Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/09/10/two-more-planes-full-of-sick-p.html
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Apparently, this is just a thing with the Hajj. I don’t go to cons, but I understand there’s the Crud. Imagine that on a 1,000x scale. Some seasons are worse than others, of course, but 2-3MM folks coming together from the four corners, you are going to get this. And since many folks save for years and years to make the Hajj, I’m guess lots of them ignore being actively sick to make sure they get there.
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At first, it was crazy town: ABC news reported that 100 people on the flight were sick with fevers and uncontrollable coughing. Vanilla Ice was on board!
Yes, having him on board would indeed explain that.
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What is seasonal flu?
Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by flu A and B viruses that infect the human respiratory tract. Annual flu epidemics occur among people worldwide.
What is pandemic flu?
A flu pandemic is a global outbreak of a new flu A virus in people that is very different from current and recently circulating seasonal flu A viruses.
Have any of the recent incidents reported anything other than seasonal flu?
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All those high fever symptoms you’d think SOMEONE could sort out the ice…
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Obligs:
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That’s why the Saudis are recommending seasonal flu vaccine for everyone taking the Hajj. All things considered, it’s surprising there aren’t any bigger epidemic issues involved!
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It’s almost like they’re trying to make the US an unappealing destination for anybody.
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Too late.
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But to be safe, “all passengers on the two flights — totaling about 250 plus crew — were held for a medical review and the CDC was notified,”
Wow, don’t know about you, but I’m satisfied.
[note sarcasm]
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Also, I fully expected to see reports of the CDC billing the passengers for services rendered :-/
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Long time ago I returned from Mexico not feeling well. Ended up I had caught typhoid fever while there. My liver was so inflamed it kept catching on my rib (that was a special kind of pain).
The CDC was notified. Which translated to they called me and asked less than 5 questions.
Although when I first answered the call I half expected guys in bio-hazard suits to storm my front door. But no.
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He warned us…
Will it ever stop yo I don’t know
Turn off the lights and I’ll glowDance go rush to the speaker that booms
I’m killing your brain like a poisonous mushroomDeadly when I play a dope melody
Anything less than the best is a felonyCause my style’s like a chemical spill
Feasible rhymes that you can vision and feel
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This really reminds me of this book. An entertaining read.
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The way they corral the pilgrams at hajj you’d think they’d have herd immunity
It reminds me too of reading the first half of the Stand when I was in high school. But it was flu season, and so every time someone sneezed my heart would drop. Got a third of the way through and had to put it down, never finished it, never will.
I have a vague (probably garbled) memory of someone in that book who had the sniffles going to the movies, and that was that for half the US population.
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This is the sort of story playing, ignored, on the TV in the background while the family gets ready to start their day.
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