 Swine flu spreading at 'unbelievable' rate: WHOHealth | 208421 hits | Aug 29 9:18 am | Posted by: CanadianLynx  "This virus travels at an unbelievable, almost unheard of speed," World Health Organisation Director General Margaret Chan told France's Le Monde daily in an interview.
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I don't want to downplay this many deaths but it is basically insignificant as a factor in the world's fatalities. And this was over the period of the Southern Hemisphere's winter. What is there to believe that things will be any worse during our upcoming winter?
What is there to believe that things will be any worse during our upcoming winter?
Nothing. The thing about virology though - all it takes is someone who has a serious virus to catch swine flu, then have the two viruses mutate and share genes. So, now you have a fast spreading virus, that can cause some serious damage. And no one has immunity from it.
The faster and wider it spreads, the greater the chance of that happening.
What is there to believe that things will be any worse during our upcoming winter?
Nothing. The thing about virology though - all it takes is someone who has a serious virus to catch swine flu, then have the two viruses mutate and share genes. So, now you have a fast spreading virus, that can cause some serious damage. And no one has immunity from it.
The faster and wider it spreads, the greater the chance of that happening.
After SARS and Avian flu the public are looking at WHO as the boy who cried wolf.
We were a little surprised but i guess we need to take this more seriously than we currently are.
People need to realise that if H1N1 goes virulent (which we all expect it to), there will be problems. The WHO is well aware of this, hence the level 6 warn.
The good thing in Canada is SARS ensured we actually plan for this and the infrastructure to deal with a pandemic is good to go.
The good thing in Canada is SARS ensured we actually plan for this and the infrastructure to deal with a pandemic is good to go.
After listening to the federal and provincial governments can you say that we are ready for it if it comes to anything? Forgetting about continuing essential services they still haven't figured out who should get shots. There is a private sector working group that meets with PSC and PHAC and I can tell you they are accomplishing f***-all.
We are planning 'worst case'. Best doesn't look great.
People need to realise that if H1N1 goes virulent (which we all expect it to), there will be problems. The WHO is well aware of this, hence the level 6 warn.
The good thing in Canada is SARS ensured we actually plan for this and the infrastructure to deal with a pandemic is good to go.
No doubt. I feel awful for the people who died from SARS, but it was an excellent test of our health care system. Let's hope every medical board in the country takes those hard earned lessons to heart.
People like to call the WHO the boy who cried wolf, but what would happen if they didn't say anything? When a pandemic starts (and we're well overdue for one), people would be complaining about not being adequately warned and the lawsuits would fly.
I say better safe than sorry.