Author Topic: Fatal new flu strain threatens Mexico, U.S./ Emergency Called by Calderon (Read 3908 times)

thundley4 · « **on:** April 25, 2009, 11:07:48 AM »

'MEXICO CITY/GENEVA (Reuters) â€“ A new flu strain that has killed up to 68 people in Mexico could become a pandemic, the World Health Organization warned on Saturday, as health experts tried to track the disease's spread.
Hospitals tested patients with flu symptoms for the never-before-seen virus, which has also infected eight people in the United States. No further deaths had come to light since Friday afternoon, but officials warned the person-to-person infections meant there was a risk of a major outbreak.
"It has pandemic potential because it is infecting people," WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said in Geneva.
"However, we cannot say on the basis of currently available laboratory, epidemiological and clinical evidence whether or not it will indeed cause a pandemic."
The new flu strain -- a mixture of swine, human and avian flu viruses -- is still poorly understood and the situation is evolving quickly, Chan said." Link

0Bama was recently in Mexico, and Lord knows that he's been spreading pork around around the country, so he should be isolated in a sound proof, air tight container for a minimum of six weeks.

On a serious note, this is just another reason to secure the border. Of course , it didn't happen when an outbreak of TB was traced to Mexico either.

Mr Mannn · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2009, 11:09:31 AM »

Of course not even a potentially lethal virus will close the border...

JohnnyReb · « **Reply #2 on:** April 25, 2009, 12:39:40 PM »

Quote from: thundley4 on April 25, 2009, 11:07:48 AM

-- a mixture of swine, human and avian flu viruses -- is still poorly understood and the situation is evolving quickly, Chan said." Link

...and what group lives in crowded conditions, works in the poultry/hog farming/processing industry? ....that's right....god fearing, gun toting, rightwinger, US citizens.

Mr Mannn · « **Reply #3 on:** April 25, 2009, 04:57:18 PM »

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aEsNownABJ6Q&refer=worldwide
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Obamaâ€™s Visit

The first case was seen in Mexico on April 13. The outbreak coincided with the President Barack Obamaâ€™s trip to Mexico City on April 16. Obama was received at Mexicoâ€™s anthropology museum in Mexico City by Felipe Solis, a distinguished archeologist who died the following day from symptoms similar to flu, Reforma newspaper reported. The newspaper didnâ€™t confirm if Solis had swine flu or not.

The Mexican government is distributing breathing masks to curtail the diseaseâ€™s spread. There is no vaccine against the new strain of swine flu, health authorities said.

If he died the day after, that means he was infectious when he met with Obama...

mamacags · « **Reply #4 on:** April 25, 2009, 05:05:30 PM »

Can't tamiflu kill it off? I feel like an idiot at this point because I wonder if the timing wasn't interesting with this break out. I hope that the death toll stays low in this outbreak anyway.

Lord Undies · « **Reply #5 on:** April 25, 2009, 05:38:37 PM »

If that Obama character gets sick and dies from the Pelosi Flu, how are we going to blame Bush? I wonder if his death certificate will be hidden from the public too?

Mr Mannn · « **Reply #6 on:** April 25, 2009, 05:42:52 PM »

Quote from: Lord Undies on April 25, 2009, 05:38:37 PM

If that Obama character gets sick and dies from the Pelosi Flu, how are we going to blame Bush? I wonder if his death certificate will be hidden from the public too?

Then we'll never know if he's really dead!

Lord Undies · « **Reply #7 on:** April 25, 2009, 05:45:17 PM »

Quote from: Mr Mannn on April 25, 2009, 05:42:52 PM

Then we'll never know if he's really dead!

Shoot, we don't even know if he was ever born, or if he sprang forth as is from the bowels of hell.

djones520 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 25, 2009, 05:50:52 PM »

I removed a couple of threads from this post. Please folks, do not give the impression that you'd be eager to see our President dead.

Ptarmigan · « **Reply #9 on:** April 25, 2009, 06:51:50 PM »

There have been cases of swine flu in Texas, California, Kansas, and New York. The CA case traveled to Texas and probably caught it from a relative or family friend. So far no one has died here in America. We should be very alert on this. This is unusual because flu season should be over. However, flu outbreaks have happened in the summer, when it is very dry.

Happy Fun Ball · « **Reply #10 on:** April 25, 2009, 07:15:10 PM »

Sounds like this could be 1918 all over again, except that it will spread much quicker.

thundley4 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 25, 2009, 07:45:02 PM »

Quote from: Lord Undies on April 25, 2009, 05:38:37 PM

If that Obama character gets sick and dies from the Pelosi Flu, how are we going to blame Bush? I wonder if his death certificate will be hidden from the public too?

I've heard that they are monitoring 0Bama very closely. He is walking around with a remote reading rectal thermometer to give his doctors real time temperatures.

Curious, that 0Bama met one of the first victims of the disease, maybe he is the carrier and this flu is a new "super bug" created by the US.

rich_t · « **Reply #12 on:** April 25, 2009, 07:48:18 PM »

Quote from: djones520 on April 25, 2009, 05:50:52 PM

I removed a couple of threads from this post. Please folks, do not give the impression that you'd be eager to see our President dead.

Why not?

Lord Undies · « **Reply #13 on:** April 25, 2009, 07:55:40 PM »

Quote from: rich_t on April 25, 2009, 07:48:18 PM

Why not?

Because we are better people than that. The most you can do is hope that phony-ass socialist gets real sick for a long time and then recovers.

Personally, I hope no one gets sick. Not a Little Goon or their leader.

(I can see the teleprompter now: :cough-cough: :couggggghhhhh: :choke-cough: :gasp: )

rich_t · « **Reply #14 on:** April 25, 2009, 08:06:43 PM »

Quote from: Lord Undies on April 25, 2009, 07:55:40 PM

Because we are better people than that. The most you can do is hope that phony-ass socialist gets real sick for a long time and then recovers.

Personally, I hope no one gets sick. Not a Little Goon or their leader.

(I can see the teleprompter now: :cough-cough: :couggggghhhhh: :choke-cough: :gasp: )

Well Undies... I prefer all enemies foriegn and DOMESTIC to die before they can harm this country.

In fact a swore an oath along those lines.

So.. NO. I am not better than that.

Bluesuiter-Retired · « **Reply #15 on:** April 25, 2009, 08:38:08 PM »

One moron commented about this story in the on-line version of our local rag after I commented that "the dear leader" should seal the border.

He/She/It commented that there already were cases in the U.S. They went onto stating that it was up to the CDC and the WHO to seal the border and impose travel restrictions.

I responded by asking if the U.S. had to WAIT and ask PERMISSION of the UN to do anything on our own.

What is it with liberturds? The U.S. has to ask PERMISSION from the UN or the WHO before we can secure our borders to prevent it from spreading further into the U.S.???????

Chris_ · « **Reply #16 on:** April 25, 2009, 10:24:01 PM »

Quote from: thundley4 on April 25, 2009, 11:07:48 AM

0Bama was recently in Mexico, and Lord knows that he's been spreading pork around around the country, so he should be isolated in a sound proof, air tight container for a minimum of six weeks.

Flu or no flu, I think he should do that anyway.

It will be better for everyone.

Chris · « **Reply #17 on:** April 25, 2009, 10:38:15 PM »

Happy Fun Ball · « **Reply #18 on:** April 25, 2009, 11:59:26 PM »

Quote from: Chris on April 25, 2009, 10:38:15 PM

FR

At least until the swine flu mutates into a computer virus.

Hawkgirl · « **Reply #19 on:** April 26, 2009, 01:28:35 AM »

deleting posts?

Chris · « **Reply #20 on:** April 26, 2009, 01:36:03 AM »

Quote from: Hawkgirl on April 26, 2009, 01:28:35 AM

deleting posts?

Subpoenas from the Secret Service are even more lame. The people that own this site are not interested in that kind of attention.

Bluesuiter-Retired · « **Reply #21 on:** April 28, 2009, 08:11:12 AM »

What we ought to do is mass produce the SWINE FLU in aerosol form, perform a RANCH HAND style op via B-2 and spray every muslim nation so they all get SWINE flu.

Wineslob · « **Reply #22 on:** April 28, 2009, 09:28:14 AM »

Quote from: Chris on April 26, 2009, 01:36:03 AM

Subpoenas from the Secret Service are even more lame. The people that own this site are not interested in that kind of attention.

Agreed, but DU has never been investigated.
Just say'n.

thundley4 · « **Reply #23 on:** April 28, 2009, 06:59:41 PM »

"Pictured: The four-year-old Mexican boy living near 'ground zero' pig farm who may hold the key to swine flu outbreak

A four-year-old boy from a small Mexican village was last night named as the earliest confirmed victim of swine flu so far.

Edgar Hernandez - who has since recovered - fell sick on April 2 - nearly two weeks before anybody even knew the virus existed.

He is from the village of La Gloria, whose residents say officials ignored their warnings of an unexplained outbreak for weeks.

A staggering 60 per cent of the 3,000 residents of La Gloria - which lies in the shadow of a massive U.S-owned pig farm - reported getting sick, including three children aged under two, who later died.

Villagers say state officials and factory bosses claimed the outbreak was caused by chilly weather and dust in the air.

Although many others fell ill earlier than Edgar, none have yet been confirmed as having had swine flu. By last night, the overall death toll in Mexico stood at 152." Link

60% of the people got sick, and the government ignored it? Hey 0Bama, the Mexican government is giving you competition for incompetence. Well, their trying anyway.

Hawkgirl · « **Reply #24 on:** April 28, 2009, 07:10:03 PM »

Well, I've been affected by the Swine Flu....

My Cozumel port has been cancelled and now awaiting info from the cruise line to find out where the replacement port will be.

News:

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