ahhhHH! bird flu is so scary!!!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4067116/

ok, i've been reading everything on that website. and i must say now. i'm petrified. holy crap. that's so scary!! ahhh!!!

what's everyone else's take on it?

and is Tamiflu available for purchase for prevention? :frown:

Reply 1

Bdarnell

7

as far as I know, tamiflu is not readily available. the swiss producers of the flu vaccine have a long list of nations in line to get a hold of it. I was reading somewhere on the bbc that the government (UK) has enough for all essential goverment and emergency officials.

Reply 2

clouddweller

nice for them :rolleyes:

im meant to be going to vietnam next year with world challenge......i know that if its at all unsafe they'll just send us somewhere else, but it'll still be freaky if bird flu is still rife.....

Reply 3

~Raven~

11

Is there a chance of it coming over here?

Reply 4

SolInvictus

11

When it comes to diseases in our day and age, I find that there are more panics than pandemics.

Reply 5

Fluffy

15

Predicted to hit the UK late in November.

As it stands H5N1 isn't very virulent in the human population. The worry is if it picks up genes and other bits and pieces from the common cold of human flu strains. Then it could be ramant.

Reply 6

IZZY!

15

~Raven~

Is there a chance of it coming over here?

yes if bird flu develops to human flu.thats what they are afraid of.if it develops, then they will probably limit immigration

Reply 7

Fluffy

15

Bdarnell

as far as I know, tamiflu is not readily available. the swiss producers of the flu vaccine have a long list of nations in line to get a hold of it. I was reading somewhere on the bbc that the government (UK) has enough for all essential goverment and emergency officials.

H5N1 is already showing resistance to Tamiflu - it will probably be useless if the strain does mutate and become more virulent in humans. Relenza still seems to be OK, although global supplies are very low.

Reply 8

Highlander

Let's not beat around the bush here, Yes it is likely to hit the Uk and yes people will die from it a horrible death.

But there isn't much we can do really.

Reply 9

IZZY!

15

Highlander

Let's not beat around the bush here, Yes it is likely to hit the Uk and yes people will die from it a horrible death.

But there isn't much we can do really.

spend less on iraq war and more on producing this vaccine.

Reply 10

Highlander

That vaccine will be as much use as a chocolate teapot when the virus mutates, which will probably happen before it hits the Uk

Reply 11

Ferrus

19

Some reports suggest it could be as bas as the Spanish influeza outbreak of 1918, excpet its spread rather than being faciliated by the end of WWI will be faciliated by the high levels of transport that exist in the mdoern world.

To be honest though we have least to be worried about what with us being at the peak of of physical ability (well soon anyway) in that if it does hit it will primarly kill the old and young, that is those with the weakest constitutions.

Reply 12

Golden Maverick

4

ferrus

Some reports suggest it could be as bas as the Spanish influeza outbreak of 1918, excpet its spread rather than being faciliated by the end of WWI will be faciliated by the high levels of transport that exist in the mdoern world.

To be honest though we have least to be worried about what with us being at the peak of of physical ability (well soon anyway) in that if it does hit it will primarly kill the old and young, that is those with the weakest constitutions.