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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 12:05 AM Original message |
Health officials: Swine flu has killed more than 350 people in US; hospitalization up to 5,500 |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
1. 350 dead out of about 1 million cases..........that's one in 30,000. |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 10:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Cases don't interest me as much as hospitalizations. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 12:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Overall mortality of a disease is what matters, and when you look at |
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kimmerspixelated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Well put! |
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diamidue (606 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. While I do worry about this flu |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 04:20 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. I can't refute this but this virus is acting an awful lot like like an expected behavior |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
2. I have an aquaintance at the CDC... |
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kimmerspixelated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
20. Better sanitation, better nutrition(generally) |
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mamaleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 04:48 PM Response to Reply #20 |
46. None of that will conteract our new modern attitude |
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Swagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 05:26 AM Response to Original message |
3. doesn't the ordinary flu kill 1000's every year ?..but these new strains are a worry |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 09:19 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. How many did it kill last month? |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Yes, and I believe 98 percent are usually the elderly |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 02:52 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. link? |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 10:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Here ya go |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 03:22 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. i meant a link giving evidence this flu is killing younger people "in their prime," |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Look it up yourself |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 12:39 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. if you make a factual claim, provide your own damn links. |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Think what you want |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. I could give a shit what you assume. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 04:35 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. a link. wouldn't it have been easier to provide it in the first place? |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 04:29 AM Response to Reply #3 |
30. the reason the regular flu is so inefficient in killing is that many if not most of us |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
52. The claim is usually about 36,000. |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 05:55 AM Response to Original message |
4. There's a cottage industry in swine flu alarmism, IMO. |
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JayMusgrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 09:43 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I have to agree.... and this video will help us all |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. And the whole world is in on it. nt |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. "the world" isn't hyping the swine flu. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. oddly enough, some of the same folks cheering the bank bailout. |
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kimmerspixelated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. DINGDINGDING! |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 10:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
23. What is weird to me is |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 03:20 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. you're a retired nurse but not old enough to remember previous pandemics? |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 04:31 AM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Nursing destroys our bodies at an early age |
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Heddi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 03:50 PM Response to Reply #31 |
44. best reply! |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 06:35 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. Amen, sister! |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 06:03 PM Response to Reply #31 |
47. Yes it sure does! |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 06:46 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. As much as I adore what I'm doing, I wonder how much longer I can do it |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 09:08 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. I loved it too. |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 12:08 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Iwas a young teen in 68 |
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Sigh Sister (358 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
43. There is a good website |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 06:08 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. I like flutrackers and |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
8. 302, 353, 5500, 44000, 1 million. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
9. Callous as it seems, the real question isn't how many people are dying, |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. That's why people are so worried. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 03:26 AM Response to Reply #13 |
27. link to stats? because i've not seen a published report of any case where the young person didn't |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 12:11 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. It is on the CDC |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. link? |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Google it. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. i see. can't support your claim. it's not trolling to ask for documentation of a claim, btw. |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 06:10 PM Response to Reply #42 |
49. I apologize for being rude but |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 11:49 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. i asked for a link about a specific claim. you gave me one post of links on other topics. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. yes, when they have othe risk factors. which from the reports i've |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-01-09 10:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. It was running half and half last I looked |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 04:03 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. i asked you to link me to evidence. you linked me to a bunch of articles on other points. |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 12:12 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. As I said before |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. link? |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-02-09 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
54. THE SKY IS FALLING!!! THE SKY IS FALLING!!! THE SKY IS FALLING!!! THE SKY IS FALLING!!! |
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Vila Restal (7 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
56. Swine Flu Alert |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:59 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Welcome to DU, Vila Restal |
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