Swine Flu - We're all going to die

Two schools in towns about 20 minutes away from where I live have had closings due to what they believe is Swine Flu. They're testing 4 students of Yale to see if their flu symptoms are 'the real deal'.

Originally Posted by Hartford Courant

And at an informational forum before the legislature's public health committee, Dr. Matthew Cartter, the state epidemiologist, said we should expect that the swine flu will be at least as severe as a typical seasonal flu, in which 15 percent to 25 percent of the population might get sick and about 35,000 people die nationwide.

As of Thursday evening, the number of probable cases in Connecticut was six. None of the victims required hospitalization, and all were recovering, officials said.

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I had a friend in Cali worried that she had it... doctors told her it was regular old flu.

I know Lehah's answer already because we've discussed it, but is the general consensus that they're blowing this way out of proportion? Its not exactly The Black Death here. I'm already a little sick of hearing about it.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

A friend of mine who refs soccer recently got an email from the USSF telling him to red card any children that shook hands. In an attempt to stop the spread of swine flu. This really... saddens me, actually.

There's been a case of it confirmed one town over from me. I'm still not terribly worried. Angel, you mentioned that it seems to be spreading quickly... I'm not so sure I see it that way. I think 'pandemic' and I think of countless infected, full hospitals, etc. Granted, its probably not the easiest or quickest thing to diagnose, but I feel like the common flu had more confirmed cases on my college's campus than this one does through the world.

Maybe I'm just being too lax and not considering all the unconfirmed cases, but 85 just isnt a spectacular or threatening number on the WORLD level.

There's nowhere I can't reach.