was told this evening by a reliable source that a lassie that works in a shop in Thurso has swine flue, she got it at the Tin the park festival.
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was told this evening by a reliable source that a lassie that works in a shop in Thurso has swine flue, she got it at the Tin the park festival.
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Quite possibly.
Are you worried?
I am.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.
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No point in worrying live life as you would is the best thing.Originally Posted by Rheghead
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Seems daft if we are told not to worry about getting bird flu when going into a pub and suffering the deletious effects of passive smoking, drink driving, crossing the road is posed as a serious health hazard?No point in worrying live life as you would is the best thing.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.
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Seems daft if we are told not to worry about getting bird flu when going into a pub and suffering the deletious effects of passive smoking, drink driving, crossing the road is posed as a serious health hazard?
I know all these confusing messages will eventually turn us all mad.
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As someone who is concerned about passive smoking, drink driving and crossing the road then it isn't any surprise that I've been making provisions for isolation.I know all these confusing messages will eventually turn us all mad.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.
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T In The Park only finished two days ago so I think it's a bit early to be definite about the person's condition. The usual rumourmill at work.
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Is it not around four days before symptoms start to show ?
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Personally I think it is already here .. the number of people I know with "bad colds" etc (or in male cases the deadly "man flu") is very high for the time of year. I mean in most cases swine flu it is not worse than normal flu so why would people report it or even notice the difference?
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What your calculation does not take into account is the time she spent there at the festival and the time in Glasgow prior.Is it not around four days before symptoms start to show ?
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True.
GPs will be erring on caution I would think as venues such as T in the park Belladrum and so on where a large amount of people from all over gathering will be a breeding ground for germs.A friend of mine recently in Glasgow at something came back with a sore throat and cold and was also put off work for a week as a precaution. She had a cold but it was better to be careful.
The NHS have a web site full of advice for those concerned about swine flu.
http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/Pages/welcome.aspx
There are various links in the section regarding swine flu that you can follow for more advice.
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olin, as for your question about being diabetic... ive looked this up as well since im diabetic.. and even though most people only have very mild symptoms but any one with an underlying medical condition like diabetes in fact it was specifically mentioned in the news, should contact their Gp by phone at the sign of any symptoms.
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She could have been incubating ..before she went there!Is it not around four days before symptoms start to show ?
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The same thing happened at rockness. Folk came back with flu like symtoms. A girl i know was at rockness came home with mostly same symptoms, was tested for swine flu and told by doc until results came back, in 3 days time to stay indoors and not to go to work.
gladly the results came back fine and was just a bug.
What doesn't kill you, will make you stronger.....
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I can assure you that the swab results take a lot longer than 3 days to come back.
Live for today as tomorrow may never come
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Yeah yeah, in your typical fashion,if it doesn't come from you it don't count.T In The Park only finished two days ago so I think it's a bit early to be definite about the person's condition. The usual rumourmill at work.
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By the way who was your reliable source? Unless it was a doctor who tested her then they are not and if it was then they are breaking confidentially (which tbh I know certain doctors here who have in the past but that is not for this thread).
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Tests for swine flu do not come back that quickly I thought.
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Thought they weren't doing lab tests now? Too many cases or something? On the bright side, one third of us, the most vulnerable, will be vaccinated by Xmas and the rest by this time next year!
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The 'bright side'?? This vaccine has no safety history, in fact no history at all since it is brand new. In the late 70's there was an outbreak of swine flu in the states and the vaccine killed a lot more people than the swine flu did, not to mention the many other serious side effects. I think they ended up paying out massive amounts of compensation.Thought they weren't doing lab tests now? Too many cases or something? On the bright side, one third of us, the most vulnerable, will be vaccinated by Xmas and the rest by this time next year!
No way would I have the vaccine and certainly wouldn't let my children have it.
It is worrying that they think there is a possibility of Swine Flu becoming a serious illness, but I remember the headlines screaming out, not so long ago, "Avian Flu to kill 75,000" and "SARS Will Kill Millions" and even "Killer Brisbane Flu to hit Britain" .................... hmmmm, what happened to those ones? So, I'll just wait and see I think.
(I really, really hope I don't have to eat my words though)
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