Capital Summertime Ball 2024

[E*F*4L]

Obama will be calling in

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hope everyone here is ok & doesn't catch it.

[georgygalxx]

There was another pandemic thingy ma bobby that killed like 40% of the population, the spanish flu i think it was.

[E*F*4L]

there has been a few pandemics through the ages.

hang on a minute !!! :shock:

The "Spanish flu", 1918–1919. First identified early in March 1918 in US troops training at Camp Funston, Kansas. By October 1918, it had spread to become a world-wide pandemic on all continents, and eventually infected 2.5 to 5% of the human population, with 20% or more of the world population suffering from the disease to some extent. Unusually deadly and virulent, it ended nearly as quickly as it began, vanishing completely within 18 months. In six months, some 50 million were dead;[30] some estimates put the total of those killed worldwide at over twice that number.[31] An estimated 17 million died in India, 675,000 in the United States[32] and 200,000 in the UK. The virus was recently reconstructed by scientists at the CDC studying remains preserved by the Alaskan permafrost. They identified it as a type of H1N1 virus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemics#Pandemics_and_notable_epidemics_through_history

In March and April 2009, an outbreak of influenza-like illness in Mexico killed nearly 200 people, and in 20 of these people a new strain of H1N1 was detected.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H1N1

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services

someone mentioned a conspiracy theory did they ?

[Ratscallion]

Just had a look at that google Maps thing on it, and I'm now officially scared! :shock:

UNITED KINGDOM Northamptonshire Stanwich

Last Updated by niman yesterday

British businessman who became ill after returning from Mexico, his wife and two children have been told to stay in quarantine amid concerns they may have swine flu.

Went over to Northampton (where I live) in the UK, and saw a pink on it.... But then I see it's slightly off, but I clicked it anyway, and saw THAT!

Going to try and keep up with this thread, and all the action from all the pages makes me even more scared...

[Charlee]

Oh dear, i was in Mexico just 9 months ago, and i might be going back in the summer with my parents. Well, thats if we are allowed to go to Mexico!

[DarkAngelMJH]

They have stopped flying people out to Mexico now

[Charlee]

WOW, that sucks big time! Mexico is a beautiful country and i was looking forward to going back there this summer.

Does anyone know what parts of Mexico have been affected?

I always visit Cancun in the Yutucan Peninsula which is the east of the country.

[DarkAngelMJH]

Yep Cancun is where people have been and got it

[Charlee]

Damn, thats a massive let down.

[DarkAngelMJH]

So cute!

http://www.wwkae.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/sick-cat.jpg

[Charlee]

that is so so cute!

[DarkAngelMJH]

A word from one of our favorite guests to liven things up

[DarkAngelMJH]

I know, Ima not taking it too seriously as a threat to me until people around me have it which is unlikely.

[DarkAngelMJH]

According to an article on AOL the muslims & jewish are saying it's offensive calling it swine flu

http://news.aol.co.uk/swine-flu-name-branded-offensive/article/2009042803010211727110

[EllieForPresident]

Mexico is a really poor country. Very little that happens in that kind of poverty-stricken country is considered important enough to reach news over here in Britain. Think how much you know about current news in Mexico, or anywhere else poor like that - other than the whole Comic Relief show once a year we hear nothing else of people in poverty, in fact, other than America, there aren't really any countries outside the UK that we seem to care about in the news.

The way I see it, it must be, at least potentially, a fairly big story to attract the attention of the BBC.

[JonathanEx]

The outbreak of swine flu should be renamed "Mexican" influenza in deference to Muslim and Jewish sensitivities over pork, an Israeli health official has said.

Deputy Health Minister Yakov Litzman said the reference to pigs is offensive to both religions and "we should call this Mexican flu and not swine flu," he told a news conference at a hospital in central Israel.

Because Mexican Flu is not offensive to Mexicans?

[DarkAngelMJH]

Because Mexican Flu is not offensive to Mexicans?

Exactly what I thought. They obviously don't see that part though

[DC]

this bastard disease could be fatal, and the do-gooders are worried about if it offends anyone? some people really astound me.

Because Mexican Flu is not offensive to Mexicans?

you honestly think muslims care about offending anyone else?

[DarkAngelMJH]

You honestly think muslims care about offending anyone else?

Of course they don't but how dare people offend them! It's against the almighty Allah

[georgygalxx]

They have stopped flying people out to Mexico now

I heard people can still go to Mexico it's just the foreign office do not advise it.

[Nik B.]

seems like the world is making a pigs ear of this perticular pandemic...

[Emma]

I'm actually sick of hearing about it. Eurgh.

[DaNNiP15]

so yeah its hit Devon... haha lucky me

[georgygalxx]

159 Mexicans have died and cases have been reported in England, Spain and Germany... eek :confused:

[Emma]

so yeah its hit Devon... haha lucky me

It's in Yorkshire too, apparently. Darn those Barnsleyites.