Pig flu at epidemic levels in London and Brum

[lilelvis2000]

Even a troll should not be spreading mis-information about something like this.

whoever it is, please stop it

The man is an idiot, he can't help it.

[Cyberman]

what planet are you on ? I am quoting the CDC.

'At the current time, CDC believes that this virus has the same properties in terms of spread as seasonal flu viruses. With seasonal flu, studies have shown that people may be contagious from one day before they develop symptoms to up to 7 days after they get sick'

1.Catch the virus
2.incubation
3.show symptoms


you are contagious at point 3, when you get sick. NOT at point 1

You don't know that you've caught the virus until you have symptoms, thus Day 1 is effectively the first day that you display symptoms. From then on you can spread the virus up to Day 7, unless you are a child in which case you can go past Day 7. Dear oh dear !!

[snaw]

You don't know that you've caught the virus until you have symptoms, thus Day 1 is effectively the first day that you display symptoms. From then on you can spread the virus up to Day 7, unless you are a child in which case you can go past Day 7. Dear oh dear !!

But it's all the fault of those immigrants for being unclean - isn't that how we started off. You seem to have changed your tune - now it's sneezing, not hygiene ...

[EternalOptimist]

You don't know that you've caught the virus until you have symptoms, thus Day 1 is effectively the first day that you display symptoms. From then on you can spread the virus up to Day 7, unless you are a child in which case you can go past Day 7. Dear oh dear !!

ah, its all so clear to me now.

the patient catches the virus on day 8. at which point he is contagious.
Prior to catching it, he incubates it for eight days in his body.

so remind me what the term is for it getting into his body in the first place is ?


snot droplet

[Cyberman]

But it's all the fault of those immigrants for being unclean - isn't that how we started off. You seem to have changed your tune - now it's sneezing, not hygiene ...

Sneezing without using a handkerchief is unhygienic. Of course you would not understand that logic.

[snaw]

Sneezing without using a handkerchief is unhygienic. Of course you would not understand that logic.

And that's mainly what immigrants do is it?

[Cyberman]

ah, its all so clear to me now.

the patient catches the virus on day 8. at which point he is contagious.
Prior to catching it, he incubates it for eight days in his body.

so remind me what the term is for it getting into his body in the first place is ?


snot droplet

You're just being a pedantic twat. Grow up.

[EternalOptimist]

You don't know that you've caught the virus until you have symptoms, thus Day 1 is effectively the first day that you display symptoms. From then on you can spread the virus up to Day 7, unless you are a child in which case you can go past Day 7. Dear oh dear !!

The point is this, for all you who have kids. If they have the flu, it is still safe for you to go out and about to help them, until you start to display symptoms yourself. Even if you suspect you may have caught it already.

[Cyberman]

And that's mainly what immigrants do is it?

Find out for yourself. I detest all people that sneeze without adopting hygienic precautions to avoid droplets flying through the air to infect others, whatever race. I would recommend avoiding all tube travel and not working in air-conditioned offices. Good luck !!

[Cyberman]

The point is this, for all you who have kids. If they have the flu, it is still safe for you to go out and about to help them, until you start to display symptoms yourself. Even if you suspect you may have caught it already.

.. but it is not necessarily safe because at the time that you leave the house you may feel fine but could be displaying symptoms within an hour or so. Thus if you go into work for a day knowing that your kids have swineflu you are behaving irresponsibly IMO.