About the new "pig" flu

[Gamberra]

- Over 500k people die off normal flu each year, over 20k people only US
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/f/flu/deaths.htm

- Bush goverment sets a plan against a pandemic flu
http://www.hhs.gov/pandemicflu/plan/

-This plan contemplates the use of Tamiflu
http://archive.hhs.gov/news/speech/2004/191004.html

- Tamiflu is produced by Roche company
http://www.rocheusa.com/products/tamiflu/

- Gilead sold the patent to Roche
http://www.gilead.com/pr_783456

- Donald Rumsfeld is one of the biggest stock holders of Gilead
http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/31/news/ne ... _rumsfeld/

-Tamiflu price increased from 44 in 1999 to 377 in 2006


- Some people claim that Tamiflu is not usefull against avian flu
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/artic ... E_ID=47725

- Baxter send accidentally flu vaccines contaminated with the avian flu
http://www.prisonplanet.com/baxter-to-d ... andal.html

http://www.lifegen.de/newsip/shownews.p ... 02-25-5123

[Dust]

Here, many people have been quarantained. Among them an army corps (one of the members got the flu after a party that involved people from mexico), some politicians (flew in the same plane as someone who also got quarantained).

I think it's a bit too paranoid. Other illnesses such as Malaria or AIDS seem to be more deadly.

[Cyberia]

Other illnesses such as Malaria or AIDS seem to be more deadly.

Neither of these can be transmitted as easily as this.

[Dust]

That is true. But on the other hand, a flu passes away fast, unless you pass away yourself. With malaraia or aids you fight for a long time until the outcome is decided.

[Dust]

http://arstechnica.com/science/news/200 ... lowing.ars

Apparently it will decline until winter.