N1 doesn't behave quite the same as the regular flu. H1N1 keeps going when regular flu season ends, for example. And according to Kaiser Permanente's website, "So far, children and young adults appear to be more frequently infected by the H1N1 flu than other groups. Currently, there have been fewer cases reported among people older than 64. This pattern differs from the pattern associated with seasonal flu, which often affects the elderly more than other age groups." If you're a young adult like me, meaning in the age group more likely to get H1N1, but less likely to get the regular flu, that's something worth paying attention to. Not worth panicking over, but worth washing my hands more at work (which is the public library) and school (community college, so lots of young adults in close proximity).<br /><br />I do think this is something we should keep an eye on, since it's different from what we're used to dealing with, and we don't know everything about it yet. But I'm not wasting any money on the vaccine without much more compelling evidence that it's worth it.Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055554674087590194noreply@blogger.com