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Its not really complex, it happens every year with a different flu strain. I am actively involved with healthcare, vaccinations, the flu season and communications with the CDC. Every year for the past 6 years. This is nothing new, nothing complex. Cold will not cause more deaths, yes it can add strain to your body and make it harder to fight off. If you want to take what I say as fact or not is up to you. Fact it is though. Generally the kill count with flu, will stay relative with the amount of infected. It will kill more in third world countries than New York, sure, but it has already hit plenty of "third worlds" and no huge kill count.
Originally posted by total newbie
reply to post by shug7272
This is a very complex situation. Good news for owners of ATS. Shut this site down and no access to the great posters here. Unpaid!!!
Originally posted by space cadet
reply to post by Jools
Cold weather does not kill the flu. It tends to spread more in winter, speculation is that in colder temps people are more apt to be in buildings, or close quarters, spreading the disease easier, faster. The swine flu being mild at this time to most who get it does not make it any less deadly when the 2nd or 3rd wave hits.
Originally posted by PrisonerOfSociety
God, there a lot of idiots posting BS still saying the normal flu kills more.
Expect a 50% infection rate and a 2.5% mortality
Originally posted by elitegamer23
reply to post by PrisonerOfSociety
Originally posted by PrisonerOfSociety
God, there a lot of idiots posting BS still saying the normal flu kills more.
Expect a 50% infection rate and a 2.5% mortality
ok ill bite at the risk of being called an idiot or being put on ignore and burned at the stake.
prove those two claims.
prove the h1n1 kills more than the seasonal flu.
prove there will be an infection rate of 50% and a 2.5 death rate.
Originally posted by ignorant_ape
reply to post by ignorant_ape
the second question i posted :
` what furnaces ` ?
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Swine Flu: Inflatable mortuaries and 'express' funerals planned for flu pandemic
Inflatable mortuaries, 24-hour cremations and "express" funerals could all be used to dispose of thousands of bodies in a flu pandemic, Whitehall papers show.
By James Kirkup
Published: 10:00PM BST 01 May 2009
In the worst-case scenario, the bodies of the dead could also be stored in refrigerator trucks. Coffins would be reused to cope with the huge numbers of fatalities.
Department of Health projections put the total UK death toll from a pandemic as high as 750,000. It was confirmed in 2006 that officials have ordered millions of extra body bags as a precaution.