Flu, do we take it seriously enough?

@ESKARENA1 (18261)
December 19, 2006 7:46am CST
In 1918 a flu pandemic killed more people in one year than the world at war had managed to do in 4, shouldnt we take this killer disease more seriously?
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Gabs
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
21 Jan 07
Yes I believe People should I know with my Disability the Flu can certainly kill me and I have to have the Injection every Year just a cold knocks me into Bed But People don't take the Flu serious enough and if I am honest I never used to I still went to work and fought it
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ESKARENA1
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
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21 Jan 07
hi gabs, where I work we have many cases of people with repressed immunity due to hiv or aides and we have to take it extremely seriously as you can imagine, i too used to try to work through it, but no more, it does kill and should not be treated like a common cold
kris55
@kris55 (848)
• Canada
30 Dec 06
yes it should be taken very seriously. I make sure I get the flu shot every year. I work in a care facility with elderly, and since they are most at risk for the flu, we must as caregivers get the shot.
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ESKARENA1
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
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30 Dec 06
exactly right my friend, but i do not think this disease is given the respect it deserves it is a killer
lilaclady
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
19 Dec 06
Is that true, OMG that is something to think about, very scary.
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ESKARENA1
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
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19 Dec 06
yes its fact, it was a world - wide epidemic
lucalucky
@lucalucky (1839)
• Italy
19 Dec 06
Dear friends (Eskarena1 and Grulla are in my friends list), I agree with you (and also wih lilaclady post). I know what OMG think and what can happen, I remember too the asian flu in China (two years ago?) but, please, smile! This discussion is interesting but really scary!
ESKARENA1
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
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19 Dec 06
thank you for your response i do not mean to scare rather to lift awareness