I don't think it's all mass hysteria. Half mass hysteria, half really huge (potential) problem. I mean, it's at a Phase 5 pandemic - the WHO doesn't really raise their phases needlessly to cause panic...they're actually pretty conservative about it.

I think a looooooooooooot of people are overreacting, though. Like my doctor wanted me to come in to get tested for it a few days ago because I had a lot of the symptoms (I had been in contact with people from two counties where there are confirmed cases nearby), but I didn't have ALL (or even the really crucial) symptoms. It happens to be the peak of flu season here, so of course I'm going to have flu-like symptoms...duh. I feel okay-ish now after a few days, so obviously it isn't H1N1, but I could of course catch it. I also had West Nile when that was a big deal and nothing happened.

Meh...as far as pandemics go, this strain of flu isn't really deadly - 10% of people die (so far) from it...15% of people that catch SARS will die and 60% of anyone who catches the bird flu, so really the odds are fine. Plus it's one of those flus that targets the very old and very young (or already ill) so a lot of people will be all right - nothing like the Spanish flu that was killing mostly those in their prime - now THAT is a problem. Deadlier than "normal" flu strains, less deadly than most pandemics. It's something to be very cautious of and to prepare for, but nothing to flip out about.

...wow...WALL OF TEXT. Sorry, I'm sure nobody cares of my ramblings, lol.

This post was edited by roycesa on Apr 30 2009 08:12pm

Oooo 193 guild points - AMAZING guys!

I wouldn't call it ramblings, I think it's a very nice summary
And a sober look at things too

In the grand scheme of things, even 1000 people infected out of what, 10 billion is very sad, yes, but I'm not going to start preparing for the apocalypse. As I understand it, the WHO scale is based on how contagious the disease is, not how deadly it is. You could say the common cold is a WHO level 1000000000000000 because everyone gets it 10 times a year, there's no cure, and it spreads like wildfire. Chillax, drink your orange juice, and if you're sick for more than a few days, as always, go to the doctor for your sake and for those around you.

My 2 cents.

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Yeah it's nuts, it seems like just yesterday I joined the guild and we had 125 gp's

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~Cory

Ahah.. Saturday is a full day work for me also.
Well.. i don't really have a weekend except some on holidays.

well, glad to be symptom free...thus far. got several kids at work sick, but this virus been going round for week and half now. surprisingly, i haven't got it yet. first year at job i got 3 different colds/flu's, after normally getting maybe one per entire year. musta toughened me up against them a bit. hope everyone is well and sniffle free

I like your ava/sig combo a lot