are you afraid of Swine Flu?

[King Rami]

are you afraid of Swine Flu?

[orange infection]

no , i am 21 years old lebanese and i already lived many horrible moments , swine flu isn't even comparable to our life in lebanon

[General my General!]

Yes. Its only a matter of time before we have a pandemic flu infecting hundreds of millions around the world. Even if it kills off 2% of who it infects, it will still leave millions dead. Maybe this H1N1 flu will fade out in a few weeks, maybe it will come back in the winter in a more deadly or infectious form, maybe we'll have to wait a few more years. But there can be no doubt, the outbreak will happen, and until then countries can only do what they can to prepare for it. It will be coming. Hopefuly, it will not be as deadly as some predict, because in that case, it could literally be a civilization-altering effect.

Cheers!

[Nayla]

Originally Posted by King Rami

are you afraid of Swine Flu?

No, I have a green mask in my bag

[Salome]

My colleague was just telling me she came back from a business trip where she had on the plane 2 persons coming from Mexico. After landing (!!) these two were taken away for examination, and the rest was allowed to leave without any checking. So it is just a matter of time, actaully am sneezing a lot today

[Rors]

Originally Posted by Salome

My colleague was just telling me she came back from a business trip where she had on the plane 2 persons coming from Mexico. After landing (!!) these two were taken away for examination, and the rest was allowed to leave without any checking. So it is just a matter of time, actaully am sneezing a lot today

That's being paranoid, and that's where i blame the media for causing uncalled for mass panic.
I'm not scared of swine flu at this moment because the virus turned out to be less viirulent than initially predicted. It IS infectious, but not that lethal. The regular human influenza virus is more deadly so no need to panic. However what worries me is that this H1N1 strain will infect an already human-flu-infected person where the two viruses would recombine to deliver another new virus that could have worse pandemic potential.
The Southern Hemisphere countries should fully prepare for an outbreak becuase they're entering the winter season. And the Northern Hemisphere should be on the lookout for a second wave of infections come winter.
I don't believe we're gonna have a clear-cut answer before that, and there's no need for paranoia either, regular flu could kill you before swine flu reaches here (so to speak)

[Salome]

Originally Posted by Rors

That's being paranoid, and that's where i blame the media for causing uncalled for mass panic.
I'm not scared of swine flu at this moment because the virus turned out to be less viirulent than initially predicted. It IS infectious, but not that lethal. The regular human influenza virus is more deadly so no need to panic. However what worries me is that this H1N1 strain will infect an already human-flu-infected person where the two viruses would recombine to deliver another new virus that could have worse pandemic potential.
The Southern Hemisphere countries should fully prepare for an outbreak becuase they're entering the winter season. And the Northern Hemisphere should be on the lookout for a second wave of infections come winter.
I don't believe we're gonna have a clear-cut answer before that, and there's no need for paranoia either, regular flu could kill you before swine flu reaches here (so to speak)

its ok, you think from my post that am paranoid instead of getting the sarcasm behind:D

main point was the "clever" way how the authorities deal with the issue

[King Rami]

can anyone into medical stuff tell compare the swine flu to Zouk's huge cigarettes?

I guess, we as Lebanese have the most powerful جهاز مناعة on planet earth

King Rami A Lebanese cannot get infected by Swine Flu, Swine Flu can get infected by a Lebanese

[King Rami]

Originally Posted by Salome

My colleague was just telling me she came back from a business trip where she had on the plane 2 persons coming from Mexico. After landing (!!) these two were taken away for examination, and the rest was allowed to leave without any checking. So it is just a matter of time, actaully am sneezing a lot today

allow me to be your doctor for tonight:

go buy a Cedars smokes pack, smoke only 1 cigarette!!!!!!

visit zouk for 13 minutes then move to chekka for 6.4 minutes, don't forget to eat a man2ouche at wooden bakery (jbeil).

trust me, bterja3 jdid :p

[lady_forever]

I am not scared of catching that flu..if i do then it's my destiney..I survived many wars in lebanon bombs and civil war..so that doesnt scare me at all...it is just a flu or virus or whatever like many viruses we have be warned about..