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Swine 'flu - What economic impact?

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  • themanbearpig
    themanbearpig Posts: 481 Forumite
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    Joeskeppi wrote: »
    2 more people I know have it now, seems to be everywhere all of a sudden!


    There must be millions with it now, the official statistics are meaningless.
  • amcluesent
    amcluesent Posts: 9,425 Forumite
    Symptoms are sudden onset of fever, cough, runny OR stuffy nose, headache, muscle ache, extreme fatigue.

    NB The most common side effect of Tamiflu are vomiting and stomach aches
  • Cleaver
    Cleaver Posts: 6,989 Forumite
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    Joeskeppi wrote: »
    2 more people I know have it now, seems to be everywhere all of a sudden!

    I know, it's almost like some sort of pandemic.
  • Cleaver
    Cleaver Posts: 6,989 Forumite
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    amcluesent wrote: »
    Symptoms are sudden onset of fever, cough, runny OR stuffy nose, headache, muscle ache, extreme fatigue.

    Are these the symptoms one can experience reading a thread discussing what the average UK wage is on this board?
  • mewbie_2
    mewbie_2 Posts: 6,058 Forumite
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    Is one of the symptoms feeling the need to self abuse? I'm asking for a friend. His name is Hamish.
  • Treadmill
    Treadmill Posts: 1,102 Forumite
    How would we cope if if Swine Flu killed millions like Spanish flu did in 1916 ?
    We wouldn't total meltdown would ensue, still never mind eh
  • mewbie_2
    mewbie_2 Posts: 6,058 Forumite
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    Treadmill wrote: »
    How would we cope if if Swine Flu killed millions like Spanish flu did in 1916 ?
    We wouldn't total meltdown would ensue, still never mind eh
    The thing is, we can do nothing about it. Fortunately it seems to be 'just' flu, and most of us will be OK. Life will probably carry on.
  • Treadmill
    Treadmill Posts: 1,102 Forumite
    mewbie wrote: »
    The thing is, we can do nothing about it. Fortunately it seems to be 'just' flu, and most of us will be OK. Life will probably carry on.

    Best not to worry, if you do die you'll not know much about it, if you don't... bonus.
  • sillyvixen
    sillyvixen Posts: 3,642 Forumite
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    1 member of staff sent home with suspected swine flue - pregnant worker unable to attend as we all may have been exposed on her day off! we are recruiting for 2 members of staff (to replace 3) no chance of interviewing at the moment we are working on 1/2 staff! if the rest of us dont get swine flue we may well have breakdowns!
    Dogs return to eat their vomit, just as fools repeat their foolishness. There is no more hope for a fool than for someone who says, "i am really clever!"
  • Cleaver
    Cleaver Posts: 6,989 Forumite
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    Treadmill wrote: »
    How would we cope if if Swine Flu killed millions like Spanish flu did in 1916 ?

    The ones who died wouldn't cope. The rest would probably just soldier on somehow. We are British, after all.
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