exactly how dangerous is swine flu?

[rmorse]

Based on the number of deaths so far I'd say not quite as bad as the regular seasonal strain.

Lol. Swine flu has killed roughly 6,000 people worldwide so far. (this time around)

Normal influenza kills over 36,000 people yearly.


Yea, I would say not "quite" as bad.

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

yep. nowere near as bad.

 

[smpage]

It's all media hype.

 

[Anna]

Hi, I had swine flu a couple of weeks ago and got over it in spite of being 56 and having T2 Diabetes. My son also had it but he had Tamiflu and wasn't as ill as me. The worst part was being stuck in the house for 7 days! It was even quite nice just to get back to work.

 

[Angler]

My wife had it for 3-4 days. She had a fever for a few days that never got above 101. Yeah, she felt like crap, but nothing worse that the regular flu. My 3 yr old daughter and I did not get it despite being around her a lot.