Mexico flu: Your experiences : 90 posts
Readers in Mexico have been emailing the BBC describing the sense of fear gripping Mexico, after a flu virus outbreak, which has so far claimed up to 60 lives. (more) Related Vids:

Forum Discussion about this News: Readers in Mexico have been emailing the BBC describing the sense of fear gripping the country ..   21. They have not been confirmed. The tests are pending. Did you see this?..   Can we track down this report of 200 deaths in Mexico? Help In the emails..   Re: Swine Flu MSM Commentary--Post Here ..   Re: Swine Flu? Mexico is FUCKED. (And so are we) On BBC's site ..   Re: Alert on Severe Respiratory Disease in Mexico FWIW Update from BBC I set section in bold for emphasis - Tom..   distributed vaccines among all the medical personnel with no results ..   Re: Ont residents being observed for potentially deadly Mystery Mexico Illness.. interesting Quote: I work as a resident doctor in one of the biggest hospitals in Mexico City and sadly, the situation is far from "under control". As a doctor, I realise that the media does not report the truth. Authorities distributed vaccines among all the medical personnel with no res..   Re: Swine Flu? Mexico is FUCKED. (And so are we) ..   Re: Swine Flu Outbreak Emergency ..   Re: Swine flu local news in mexico is reporting 1000+ infected with over 200 fatalities...   Re: Aw Fuck Mexican Swine Flu Plague Quote: Originally Posted by Hypochondriac [showthread.php?p=4047424#post4047424] I'm not worried it looks like can be treated with current anti-viral drugs. I'd be more worried if there was no cure. According to a doctor in Mexico the anti-viral drugs arent working. and the true deathtoll according..   Re: Aw Fuck Mexican Swine Flu Plague Quote: Originally Posted by Thait [showthread.php?p=4048156#post4048156] According to a doctor in Mexico the anti-viral drugs arent working. and the true deathtoll according to her is over 200 in mexico. The Mexican military was called in to supposedly hand out masks to people as well. Theres now r..   Re: Worried about Swine Flu? Wash your Hands Not sure that just washing your hands is going to completely negate this...   Re: Worried about Swine Flu? Wash your Hands Quote: Originally Posted by backspace [showthread.php?p=12819893#post12819893] Not sure that just washing your hands is going to completely negate this...   1. If you really want to freak yourself out, read the BBC report... ..   Re: Swine FLu old news (Forbes with link) From BBC: Mexico flu: Your experiences..   Re: Swine Flu (run for your lives) I heard the catch with this one is, unlike other flu strains our bodies don't have a built-up immunity against it. Canadian TV news, forget which network. Here's some letters from ground zero...   Mexico flu: Your experiences Readers in Mexico have been emailing the BBC describing the sense of fear gripping the country as a result of a flu virus outbreak, which has so far claimed up to 60 lives. Read a selection of BBC readers' comments below...   Re: 60 dead in Mexico flu outbreak Good Morning from France... MEXICO CITY FIRST HAND ACCOUNT BY DOCTOR ON THE SCENE. THE MEDIA IS NOT TELLING THE WHOLE TRUTH!!!! Quote Time to Panic Now? I work as a resident doctor in one of the biggest hospitals in Mexico City and sadly, the situation is far from "under control". As a do..   Re: Deadly new flu breaks out in Mexico U.S. Hard to say if this is 100% legit b/c its from Letters to BBC ..   Re: Deadly new flu breaks out in Mexico U.S. Quote: Originally Posted by sinophile [showthread.php?p=4086945#post4086945] Hard to say if this is 100% legit b/c its from Letters to BBC ..   Re: Swine Flu (run for your lives) Quote: Originally Posted by nullterm [showthread.php?p=19284519#post19284519] I heard the catch with this one is, unlike other flu strains our bodies don't have a built-up immunity against it. Canadian TV news, forget which network. Here's some letters from ground zero...   Re: Mexico's Calderon Declares Emergency Amid Swine Flu Outbreak ..   Official Swine Flu Paranoia Thread ..   Re: Dr. Patricia Doyle "Do Not Take Flu Vaccine" ..   Re: Swine Flu (run for your lives) Quote: Originally Posted by nullterm [showthread.php?p=19284519#post19284519] I heard the catch with this one is, unlike other flu strains our bodies don't have a built-up immunity against it. Canadian TV news, forget which network. Here's some letters from ground zero...   Re: Swine Flu? Mexico is FUCKED. (And so are we) Originally Posted by Karma Kramer :..   Resident doctor in Mexico City I work as a resident doctor in one of the biggest hospitals in Mexico City and sadly, the situation is far from "under control". As a doctor, I realise that the media does not report the truth. Authorities distributed vaccines among all the medical personnel with no results, because two o..   Re: Alert on Severe Respiratory Disease in Mexico Read a selection of BBC readers' comments below. I work as a resident doctor in one of the biggest hospitals in Mexico City and sadly, the situation is far from "under control". As a doctor, I realise that the media does not report the truth. Authorities distributed vaccines among all the..   Re: Swine flu epidemic ..   Re: swine flu outbreak Quote: Mexico flu: Your experiences Mexico City residents leave a clinic wearing protective masks Mexico City residents are being told to wear protective masks Readers in Mexico have been emailing the BBC describing the sense of fear gripping the country as a result of a flu virus outbreak, which h..   Re: Swine Flu Outbreak Emergency firsthand experiences from Mexico, FWIW:..   Re: Mexico s Calderon Declares Emergency Amid Swine Flu Outbreak Quote: Mexico flu: Your experiences Mexico City residents leave a clinic wearing protective masks Mexico City residents are being told to wear protective masks Readers in Mexico have been emailing the BBC describing the sense of fear gripping the country as a result of a flu virus outbreak, which h..   Re: Swine Flu Outbreak Emergency Quote: Originally Posted by BlueBayou [showthread.php?p=322149581#post322149581] firsthand experiences from Mexico, FWIW:..   Mexico flu: Your experiences Page last updated at 10:30 GMT, Sunday, 26 April 2009 11:30 UK Mexico flu: Your experiences Readers in Mexico have been emailing the BBC describing the sense of fear gripping the country as a result of a flu virus outbreak, which has so far claimed more than 80 lives. The World Health Organization ..   Re: Deadly new flu on horizon? - please keep the conspiracy theory stuff to the other thread- firsthand experiences from Mexico, FWIW:..   first hand experience of the swine flu, scary.. ..   Re: Gloom Despair and Agony on Me... Death toll is at least over 200 , not 80. Quote: The truth is that mortality is even higher than what is being reported by the authorities, at least in the hospital where I work it. Quote: The official number of deaths is 20, nevertheless, the true number of victims are more than 200...   6. Read the second entry down on this BBC page ..   People in Mexico are e-mailing BBC news, saying situation is much worse than reported. ..   Re: Mexican Swine Flu? ..   Re: Swine Flu Back on topic, for those of you who need first-hand accounts to believe something (not the same as viewing it with your own two eyes, but closer):..   55. Reports from people in Mexico, including health workers on the scene indicate a situation far worse than we have heard so far, looks like we've reached "getting into the hundreds"...   Re: Dr. Patricia Doyle "Do Not Take Flu Vaccine" Read this before you get a vaccination!!!..   8. re: you point #1 An 8.1% mortality rate is extremely frightening. The official death count appears to be underreported by the Mexican govt; see info from people on the ground:..   Re: Swine Flu? Mexico is FUCKED. (And so are we) Reading the anecdotal reports coming out of Mexico ..   Re: Swine Flu? Mexico is FUCKED. (And so are we) Originally Posted by scorcho : Reading the anecdotal reports coming out of Mexico ..   Re: Swine Flu? Mexico is FUCKED. (And so are we) Originally Posted by scorcho : Reading the anecdotal reports coming out of Mexico ..   U.S. declares health emergency QUOTE American health officials on Sunday declared a public health emergency over increasing cases of swine flu, saying that they had confirmed 20 cases of the disease in the United States and expected to see more as investigators track down the path of the outbreak. “We are seeing more cases of ..   Re: Mexico flu sparks worldwide fear Wow! BBC site. The comments by doctors/people in Mexico are extremely scary!!! Quote I'm a specialist doctor in respiratory diseases and intensive care at the Mexican National Institute of Health. There is a severe emergency over the swine flu here. More and more patients are being admit..   Re: Swine Flu thread Keep track of ti right here dudes and dudettes..   Re: 60+ people dead in Mexico This BBC link ..   Re: Swine flu outbreak could disrupt qualifying. Quote: Originally Posted by YankatOxford [showthread.php?p=17555531#post17555531] Not good. 81 deaths linked to the outbreak in Mexico. Some are saying it's more than that. From a BBC article asking for firsthand accounts from Mexico: Mexico flu: Your experiences ..   Swine Flu....possible pandemic ..   Re: Flu news on CNN now. ..   news--does not sound good ..   Re: 60+ people dead in Mexico Quote: Originally Posted by melaniehoo [showthread.php?p=3533671#post3533671] This BBC link ..   Re: 60+ people dead in Mexico Quote: Originally Posted by melaniehoo [showthread.php?p=3533671#post3533671] This BBC link ..   Re: U.S. declares swine flu public health emergency Quote: Originally Posted by Katiana ..   Re: Bank stress tests and credit default swaps A pandemic won't help matters. Why hasn't Obama done anything about it? There are only 12 million does of Tamiflu stockpiled, and it is questionable if that is even effective...   Re: Swine flu outbreak could disrupt qualifying. Quote: Originally Posted by Scotty [showthread.php?p=17558313#post17558313] Some are saying it's more than that. From a BBC article asking for firsthand accounts from Mexico: Mexico flu: Your experiences ..   BBC News Have Your Say: Mexico flu: Your experiences I'm a specialist doctor in respiratory diseases and intensive care at the Mexican National Institute of Health. There is a severe emergency over the swine flu here. More and more patients are being admitted to the intensive care unit. Despite the heroic efforts of all staff (doctors, nurses, specia..   Re: Świńska grypa nowa pandemia? Mexico flu: Your experiences Readers in Mexico have been emailing the BBC describing the sense of fear gripping the country as a result of a flu virus outbreak, which has so far claimed more than 80 lives. The World Health Organization says the virus has the potential to become a pandemic. Read a s..   OT: Mexico Flu - BBC BBC piece containing Mexican readers' comments regarding the flu. Hope our friend GringoFool takes care when he returns home. Mike..   Re: Travel advisory warns of severe respiratory illness in Mexico Quote: Originally Posted by trajancavalous [showthread.php?p=8652739#post8652739] Yes. Even now it's safer to spend a week in a Mexico all inclusive and limit your driving to coming and going from the airport than to spend a week at home and engage in regular daily driving such as commuting to work..   news--does not sound good ..   Re: Kiwis show flu-like symptoms Quote: Originally Posted by Charismatic [showthread.php?p=7517469#post7517469] Why is everyone so panicked by this? Most of you are reasonably healthy and live in a country with an almost modern medical system, you have a very low risk of death (which is usually very fatal! ). It's just scare monge..   Re: Living Through the Pandemic Only deadly for 18-45 year olds...50% mortality rate for that age category (ie 14% of total population). This puts it at 7% as Mexican authorities have announced. The numbers are bang on. This is why high schoolers and old people returning from Mexican vacation aren't dying. BTW - you don't die fro..   Re: Deadly new flu on horizon? Quote: Originally Posted by GrokTheCube [showthread.php?p=322479251#post322479251] I was being facetious, but yeah, it would. I honestly think it's likely to due shit medical care in Mexico, or food/water quality, etc. As already said before, the answer to this sort of statement is simply "no&..   Re: Living Through the Pandemic QUOTE (blackkitty @ Apr 26 2009, 10:52 PM) [index.php?act=findpost&pid=10257099] Only deadly for 18-45 year olds...50% mortality rate for that age category (ie 14% of total population). This puts it at 7% as Mexican authorities have announced. The numbers are bang on. This is why high scho..   Re: Living Through the Pandemic QUOTE (blackkitty @ Apr 26 2009, 10:52 PM) [index.php?act=findpost&pid=10257099]..   Are you worried about flu outbreak? The international community is better prepared than ever to deal with the threatened spread of a new swine flu virus, a top UN health chief has said. Dr Keiji Fukuda said years of preparing for bird flu had led to improved stocks of anti-virals worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) has war..   Re: Mexican Swine Flu - Oh No! Will it take the recession off the front page? Quote: Originally Posted by Pollyana [showthread.php?p=7517821#post7517821] The Australian authorities are checking people who have recently arrived from the US or Mexico, with flu-like symptoms. Two have been checked in Queensland and given the all clear. The same process in being followed in NSW...   Re: Mexican Swine Flu - Oh No! Will it take the recession off the front page? Quote: Originally Posted by asprilla [showthread.php?p=7517838#post7517838] I've just read the top comment - must admit I'm getting more and more concerned about this. having said that, I guess that it is possible for anyone to submit these kind of comments to the bbc, it could be someone playing a..   Re: Living Through the Pandemic QUOTE (blackkitty @ Apr 26 2009, 11:52 PM) [index.php?act=findpost&pid=10257099] Only deadly for 18-45 year olds...50% mortality rate for that age category (ie 14% of total population). This puts it at 7% as Mexican authorities have announced. The numbers are bang on. This is why high scho..   Re: Batten Down The Hatches - The Global Flu Pandemic Is Starting Just dont know what they tell us is the truth. Seems its a lot worse in Mexico than they says. If these comments are true from people who live there...   Re: Batten Down The Hatches - The Global Flu Pandemic Is Starting Quote: Originally Posted by roth30 [showthread.php?p=32148270#post32148270] Just dont know what they tell us is the truth. Seems its a lot worse in Mexico than they says. If these comments are true from people who live there...   Re: Swine Flu Health Emergency - Will it affect your behavior? This BBC site has some posts from doctors and other medical people in Mexico city that contradict the mainstream press reports. Their reports are that the epidemic started a while before the press starting reporting it and that there are more deaths than have been reported. BBC NEWS | Have Your Say..   7. Doctors in Mexico City say the numbers are wrong. Yesterday, they wrote that the death numbers are much higher than the government is reporting, and the government has now confirmed 139 deaths...   13. Let me clarify...... This info was what I got on a BBC reader comment on their blog site (which I can't find at the moment). The gentleman was a Doctor in Mexico City that had already lost 2 Doc friends. Frankly I trusted his comments over offical numbers. He said they were lowballing the numbers as the hospitals were ..   Re: OT: The Flu Quote: Originally Posted by Gus Lozada [showthread.php?p=34138123#post34138123] Three weeks ago there were no signs of anything yet. The first confirmed case was on April 16th. Do not spread whatever you find in the net, please. Thanks to Google we can learn about the Human to Human transmission of..   Re: Potential BIO Tech Stock Play ..   Re: Mexican swine flu could kill us all. Quote: Originally Posted by Chills [showthread.php?p=34137130#post34137130] Here are a couple posts from Mexicans....from the Agonist site .....   Re: Mexican swine flu could kill us all. Quote: Originally Posted by jerry_picker [showthread.php?p=34141270#post34141270] Many more first-hand accounts from doctors in Mexico (from BBC UK)...   Re: Who else isn't freaking out over the swine flu? Quote: Originally Posted by noreaster80 [showthread.php?p=34140533#post34140533] No one lives forever, may as well accept it. Besides, I won't die of the flu. There is no way the universe, God, etc. will let me off the debt hook that easily. My luck is that I would just be unable to work for a mont..   Re: Epidemic cooking in SoCal? This BBC report reads like something out of Gabriel Garcia Marquez.....   Re: 2009 Swine Flu Outbreak ..   Mexican Swine Flu This article from the BBC was very interesting -- it provides anecdotes from people experiencing the outbreak in Mexico...   35. There was this letter to the bbc today I think they are overwhelmed. The number of cases increases significantly every day. The number of fatalities is also increasing. At least three doctors are said to have died from swine flu. There is great fear among the medical community. We know that the situation is very serious and that we are ..