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Abraham wrote:Well then, it's the couch for me, no more exercise and plenty of fatty foods, and yeah, I'm going to start smoking 5 packs of cigarettes a day. Oh wait, don't want that liver acting like it's getting left out - booze and lots of it!

That should wreck my health for greater survivability.

Your better bet would be to avoid getting it in the first place.

Thanks nitrogen, you beat me to it.

Abraham wrote:Certainly it's serious, but unless your immune system is compromised (and yes, some are) or very young or old, it's quite survivable.

Actually, the indications may be that the opposite is true. Those with the healthiest immune systems may be the ones at highest risk, just as it was with the pandemic of 1918.

txfireguy2003, did he mention the threat of cytokine storms? I'd be interested to hear what he thinks of that.

stevie_d_64 wrote:the media is looking for the new "crisis"...

Many people in Mexico are saying just the opposite.

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Yeny Gregorio Dávila, Mexico City wrote: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.

fredtubbs wrote:I'm not a survivalist at all, but I am a realist.

Survivalism gets a bad name by the people who prefer to ignore signs of coming threats, and when needed to rely on government or the charity of others. Aesop called them the grasshoppers and for most of history, such people were seen as lazy or irresponsible.

This swine flu is one of dozens of threats that could affect us on a personal level. As we learned in Boy Scouts, it just makes good sense to be always prepared. For those of us with families, it is a duty.