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Cynical Realist (OP) Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 658760 United Kingdom 05/01/2009 12:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to news.bbc.co.uk] Look at the latest news Although School not mentioned there... It will be closed till the 11th IF YOU HAVE A FEVER DO NOT LOWER IT WITH MEDS.... A FEVER IS AN IMMUNE SYSTEM RESPONSE TO A PATHOGEN (VIRUS, BACTERIA ETC..) IT MEANS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM IS WORKING PROPERLY....DONT USE DRUGS TO LOWER YOUR TEMP. |
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Cynical Realist (OP) Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 658760 United Kingdom 05/01/2009 12:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | LOL, i am in Bristol. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 276706BTW i can't seem to find the news about Bristol school closing. Your link only talk about a guy who got it from the couple who came from Mexico. Its runing across the top of the latest news ticker... also reported on Telly. Last Edited by Cynical Realist on 05/01/2009 12:12 PM IF YOU HAVE A FEVER DO NOT LOWER IT WITH MEDS.... A FEVER IS AN IMMUNE SYSTEM RESPONSE TO A PATHOGEN (VIRUS, BACTERIA ETC..) IT MEANS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM IS WORKING PROPERLY....DONT USE DRUGS TO LOWER YOUR TEMP. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 276706 United Kingdom 05/01/2009 12:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The school is Downend School in Bristol Quoting: Anonymous Coward 276706Really? My brothers boy goes there.WOW Just texted him to see if he had more news. They came round to dinner to our house last night. Just text back to say they had to go and collect his son from school as it has been shut down. The girl in question is from year 7. My brothers son is in year 8 |
Cynical Realist (OP) Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 658760 United Kingdom 05/01/2009 12:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The school is Downend School in Bristol Quoting: Anonymous Coward 276706Really? My brothers boy goes there.WOW Just texted him to see if he had more news. They came round to dinner to our house last night. Just text back to say they had to go and collect his son from school as it has been shut down. The girl in question is from year 7. My brothers son is in year 8 And an extra week off also IF YOU HAVE A FEVER DO NOT LOWER IT WITH MEDS.... A FEVER IS AN IMMUNE SYSTEM RESPONSE TO A PATHOGEN (VIRUS, BACTERIA ETC..) IT MEANS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM IS WORKING PROPERLY....DONT USE DRUGS TO LOWER YOUR TEMP. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 276706 United Kingdom 05/01/2009 12:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I guess i must be the first would be casualty of this in UK who is on GLP. Shit, i never thought it would be me.LOL |
Wraithwynd User ID: 669248 United States 05/01/2009 12:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Math, the Math, The Math... 28 April there were 99 confirmed cases 29 April there were 154 confirmed cases Yesterday 30 April there were 212 confirmed cases. Today 1 May there are 478 confirmed cases Source: [link to news.bbc.co.uk] 99 to 154 (growth 1.55) 154 to 212 (growth 1.376) 212 to 478(growth 2.254) Lets assume that growth remains constant at an average of those growth figures (1.822) That means 2 May expected confirmed cases will be 871 3 May 1566 4 May 2850 5 May 5187 6 May 9440 7 May 17,180 8 May 31,267 9 May 56,907 10 May 103,570 If this is a non stop 100% communicable disease, then by 20 May we could be looking at 41,300,109 cases. Yes you read that correctly 41 million. Even with a low death rate of say 0.05% we are talking a potential 20,650 deaths. Even with a mortality rate of just ).01% we would see 4,130 deaths of the infected population of 20 may. That's just 20 days down the road. The math will change as time progresses - mark my words this latest jump in the numbers is not the last large 'sudden' leap. The processing of information and tests will lead to skewed updates of the numbers - that is if the BBC is even given the real numbers. Sinkhole list: Thread: Sinkholes Updated 28 Dec 2010 find a sinkhole, add it to this thread, please. "Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him." (1 John 3:15, NKJV). |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 669423 United Kingdom 05/01/2009 05:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well done, Wraith... great explanation. I'm so tired of people saying that the flu goes around all the time, like that somehow negates the need to prepare or stay vigilant. Knowledge is power; thanks for the perspective. Quoting: suezq 668345and the math, i hate doing that bit! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 276706 United Kingdom 05/01/2009 05:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Update on Flu in Bristol. I have spoken to my brother. He says that only the year 7 students were given Tamiflu tablets and the rest of the school were sent home and told not to worry. I kinda think this may not be correct since the student would have been in contact with all age groups in the school. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 643026 United Kingdom 05/01/2009 06:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Update on Flu in Bristol. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 276706I have spoken to my brother. He says that only the year 7 students were given Tamiflu tablets and the rest of the school were sent home and told not to worry. I kinda think this may not be correct since the student would have been in contact with all age groups in the school. I hope the parents of those kids keep a very close eye on them. Tamiflu can make them suicidal like it did to the kids in Japan who took it. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 628461 United Kingdom 05/01/2009 06:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | why 1 in 5.5 million? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 276706Its more like 1 in 60 million. Did you know chances of winning the lottery is only 1 in 14 million? So, i think there is more chances of winning the lottery than getting the flu. I think i'll go and buy a ticket in Asda. I am in Bristol. If there is a population of 60 million and 11 people have flu, it is 1 in 5.5 million. |
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