Swine Flu

[Robert_S]

Well, looks like my 6 year old daughter has it.

 

She has Asama, so as you can imagine, I'm a little concerned.

 

Used the government website, off to pick up the "Tammy flue".

 

Mate i hope she is ok

 

I think my 6 year old daughter may have it as well the wife is taking her to the doctors today

[educated arborist]

Each year in this country 11,000 people die from "normal flue".

 

In 1918 the "Spanish flu came in the spring, most people who caught it had mild symptoms. It returned in the Autumn/winter and killed 50Million world wide, more than WW1.

 

Most of those killed were under 40 and fit and healthy.

 

This was before antibiotics.

 

this is the risk, that it wil cross with a virus that has the ability to mutate rapidly (such as seasonal flu) which leads to the people that have currently built up an imunity wont be imune and it can rapidly evolve into something far more deadly(like what hapened with the spanish flu)

 

:thumbdown:Oh and antibiotics don't help u when uve got a virus!!!!!!!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Ditto the above re anti-biotics. Flu is a virus not a bacteria. Antivirals such as aciclovir feature in this situation, as does tamiflu etc. My neighbour had it - quarantined for 7 days in his bedroom! Wife and babies didn't catch it. Same symptoms as "normal" flu for him. Swine Flu Parties - theory is you purposely get it to build immunity, but this does NOTHING to protect you from a mutated version...

[Johny Walker]

hope this swine flu isnt as bad as dutch elm deases that was a killer my 6 yr old girl has asma too but its not as bad as it was got her off the inhalers the 3yr old has a touch of nto as bad yet

[Dean Lofthouse]

Well, looks like my 6 year old daughter has it.

 

She has Asama, so as you can imagine, I'm a little concerned.

 

Used the government website, off to pick up the "Tammy flue".

 

Blummin ek Dave, hope shes ok with it mate, fingers and toes crossed for you !!

[Stephen Blair]

hope the wee one gets well soon dave, in our thoughts mate..

[tommer9]

Well, looks like my 6 year old daughter has it.

 

She has Asama, so as you can imagine, I'm a little concerned.

 

Used the government website, off to pick up the "Tammy flue".

 

:thumbdown:Dave, our thoughts are with you mate.

[Steve Bullman]

yep, keep us posted mate

[Jonesie]

Hope it doesn't last too long. sister in law has it as well and is not to bad at the moment.

[penfold]

hope all who are unfortunate enough to have caught it are back on their feet soon.