H1N1 virus and NU Football

knapplc

knapplc

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If you've been following this flu outbreak you know the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has raised the threat level of this latest flu strain to "pandemic," meaning it's out of control right now and spreading. It's certainly not time to hit the panic button - of 27,717 confirmed cases in America, only 127 have resulted in deaths. But if you follow pandemics, the great flu pandemic of 1918 had an outbreak in the Spring, a quiet Summer, then lots of fatalities in the ensuing Fall and Winter. If this one mirrors that one we could be in for a bumpy ride in the Fall.

What that means is, if this thing breaks out this Fall, and the pandemic is in full swing, it's possible we could see lots of people avoiding public places. Memorial Stadium is about as public as it gets in Nebraska. Wouldn't that be bizarre if this flu ended up being the thing that ended the only streak we have left?

 
knapplc said:
If you've been following this flu outbreak you know the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has raised the threat level of this latest flu strain to "pandemic," meaning it's out of control right now and spreading. It's certainly not time to hit the panic button - of 27,717 confirmed cases in America, only 127 have resulted in deaths. But if you follow pandemics, the great flu pandemic of 1918 had an outbreak in the Spring, a quiet Summer, then lots of fatalities in the ensuing Fall and Winter. If this one mirrors that one we could be in for a bumpy ride in the Fall.

What that means is, if this thing breaks out this Fall, and the pandemic is in full swing, it's possible we could see lots of people avoiding public places. Memorial Stadium is about as public as it gets in Nebraska. Wouldn't that be bizarre if this flu ended up being the thing that ended the only streak we have left?
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All the tickets for 2009 have already been sold, I believe. It may affect the actual attendance, but I doubt it does anything to the sale of tickets.

 
knapplc said:
If you've been following this flu outbreak you know the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has raised the threat level of this latest flu strain to "pandemic," meaning it's out of control right now and spreading. It's certainly not time to hit the panic button - of 27,717 confirmed cases in America, only 127 have resulted in deaths. But if you follow pandemics, the great flu pandemic of 1918 had an outbreak in the Spring, a quiet Summer, then lots of fatalities in the ensuing Fall and Winter. If this one mirrors that one we could be in for a bumpy ride in the Fall.

What that means is, if this thing breaks out this Fall, and the pandemic is in full swing, it's possible we could see lots of people avoiding public places. Memorial Stadium is about as public as it gets in Nebraska. Wouldn't that be bizarre if this flu ended up being the thing that ended the only streak we have left?
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I'm glad we have our priorities in the right place, then again, I guess it goes along with being Husker fans.

 
UGAHusker said:
I'm glad we have our priorities in the right place, then again, I guess it goes along with being Husker fans.
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I'm sure this is some ultra-witty commentary, but alas, I'm not nearly as smart as you. Care to explain?

 
UGAHusker said:
knapplc said:
If you've been following this flu outbreak you know the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has raised the threat level of this latest flu strain to "pandemic," meaning it's out of control right now and spreading. It's certainly not time to hit the panic button - of 27,717 confirmed cases in America, only 127 have resulted in deaths. But if you follow pandemics, the great flu pandemic of 1918 had an outbreak in the Spring, a quiet Summer, then lots of fatalities in the ensuing Fall and Winter. If this one mirrors that one we could be in for a bumpy ride in the Fall.

What that means is, if this thing breaks out this Fall, and the pandemic is in full swing, it's possible we could see lots of people avoiding public places. Memorial Stadium is about as public as it gets in Nebraska. Wouldn't that be bizarre if this flu ended up being the thing that ended the only streak we have left?
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I'm glad we have our priorities in the right place, then again, I guess it goes along with being Husker fans.
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If you told me I could see every Husker home game in the comfy confines of Memorial stadium, BUT there was a 15-20% chance I would catch a deadly virus in the process......................I'd take my chances! :ph34r:

 
knapplc said:
UGAHusker said:
I'm glad we have our priorities in the right place, then again, I guess it goes along with being Husker fans.
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I'm sure this is some ultra-witty commentary, but alas, I'm not nearly as smart as you. Care to explain?
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i think what he is saying is if we do get something that is an actual pandemic rather than some lame media hysteria that results in fewer deaths than lightning, is that alot of people will die, and we are worried about our sellout streak.

 
By the fall/winter there will be a shot readily available for H1N1 ... At least that was the plan back when it was all the talk.

 
shyndy said:
knapplc said:
UGAHusker said:
I'm glad we have our priorities in the right place, then again, I guess it goes along with being Husker fans.
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I'm sure this is some ultra-witty commentary, but alas, I'm not nearly as smart as you. Care to explain?
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i think what he is saying is if we do get something that is an actual pandemic rather than some lame media hysteria that results in fewer deaths than lightning, is that alot of people will die, and we are worried about our sellout streak.
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Right. I'm actually more worried about a sellout streak than thousands or millions of people dying. That's why I posted this, because people sitting around a stadium is the most important thing ever.

OR, and this is a crazy thought but bear with me here, MAYBE it's two months from kickoff and nothing's going on aside from some changes to jersey numbers and we're dying for something, anything, to talk about and although it's a bizarre connection, it's possible the virus could affect the fans in a unique and interesting way.

 
I think it's more of a paranoia thing, if that happens (sellout streak ending). It'd be unfortunate. Swine flu is more of a new thing than a deadly one. When we talk about something spreading, if it's something like SARS, then we're really in trouble. I'm not an expert but - and correct me if i'm wrong - swine flu is supposed to be a very mild thing and with proper health care as we have in the US, something we can deal with much like normal flu. Is it any worse than regular influenza?...I'm not sure, I've heard that it's comparable or even less, but again do correct me if I'm wrong.

Also the pandemic thing, isn't that supposed to be a politically motivated move, not in a bad way, but in a "motivate developing countries to get their butt moving before it causes them serious problems"?

 
huskerguy said:
By the fall/winter there will be a shot readily available for H1N1 ... At least that was the plan back when it was all the talk.
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That's the plan, but it takes months to develop according to the CDC. Antivirals like tamiflu work, and there's a lot of it, and this is a pretty pie-in-the-sky scenario, but it's a possibility so I thought I'd mention it.

This may not be the best discussion topic ever. But it's different, and maybe that's good.

 
zoogies said:
I think it's more of a paranoia thing, if that happens (sellout streak ending). It'd be unfortunate. Swine flu is more of a new thing than a deadly one. When we talk about something spreading, if it's something like SARS, then we're really in trouble. I'm not an expert but - and correct me if i'm wrong - swine flu is supposed to be a very mild thing and with proper health care as we have in the US, something we can deal with much like normal flu. Is it any worse than regular influenza?...I'm not sure, I've heard that it's comparable or even less, but again do correct me if I'm wrong.

Also the pandemic thing, isn't that supposed to be a politically motivated move, not in a bad way, but in a "motivate developing countries to get their butt moving before it causes them serious problems"?
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Swine flu is worse than "regular" flu (there are bunches of different strains of the virus) because it affects the healthy and strong as much as the weak and infirm. Most of the deaths in America have conjunctions with other illnesses, especially respiratory illnesses, but that's right now. The problem with these viruses is they mutate, and today's vaccine may not work in a few months.

The flu pandemic of 1918 started off like this one - an outbreak in Spring, then a relatively quiet summer. It then mutated into a more virulent strain and wiped out 50-100 million people in two years. In contrast, World War I, one of the most deadly conflicts in world history, accounted for approximately 15 million fatalities.

The question is, will this outbreak mimic that one, or will it fade away like so many others have in the intervening 90 years? We'll have to wait and see.

 
UGAHusker said:
knapplc said:
UGAHusker said:
I'm glad we have our priorities in the right place, then again, I guess it goes along with being Husker fans.
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I'm sure this is some ultra-witty commentary, but alas, I'm not nearly as smart as you. Care to explain?
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You're right, you're not as smart as me. :box Shyndy hit the nail on the head.
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Ah. Then your comment was as myopic as I thought it was. Thanks for being so predictable. ;)

 
knapplc said:
huskerguy said:
By the fall/winter there will be a shot readily available for H1N1 ... At least that was the plan back when it was all the talk.
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That's the plan, but it takes months to develop according to the CDC. Antivirals like tamiflu work, and there's a lot of it, and this is a pretty pie-in-the-sky scenario, but it's a possibility so I thought I'd mention it.

This may not be the best discussion topic ever. But it's different, and maybe that's good.
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I think you (NU) have a greater chance of losing BOTH your first two games, be struck by lightning on your way to the game, and being hit by a Hurricane on your way home than ever catching this virus. I think your 300th sell-out will take place when you expect it :)

 
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