Pig flu

[Jerome]

the uk primeinister gordan brown said we are prepared so uk fine so we can calm down strika lol

Gordon Brown is full of shit. The amount affected in the UK is growing daily, expect double the number in 3 days, triple in 5, 100's by next week, etc.

[LyNx]

jerome only 2 ppl got it here and there in scotland...and their recovering

[Jerome]

jerome only 2 ppl got it here and there in scotland...and their recovering

Lolwut, there is not only two people dude, go check the news there is some where i live in Cumbria. 

[LyNx]

There is only 2 people in uk have it 40 MAY have it May.

[Jerome]

There is only 2 people in uk have it 40 MAY have it May.

You should have done your research.

Three new confirmed cases of swine flu have been diagnosed in the UK, bringing the total number to eight, the Department of Health has said.

Two of the cases are in London and one in Newcastle. All are said to be responding well to treatment.

Earlier, the government's chief medical adviser warned Britain will see "many, many more cases" of swine flu, although he said most people would recover.

In total, 230 possible flu cases are being investigated in the UK.

The figures include 27 "possible" and one "probable" case in Scotland, according to Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon.

We are trying to contain it at that level, and we are still succeeding with that. But it is very important that we prepare for that next phase.
Health Secretary Alan Johnson

She said one patient waiting to hear whether he has swine flu had been in contact with a Falkirk couple who brought the virus back from Mexico.

Ms Sturgeon said: "If this case was confirmed it would be the first case in Scotland of onward transmission, but I stress it's not confirmed at this stage."

There are so far no confirmed swine flu cases in Wales, although 19 people have been tested for the virus.

Six people in Northern Ireland have also been given anti-viral drugs as a precaution, but none of them has tested positive either.

But on Thursday, Irish health chiefs said one man had tested positive for swine flu - the Republic's first.

Despite advice from the World Health Organization that governments should activate their pandemic contingency plans, UK health experts continued to play down the effects of the virus.

More vulnerable

Chief medical adviser Sir Liam Donaldson told the BBC the UK was well prepared for the spread of swine flu and that he was "concerned, but not alarmed" about the situation.
UK flu map

He said: "What we will see is many, many more cases, and inevitably some serious cases - but on the whole people make a good recovery from flu."

It was impossible to predict how many deaths there could be in the UK until more was known about the strain of the swine flu virus, he said.

[Munch]

There is only 2 people in uk have it 40 MAY have it May.

It said something about 8 people getting it in UK now. And whether you like to deny it or not, it's a fast thing. But no worries. Mexicans only died because it was new, no one knew what it was or how to cure it, and Mexicans aren't the richest in the world. But now we're fine.

[LyNx]

wow 8 and 230 it was 2 and 40 like last week

[Jerome]

It said something about 8 people getting it in UK now. And whether you like to deny it or not, it's a fast thing. But no worries. Mexicans only died because it was new, no one knew what it was or how to cure it, and Mexicans aren't the richest in the world. But now we're fine.

Apparantly, when the first " couple " brought it to the UK it must have gone through a weakening stage or something, maybe because it's hotter in Mexico or something? But anyways, the virus they brought back was less virulent than the one in Mexico. So for now ... people have only died in Mexico for that reason, but all could change as this strain might get used to the UK and become more virulent, eventually killing people. As it passes from people getting treated with the anti-virus ( which contains more of the actual strain ) it may become more and more resilient to the treatment, then goping from that person, into the air, causing an all together more virulent strain.

wow 8 and 230 it was 2 and 40 like last week

I told you it would spread fast.

[LyNx]

i dont think it will get that bad

[Jerome]

i dont think it will get that bad

Well, i think we should just be ready for the worst. I have a bad feeling about this, this feels more serious than bird flu. I am at the moment trying to just chill out and forget about it, it's not too serious atm, but like i said, it feels different his time.

And it must be different this time, this kinda shit never happened with bird flu, and that DID kill people.

Other precautions against an epidemic were revealed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

He told MPs they included enhanced airport checks, an expansion of anti-viral stocks from 35 million to 50 million by the end of May, extra face masks and information leaflets for every family.

Supplies of antibiotics are to be increased to deal with any complications arising as a result of flu infections, he said.