No travel warning issued by Health Canada yet but would you cancel your trip to Mexico this week?
Serious question re flu outbreak
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Cycleguy007
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Nope. (If I had one scheduled I mean...)
I seem to be immune for all illnesses! Can't remember the last time I got sick... it's been literally years! Even with a common cold or regular flu. And I have 3 school aged children that get sick from time to time, so it's not like I don't come in contact with "bugs"... My wife still gets sick, but for some reason, it just doesn't seem to affect me in the least.
Strange actually...
I seem to be immune for all illnesses! Can't remember the last time I got sick... it's been literally years! Even with a common cold or regular flu. And I have 3 school aged children that get sick from time to time, so it's not like I don't come in contact with "bugs"... My wife still gets sick, but for some reason, it just doesn't seem to affect me in the least.
Strange actually...
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Stoo
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Canada AM just had a infectious disease guy on... it seems like this isn't as severe an illness as anticipated.
My understanding is the outbreak is largely confined to Mexico City and a couple of other cities. If you are going elsewhere, presumably it won't be a big deal. Wash your hands a lot, perhaps stay in the resort, and drink a lot of rum. I'm sure I read that rum kills the swine flu virus...
My understanding is the outbreak is largely confined to Mexico City and a couple of other cities. If you are going elsewhere, presumably it won't be a big deal. Wash your hands a lot, perhaps stay in the resort, and drink a lot of rum. I'm sure I read that rum kills the swine flu virus...
Hobbying builds the immune system and therefore makes us immune to regular illness. It's a fact. Honest...Cycleguy007 said:Strange actually...
There is a mystery here.. it has been pretty severe in Mexico where it has killed a bunch of otherwise healthy mid-life adults. That is unusual, and deadly.
However it has been a really mild flu everywhere else, nothing that anybody healthy should worry about...
So what gives? Is it suddenly going to turn vicious and start killing people everywhere? Or was there something special about the situation in Mexico?
However it has been a really mild flu everywhere else, nothing that anybody healthy should worry about...
So what gives? Is it suddenly going to turn vicious and start killing people everywhere? Or was there something special about the situation in Mexico?
Cycleguy007
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toughb said:
What have I done toughb... quit talking in riddles. I have been saying that for quite some time... maybe a years, and STILL I don't get sick.
Are you suggesting that I am "jinxing" myself for saying such a thing? I don't have a superstitious bone in my body. On the contrary, in fact... I think, the fact that I keep saying I don't get sick, probably is helping the fact that I don't get sick. It reinforces the positive mental attitude and therefore I DON'T GET SICK!
Cycleguy007
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toughb said:
WTF are you going on about toughb? I seriously have no clue... Enlighten me please...
Cycleguy. He is making fun of the grammatically incorrect sentence that you wrote. I think you meant,"Can't remember "the" last time I got sick". He's jerking your chain, and it was kind of funny.toughb said:"Can't remember that last time I got sick"
Now you're done it...
alexmst said:
How soon people forget. We did have something like this when SARS struck our city. How did you feel?
vsailor said:
Yes, I meant corruption, crime, etc. A co-worker was kidnapped for ransom and tortured in Mexico City in the 90's, and look at how they treated those Canadians whose vacation package provider went bust...it was on the front page of the Star the other week. Pay thousands in cash or you go to jail. Nice. Can't see that happening at 4 star Miami Beach resorts.
Update: April 27 4pm:
MADRID — The European Union urged Europeans today to postpone non-essential travel to the United States and Mexico because of the swine flu virus, and Spanish health officials confirmed the first case outside North America.
Meanwhile, a Canadian woman is undergoing tests at a hospital in Manchester to determine if she represents England’s first case of swine flu.
India's government has issued a travel advisory, telling its citizens to restrict visits to Canada, Mexico, the U.S. and New Zealand to essential travel because of swine flu.
The Times of India reports all travellers flying into India from Canada and other countries that have confirmed cases of swine flu will be individually checked for symptoms such as a fever and upper respiratory tract infection.
In Canada, Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan cautioned other countries against banning travel to nations with few cases of swine flu, saying it's probably an overreaction to begin issuing such travel bans at this early stage.
Canada has updated its travel advisory for Canadians planning to travel to Mexico to include a warning about severe respiratory illness.
The government is not officially warning Canadians to stay away from the country.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is tracking clusters of severe respiratory illness with deaths in Mexico. Deaths have been reported," the travel report on the Department of Foreign Affairs website now says. "Mexico is currently experiencing an extended influenza season, and cases normally involve healthy young adults.
"To protect themselves from these risks, it is recommended that travellers follow the same precautionary measures as with seasonal influenza. These include receiving a seasonal flu vaccine, washing your hands often, covering coughs and sneezes, and staying home when ill. Canadians who have recently travelled to Mexico and who develop symptoms of influenza or severe respiratory illness, especially high fever are advised to seek medical attention immediately," it continues.
India and Malaysia are warning their citizens against travelling to Canada, and Australia's Foreign Affairs department makes note of the Canadian swine flu cases on its website.
Media reports from Malaysia say that country's Health Ministry is advising Malaysians against travelling to Canada, Mexico and selected U.S. states where there are swine flu cases.
Australia's Foreign Affairs department makes note of the Canadian swine flu cases on its website, telling Australian travellers to Canada they should consult a doctor or go to a hospital if they develop flu-like symptoms.
Russia, Hong Kong and Taiwan said they would quarantine visitors showing symptoms of the virus amid a surging global concern about a possible pandemic.
MADRID — The European Union urged Europeans today to postpone non-essential travel to the United States and Mexico because of the swine flu virus, and Spanish health officials confirmed the first case outside North America.
Meanwhile, a Canadian woman is undergoing tests at a hospital in Manchester to determine if she represents England’s first case of swine flu.
India's government has issued a travel advisory, telling its citizens to restrict visits to Canada, Mexico, the U.S. and New Zealand to essential travel because of swine flu.
The Times of India reports all travellers flying into India from Canada and other countries that have confirmed cases of swine flu will be individually checked for symptoms such as a fever and upper respiratory tract infection.
In Canada, Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan cautioned other countries against banning travel to nations with few cases of swine flu, saying it's probably an overreaction to begin issuing such travel bans at this early stage.
Canada has updated its travel advisory for Canadians planning to travel to Mexico to include a warning about severe respiratory illness.
The government is not officially warning Canadians to stay away from the country.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is tracking clusters of severe respiratory illness with deaths in Mexico. Deaths have been reported," the travel report on the Department of Foreign Affairs website now says. "Mexico is currently experiencing an extended influenza season, and cases normally involve healthy young adults.
"To protect themselves from these risks, it is recommended that travellers follow the same precautionary measures as with seasonal influenza. These include receiving a seasonal flu vaccine, washing your hands often, covering coughs and sneezes, and staying home when ill. Canadians who have recently travelled to Mexico and who develop symptoms of influenza or severe respiratory illness, especially high fever are advised to seek medical attention immediately," it continues.
India and Malaysia are warning their citizens against travelling to Canada, and Australia's Foreign Affairs department makes note of the Canadian swine flu cases on its website.
Media reports from Malaysia say that country's Health Ministry is advising Malaysians against travelling to Canada, Mexico and selected U.S. states where there are swine flu cases.
Australia's Foreign Affairs department makes note of the Canadian swine flu cases on its website, telling Australian travellers to Canada they should consult a doctor or go to a hospital if they develop flu-like symptoms.
Russia, Hong Kong and Taiwan said they would quarantine visitors showing symptoms of the virus amid a surging global concern about a possible pandemic.
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