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Well, that's just it isn't it. More people with flu symptoms are going to the hospital and being diagnosed with flu, whereas in the past, they stayed home and
by dpcan 17y ago
Well, that's just it isn't it. More people with flu symptoms are going to the hospital and being diagnosed with flu, whereas in the past, they stayed home and got better.
All because of bullshit reporting like this:
http://www.krem.com/topstories/stories/krem2-102009-flu-death.237ef85fb.html http://www.krem.com/topstories/stories/krem2-102009-flu-deat...
A women felt ill. Then felt a little better. Then got ill again within a few days and died in the Hospital overnight.
Without even CONFIRMING that it was Swine Flu, they are reporting it like it is, and they are scaring up everyone in town to think that if they have a tickle in their throat they are going to die in 3 days.
- axod 17y agoIn the UK, you're told specifically not to bother going to doctor/hospital etc if you have swine flu (Unless you have complications/other conditions etc). We had it in July or so. It was kinda like a normal flu :/ The media loves to scare the hell out of everyone - gets them to buy stuff. Sad, but I can't see that ever changing.
- Anon84 17y agoWe had it in July or so. It was kinda like a normal flu :/ You might want to take a look at the bottom right panel of Fig 2: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/7/45 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/7/45 ;)
- Confusion 17y agoThe October peak for Western Europe isn't here.
- axod 17y agoYup that's what they thought would happen. They were raving in the papers that everyone would have it in sept/oct, schools wouldn't open, etc. What actually happened was that most people got it over the summer holidays afaik.