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Bahtatboy May 15th 2013 10:14 am

Infectious Disease
 
Tonsilitis is doing the rounds. My daughter had it about 2 weeks ago, I then went down with it last week, and now my younger son has it. Could it be relevant that she lives in Newcastle, I’m in Morocco and he’s in Yorkshire, and we haven’t met for a couple of months? :confused:

Boomhauer May 15th 2013 10:32 am

Re: Infectious Disease
 
Saudi has had 5 deaths from some mutant SARS likek virus.

What #$%^ me up is the god dam stomach flu/virus:frown:
Bloody parents don't keep their sick kids home, instead they give to my grade school nephew.:frown:

scrubbedexpat141 May 15th 2013 10:47 am

Re: Infectious Disease
 

Originally Posted by Boomhauer (Post 10708796)
Saudi has had 5 deaths from some mutant SARS likek virus.

What #$%^ me up is the god dam stomach flu/virus:frown:
Bloody parents don't keep their sick kids home, instead they give to my grade school nephew.:frown:

Or sick people coming into the office. Stupid bastards.

Patsy Stoned May 15th 2013 11:09 am

Re: Infectious Disease
 

Originally Posted by Boomhauer (Post 10708796)
Saudi has had 5 deaths from some mutant SARS likek virus.

What #$%^ me up is the god dam stomach flu/virus:frown:
Bloody parents don't keep their sick kids home, instead they give to my grade school nephew.:frown:

There have been 34 confirmed cases across Europe and the Middle East, with 18 deaths, 15 of those in Saudi.

jam25mack May 15th 2013 12:04 pm

Re: Infectious Disease
 
Whack half an onion in your room. Apparently it yomps up all the nasties and bacteria.* Apparently they will turn black overnight.

*Could be bullshit mind.

Theseus May 15th 2013 12:30 pm

Re: Infectious Disease
 
I am currently at deaths door with a cold, (yes i get man flu). The trouble is if i want a day off my boss makes me go to the local hospital to get a sick note and then I get interrogated about exactly how ill am i, how long will i be off for etc.

****ing ridiculous. If i had my way everyone who had a cold or a stomach bug or flu would have to take a mandatory 48 hours off work.

OriginalSunshine May 15th 2013 12:36 pm

Re: Infectious Disease
 
Theseus - we have that at work. Everyone is allowed per year 3 times 48 hours personal sick leave, before the health cops (HR) have a word with you.

Theseus May 15th 2013 1:00 pm

Re: Infectious Disease
 

Originally Posted by OriginalSunshine (Post 10708965)
Theseus - we have that at work. Everyone is allowed per year 3 times 48 hours personal sick leave, before the health cops (HR) have a word with you.

I'm a seconded consultant - well paid...no rights :)

Patsy Stoned May 15th 2013 2:03 pm

Re: Infectious Disease
 

Originally Posted by jam25mack (Post 10708909)
Whack half an onion in your room. Apparently it yomps up all the nasties and bacteria.* Apparently they will turn black overnight.

*Could be bullshit mind.

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/onions-flu-remedy.shtml

jam25mack May 15th 2013 3:30 pm

Re: Infectious Disease
 

Originally Posted by Patsy Stoned (Post 10709107)

Ahhh so it is billy bullshit then!

The Dean May 16th 2013 3:45 am

Re: Infectious Disease
 

Originally Posted by jam25mack (Post 10708909)
Whack half an onion in your room. Apparently it yomps up all the nasties and bacteria.* Apparently they will turn black overnight.

*Could be bullshit mind.

Your children will turn black??

jam25mack May 16th 2013 6:06 am

Re: Infectious Disease
 

Originally Posted by The Dean (Post 10710097)
Your children will turn black??

How'd you know they're not already black....?

Norm_uk May 16th 2013 8:27 am

Re: Infectious Disease
 

Originally Posted by Patsy Stoned (Post 10708836)
There have been 34 confirmed cases across Europe and the Middle East, with 18 deaths, 15 of those in Saudi.

Which is less than the deaths from normal flu...which was around 25,000 in the UK alone in 2010. http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/...aths_large.png

N.

shiva May 16th 2013 9:35 am

Re: Infectious Disease
 

Originally Posted by Norm_uk (Post 10710405)
Which is less than the deaths from normal flu...which was around 25,000 in the UK alone in 2010. http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/...aths_large.png

N.

yup but this novel corona virus kills about 50% of people who get it. So far its of interest but no more but given where its is and how likely the authorities are to botch it it may become a very serious concern. add in its epicenter is in jeddah and hadj and it could get nasty fast

Bahtatboy May 16th 2013 9:40 am

Re: Infectious Disease
 

Originally Posted by shiva (Post 10710513)
yup but this novel corona virus kills about 50% of people who get it. So far its of interest but no more but given where its is and how likely the authorities are to botch it it may become a very serious concern. add in its epicenter is in jeddah and hadj and it could get nasty fast

Time to watch 12 Monkeys again...


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