Swine Flu -- Our university's preparedness
04-30-2009 at 09:54 PM
|
#16
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 12,484
Thanked:
1,629 Times
Liked:
604 Times
|
Lol, that is hilarious. Isn't it illegal to copy the BBC's coding textes though?
|
|
04-30-2009 at 09:55 PM
|
#17
|
|
Elite Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,672
Thanked:
236 Times
Liked:
196 Times
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris L
Apparently it just got a whole lot worse in London: Link |
All I can say is, What the f---.
Nah, I'm convinced that's a joke.
Last edited by feonateresa : 04-30-2009 at 10:01 PM.
|
|
04-30-2009 at 10:16 PM
|
#18
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 12,484
Thanked:
1,629 Times
Liked:
604 Times
|
It definitively is a joke, just look at the URL. I'm pretty sure they copied the codes for the sidebar, header and what not since they all link to the bbc website, but clearly the url isn't the same for that page as bbc.
|
|
04-30-2009 at 11:28 PM
|
#19
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 207
Thanked:
26 Times
Liked:
71 Times
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by feonateresa
So, you're saying that you go to the bathroom without washing your hands and then go outside and shake hands with other people? You my friend, I hope I never have an encounter with you. :]
|
Oh come on, its good for your immune system. ;] |
|
05-01-2009 at 07:37 AM
|
#20
|
|
Elite Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 461
Thanked:
36 Times
Liked:
121 Times
|
Zombie attacks aren't too far out. No need not to freak out ;P
http://www.cracked.com/article_15643...ly-happen.html
__________________
!emit ruoy gnitsaw potS
|
|
05-01-2009 at 03:50 PM
|
#21
|
|
Elite Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,218
Thanked:
176 Times
Liked:
120 Times
|
Is it weird that I'm not even slightly worried about this pandemic?
|
|
05-01-2009 at 11:24 PM
|
#22
|
|
MacInsiders VP
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 7,615
Thanked:
912 Times
Liked:
506 Times
|
Nope.
The flu (i.e. the normal influenza that goes around every year) is technically also a pandemic.
It's just the media trying to make money.
__________________
McMaster Combined Honours Cultural Studies & Critical Theory and Anthropology: 2008
McMaster Honours English with a minor in Indigenous Studies: 2010
Carleton University Masters of Arts in Canadian Studies: 2012 (expected)
We are people of this generation, bred in at least modest comfort, housed in universities, looking uncomfortably into the world we inherit. -- Port Huron Statement
|
|
05-02-2009 at 12:40 AM
|
#23
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 12,484
Thanked:
1,629 Times
Liked:
604 Times
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by lorend
Nope.
The flu (i.e. the normal influenza that goes around every year) is technically also a pandemic.
It's just the media trying to make money.
|
Yeah, I figure it's only a matter of time until the normal influenza mutates into a super flu. |
|
05-02-2009 at 05:48 AM
|
#24
|
|
Elite Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,672
Thanked:
236 Times
Liked:
196 Times
|
I think the only reason some people are worried is because it is a new strain.
|
|
05-02-2009 at 09:31 AM
|
#25
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 12,484
Thanked:
1,629 Times
Liked:
604 Times
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by feonateresa
I think the only reason some people are worried is because it is a new strain.
|
I agree. After all, we can "see into the future" by looking at the circulation of flu strains in asia and then "guess" which one will hit Canada and have a vaccine for it. So we technically have an advantage over the "normal" flu. However, with swine flu, we had no idea it was coming and thus have to wait out for the creation of a vaccine which I heard somewhere it could take 6 months. |
|
05-02-2009 at 12:51 PM
|
#26
|
|
MacInsiders VP
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 7,615
Thanked:
912 Times
Liked:
506 Times
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by jhan523
Yeah, I figure it's only a matter of time until the normal influenza mutates into a super flu.
|
Influenza is constantly changing, though. That's why the vaccine isn't effective a lot of the time: it's the WHO trying to guesstimate which strain of flu is going to be the most serious each year. If they're wrong (and they often are) we have no immunity to the bug that is going around.
__________________
McMaster Combined Honours Cultural Studies & Critical Theory and Anthropology: 2008
McMaster Honours English with a minor in Indigenous Studies: 2010
Carleton University Masters of Arts in Canadian Studies: 2012 (expected)
We are people of this generation, bred in at least modest comfort, housed in universities, looking uncomfortably into the world we inherit. -- Port Huron Statement
|
|
05-02-2009 at 02:53 PM
|
#27
|
|
Reporter, Macleans
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 208
Thanked:
55 Times
Liked:
15 Times
|
An interesting look at how the media is covering swine flu from NPR:
http://onthemedia.org/episodes/2009/05/01 |
|
05-05-2009 at 02:13 PM
|
#28
|
|
Richard Cioci
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 245
Thanked:
46 Times
Liked:
50 Times
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by lorend
Influenza is constantly changing, though. That's why the vaccine isn't effective a lot of the time: it's the WHO trying to guesstimate which strain of flu is going to be the most serious each year. If they're wrong (and they often are) we have no immunity to the bug that is going around.
|
Interestingly enough, strains of flu that appear in Asia then appear almost half a year later in north america, as there seems to be a chain of direction of the flu, it's all in a journal i read in first year bio (haha, those labs were useful for atleast one thing) and so the fact that its so close to home with no real warning or protection is whats surprising.
I just with Prestige Ameritech were a publicly traded company, then I'd be happy, I guess Roche will have to do |
|
06-11-2009 at 01:04 PM
|
#29
|
|
MacInsiders VP
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 7,615
Thanked:
912 Times
Liked:
506 Times
|
Swine Flu is officially a pandemic according to WHO: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...0gOYQD98OJ9K80
Just a little bit of math for all of you:
Number of cases in US, Europe, Australia and South America is close to 30 000.
The population of the United States alone is 300 million. The total number of cases in all of those nations is far less than 1%...
__________________
McMaster Combined Honours Cultural Studies & Critical Theory and Anthropology: 2008
McMaster Honours English with a minor in Indigenous Studies: 2010
Carleton University Masters of Arts in Canadian Studies: 2012 (expected)
We are people of this generation, bred in at least modest comfort, housed in universities, looking uncomfortably into the world we inherit. -- Port Huron Statement
|
|
06-11-2009 at 01:11 PM
|
#30
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 12,484
Thanked:
1,629 Times
Liked:
604 Times
|
Wow, interesting... so the Swine Flu transmits between humans now? How long has it been since the flu started?
__________________
Jeremy Han
McMaster Alumni - Honours Molecular Biology and Genetics
Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University Third Year - Doctor of Optometry
|
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
McMaster University News and Information, Student-run Community, with topics ranging from Student Life, Advice, News, Events, and General Help.
Notice: The views and opinions expressed in this page are strictly those of the student(s) who authored the content. The contents of this page have not been reviewed or approved by McMaster University or the MSU (McMaster Students Union). Being a student-run community, all articles and discussion posts on MacInsiders are unofficial and it is therefore always recommended that you visit the official McMaster website for the most accurate up-to-date information.
| |
