1st domestic infections of new flu confirmed in Japan; some schools closed

Sunday 17th May, 01:22 AM JST

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Fadamor at 10:17 AM JST - 17th May

EDIT: "this morning" meant yesterday, JST. (I hate the International Date Line! Grrr.)
EUgirl at 11:04 AM JST - 17th May

Himajin: I haven't seen any finger-pointing to foreigners either, but then, I only watch NHK news, and they are very professional - my Japanese language teacher told me to watch NHK, if I ever want to learn proper Japanese.

One university student confirmed - I wonder which U. in Kansai...
telecasterplayer at 12:05 PM JST - 17th May

Maybe the government can start a new campaign encouraging people to wear masks, using a chastened Kusanagi holding a mask and saying "it's not okay to go naked"..

Wash your hands. Drink your OJ. Don't stand next to someone sputtering and splorking all over. If you're sick, take the day off.
RMGTTF at 12:51 PM JST - 17th May

Well, some death casese were from "excesive inmune reaction" so I would just live normaly and don't stuff my self with vitamins etc. Also why not let people get the flu now? Very few people die and then people will have defenses should shit hit the fan and the virus mutate into a deadly stuff
EUgirl at 02:04 PM JST - 17th May

Kusanagi ad: a brilliant idea! If I were Masuzoe the health minister, I would recruit him immediately.
Den Den at 02:13 PM JST - 17th May

An overreaction. To fight these new viruses, the only effective method is prevention. The source was humans(stupidly and out of greed), treating animals badly. This was the cause of SARS, and BSE. Until we learn to farm animals in a proper manner, the more deaths can be expected.
cracaphat at 02:26 PM JST - 17th May

People are pretty timid aren't they ? The cases in Japan aren't exactly life threatening,or are they ? But just going out to the local mall today made me feel sick from people being too extra with their masks.
Himajin at 03:46 PM JST - 17th May

DenDen, the flu has been around a lot longer than present farms, although I agree that present farming methods are in many cases bad and can exacerbate disease transmittal to humans. Animals have diseases, whether or not they interact with humans....toxoplasmosis in cats or gram negative bacteria in the guts of chickens and iguanas for example. The last pandemic was 1918, a time when traditional farming methods were still employed.

Once something starts to infect people, the only way to stop it is to isolate it. Taking people's temperatures as they get on planes is only effective if someone is already symptomatic...you are contagious 1-2 days before the fever or other symptoms appear.
biglittleman at 03:57 PM JST - 17th May

I believe in some parts of the world they are having swine flu parties. This where people come together ans share the flu with others so they can build an immunity to it. What do people think about that?
Himajin at 03:59 PM JST - 17th May

What makes you believe that?
Mookoo at 04:02 PM JST - 17th May

Until you can convince my coworkers to wash their hands after they take a dump, or convince those that do to use soap and keep their hands under the tap for more than one or two seconds, this bug's gonna kick ass here!
biglittleman at 06:14 PM JST - 17th May

Himajin,

Because articles like this are all over the net discussing the topic.

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/44503012.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DUvDE7aLVBD77:DiiUiacyKUnciaec8O7EyUr

Just do a search and find out.
Ah_so at 07:00 PM JST - 17th May

I believe in some parts of the world they are having swine flu parties. This where people come together ans share the flu with others so they can build an immunity to it. What do people think about that?

Because articles like this are all over the net discussing the topic.

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/44503012.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DUvDE7aLVBD77:DiiUiacyKUnciaec8O7EyUr

Just do a search and find out.

biglittleman,

Nothing in the "article" gives any suggestion that people are actually have infection parties, just some vague musings of a journalist about whether they are a possibility. The flu specialist commented on the idea, "I think it's totally nuts,".

So Himajin questioned your claim that people are having flu infection parties in some parts of the world. The question is still unanswered. I think anyone who does have such a party is downright irresponsible.
EUgirl at 11:13 PM JST - 17th May

Swine flu party is ok, if the partiers isolate themselves 100% from the society on a deserted island to do the party and stay there for a couple of weeks after that. In normal society it does not work, as you eventually spread the disease to unwilling third parties.
Nessie at 04:35 PM JST - 19th May

Swine flu party is ok, if the partiers isolate themselves 100% from the society on a deserted island to do the party

Masque of the Other White Death?