Okami Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Well, my school has been shut down for the rest of the week due to a suspected case of swine flu in one of our Seniors. It may continue into next week, as well. How is your community being affected by the news of the current swine flu epidemic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sly Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 i no but if u get it u will not die because u have to be sick and or elderly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zafur Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Well, this flu is affecting younger people worse than older people for some reason. My school isn't closed yet, but there have been cases in my area. Mine is closed today for some other reason.xP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencat Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 They closed several local schools around us. A few of them have their prom during the time their school will be closed, so they don't get to go to prom now. =X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraith89 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Wow. What region is this? My university isn't closing anytime soon... finals week are closing in. Some of my friends are getting this flu... is this getting serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Xero Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Well, my school here in NC has done nothing, nor do i want it to. I get bored sitting around my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torte de Lini Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Not one case in Quebec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okami Posted May 1, 2009 Author Share Posted May 1, 2009 Wow. What region is this? My university isn't closing anytime soon... finals week are closing in.Some of my friends are getting this flu... is this getting serious? The World Health Organization and CDC have posted this as a level 5 as of last night (the last I heard of anything), that's one level away from being a worldwide pandemic. So yes, it is becoming serious. It's spreading further and further around the world as time continues to pass... As for me, I believe I just have a cold, but I'm keeping an eye on my symtoms. Being sick, especially right now, is not very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destati Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 This "pandemic" is just a hypochondriac thing. There's really little to no difference between the Swine Flu and a regular Flu. People are dying in Mexico because they lack adequate health care! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okami Posted May 1, 2009 Author Share Posted May 1, 2009 Even still, when the CDC and WHO makes a big deal of something, I'm going to be attentive to it. Because they know more about illness than any of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraith89 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Sometimes it's all overexaggerated, but still, be on guard. My friends are sick of flu... but it's probably springtime illness or something. But that doesn't mean you should neglect the swine flu thing... but just don't be too overhyped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Xero Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Eh, swine flu is semi-serious, affecting young, healthy adults. Which is odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuoleva Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 We aren't having any issues here, although my dad is getting sick. Hopefully they'll close our schools and I won't have to hear more lectures about the wonders of dirt. D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concorde105 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 The principal of our school sent a note home about the swine flu today; apparently there might be a case of it in my county, but it isn't confirmed yet. I kinda hope my school does get closed, 'cuz I find school more boring than sitting around on my butt playing video games and surfin' the Web. But really, the swine flu has killed about 70 people in Mexico, but, NEWSFLASH! Strains A & B of normal Influenza kill 100,000 people a year! 100,000! Swine flu doesn't seem that serious anymore, does it?:rolleyes: P.S. Congrats on being the 1,000th member of the Project Pokémon forums, Sly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okami Posted May 1, 2009 Author Share Posted May 1, 2009 *sniffles* I actually wish school wasn't closed here...we were going to begin our Dream Analysis unit in Psychology and we were continuing Issues Faced by Adolescents in Sociology... Now both have been postponed. Ughhh, I have nothing to do but sit and twiddle my thumbs and watch pokemon battle videos over wifi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuoleva Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Ooooh, a psychology class sounds fun. I wish we had that. But, no, rural Virginia offers classes on, well.... Small Animal Care (How to feed a kitty! It wasn't that bad, I liked our old and senile teacher... ) Earth Science (Learn about dirt! And the solar system, which I liked, but mars has nothing to do with earth. D: ) Film Studies (....Seriously? And the teacher doesn't let you analyze movies, she TELLS you what they "mean", even though most are able to be interpreted differently...) Cosmetology (Wait... What? ) So, yeah. School time off would be great. Apparently one guy in my class wants to go FIND the flu, get it, and bring it here. >.< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torte de Lini Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 *sniffles* I actually wish school wasn't closed here...we were going to begin our Dream Analysis unit in Psychology and we were continuing Issues Faced by Adolescents in Sociology...Now both have been postponed. Ughhh, I have nothing to do but sit and twiddle my thumbs and watch pokemon battle videos over wifi. LOLDREAMANALYSIS? FREUD? Dude, that stuff is such bogus. We covered that about 2 months ago and it basically allows the psychologist to interpret the ambiguous and abstract images as something relative to your life. And Sociology is boring unless it's about the authoritarian personality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraith89 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 LOLDREAMANALYSIS?FREUD? Dude, that stuff is such bogus. We covered that about 2 months ago and it basically allows the psychologist to interpret the ambiguous and abstract images as something relative to your life. And Sociology is boring unless it's about the authoritarian personality. I don't agree with Freud either, but still, it's interesting to learn stuff like this for some people. Sure I don't like it either, but don't be rude X_X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concorde105 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 OK, YOUR school is pretty sweet, okami. I wish we learned about cooler things than ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS, but that's middle school for ya. That's as close as I'm gonna get to revealing my age, by the way. Then again, I couldn't handle high school and college stuff, but my friend Elliot could. He is in sophomore high school math. :eek: Anyways, I've revealed too much, bye for the night I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraith89 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 OK, YOUR school is pretty sweet, okami. I wish we learned about cooler things than ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS, but that's middle school for ya. That's as close as I'm gonna get to revealing my age, by the way. Then again, I couldn't handle high school and college stuff, but my friend Elliot could. He is in sophomore high school math. :eek: Anyways, I've revealed too much, bye for the night I guess. What's wrong with ancient civilizations? History is one of my favorite subjects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuoleva Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Heh, I like history. Just not american history. I find it boring. "Hay guise, letz go rebel against england cuz were teh uber rebelz and then fight amongst ourselves cuz were just kewl like that, kk?" I love ancient Greece though. I would burn my school down if I could take that class again. WTB swine flu, PST. Gah... I need to lay off the WoW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraith89 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Heh, I like history. Just not american history. I find it boring."Hay guise, letz go rebel against england cuz were teh uber rebelz and then fight amongst ourselves cuz were just kewl like that, kk?" I love ancient Greece though. I would burn my school down if I could take that class again. WTB swine flu, PST. Gah... I need to lay off the WoW. American history is just filled with those legal things in the constitution part... which is boring, I'll give you that. My specialty is European history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poryhack Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Can anyone say SARS or Avian flu? This so blow out of proportion it's funny. Also has anyone seen the people wearing masks? Unless you have a high-grade mask a virus will pass through it as easily as you fit through a door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencat Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I think the media makes it bigger than what it is to scare Americans to listen to the Government and fall lower than what we have to. The normal flu kills 36,000 Americans a year! Swine Flu killed only 150s (Last I checked) in Mexico. =| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraith89 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I think the media makes it bigger than what it is to scare Americans to listen to the Government and fall lower than what we have to. The normal flu kills 36,000 Americans a year! Swine Flu killed only 150s (Last I checked) in Mexico. =| That's right. Media over-exaggerates everything... so don't fall for the scare too much, but be on your guard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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