How to Survive Swine Flu (and the Plethora of Deadly Diseases Around You Right Now)
Author: Mike | Filed under: How To
Swine Flu Mortality Rate (infographic)
Having survived the N1H1 virus recently, I find the topic especially interesting. Swine flu was no vacation, but it sure wasn’t as bad as everyone assumes it is. I had one day of severe symptoms (102°F temperature, horrible aches & pains, nausea, dizziness & appetite loss), but after that it was like a mild cold.
I just stumbled upon a great infographic via Digg. If this isn’t a commentary on the American culture of fear-mongering, I don’t know what is.
Take a peek at the graphic linked to the right. Looks like Leprosy is just barely less deadly than N1H1. Wait…what? Leprosy, a word you probably haven’t seen since the 1960′s, is almost as deadly as this “epidemic” of Swine Flu.
Why isn’t the media telling us to be afraid of Leprosy too!
Hey Fox, why haven’t you explained this one:
For every ONE Swine flu death, there have been 2,521 (two thousand five hundred and twenty one!) deaths from Cardiovascular disease.
What this says is, its much better to be SICK than to be LAZY. This should also tell you to go outside and jog somewhere.
So how do you survive Swine Flu? The answer is simple: stay healthy and active. Go outside and DO THINGS. You’ll be saving yourself from a plethora of much deadlier diseases as well.
Tags: american culture, How To, n1h1, swine flu
They had a program about leprosy on National Geographic this week, actually. There are still about 200 cases a year in the US, and it’s still a huge problem in India, parts of Brazil, and Africa.
It’s curable with an antibiotic they have IF it’s caught early. In those backwards places, the people are too ashamed to admit it. Often it is considered a “sign from God” that they sinned in a prior life.
That’s why they don’t warn us about it. We’d know if we got it, believe me.
Oh, and consider yourself lucky you got such a mild case. I have a Realtor friend, a 37 year old male in SC who got it, and stayed in a hotel for FIVE days to avoid giving it to his wife and children. He was absolutely miserable. But he got the Tamiflu from his doctor and survived it. However, he doesn’t describe it quite the way you do.
Admittedly, I likely had a mild case, or I did the right things to flush it out of me. But my point is more that the media is in a frenzy about this virus, as they are about so many impotent threats.
As for leprosy, I was being more facetious than anything. We’ve obviously eradicated most long-standing diseases in the US (and for that I am grateful!)
Thanks for taking the time to comment Jan.