CDC's Besser Confirms First Swine Flu Death in U.S.

[theabomation]

people in my collage are catching the swine flu but no one died....

[robinvan1983]

actually now that everyone thinks the apocalypse is coming in the form of the flu and millions are dying (well in many peoples fantasies) i think obama should promote his health care plan.... It is a good opportunity for it

[njasa4]

all of the people comparing this to other things are stupid. This flu has just started you will not see many deaths now but as time progresses you will begin to see much more. so instead of acting like its not a big deal you are stupid, this will be a major problem if no vaccine is created quickly

[carrierexchange]

The baby actually died of pneumonia witch was onset by the flu.

God I hate the media these days.

[marniespeaks]

PASS SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE NOW

Support HR 676 - the single payer bill in the House.

[wayne388]

Relax, people, up to a thousand people die in a "normal" flu season.

[SubmarinerAndroid]

Nothing is going to happen.

How many people died from household appliance electrocutions today? There's probably one somewhere.

How many died from vicious dogs, or food poisoning, or getting hit by busses today? More than one no doubt.

[jetboyJ22]

"Nothing is going to happen."

And you know this because? The spanish flu epidemic of 1920 killed more than 50 million people worldwide... early prevention and quarantine could have prevented it.

I'm not saying that it will happen again, but it could. Better safe than sorry.

[carrierexchange]

This isn't 1920, most people who get the flu live.

This virus is no different from regular influenza.

[fububalla]

Thank you!, some one listen to this guy.

[1samothrace77]

thousands of ppl a year in the US die from the flu

[carrierexchange]

Over 30k died this flu season alone.

[jetboyJ22]

@ carrierexchange...

Most people who got the flu in 1920 lived too; it only killed 2% of those infected in the United States.

Swine flu has already proven itself to be more deadly than regular influenza; there are 2,500 suspected cases of Swine flu in mexico with 168 suspected deaths, giving us a mortality rate of 6.7%, which is much *higher* than either the flu of 1920 or the standard flu (which has a death rate of only .1%).

Better safe than sorry, wouldn't you say?

[carrierexchange]

Exactly, that's why the WHO keeps raising the alertness levels, to be better safe then sorry.

[bleunt]

And how many have died in normal flu today? A few hundreds.

[ilovsaw]

WHO raised the alert level to 5.

6 is a pandemic.

Shiiiiiit

[rocklee309]

the cdc only has 3 levels

[robcarey18]

CIA released it in mexico pass it on..

goverment screw up, they will only sell vaccines to those who are rich and can afford them..waaaait for it

[mecher3k]

lmao so sad someone can be so paranoid.

[biggerflexible]

I heard Texas wanted out of the union, let the pork flu have them.

[InfectedDaemon]

Like yeah, like Obama is responsible for Cancer, and and and for deaths from old age!

Its all because he didn't close the borders and incinerate all the countries around us that we don't enjoy eternal life man!!!!

[RoseSkye]

Agreed. Perhaps Obama should have a tea party.. that'll close the borders and eliminate the flu.. by having tea. Not coffee, but tea.

[anen87]

38,000 people die every year of flu in the US alone. so why is this news?

[InfectedDaemon]

A transpecies flu causes more fear, hence more audience.

[WhoRonPaul]

they've been hawking this just waiting for someone to use as a poster child. it's near repulsive journalistic sensationalism..

[route99]

@shooterca51

Glenn Beck is that you? Don't give away your opening monologue for your show tonight. We like to be surprised by your batsh*t crazy statements.

[wimscheers]

Are you serious?

[WKaliberr]

not really, more like a cracker disease

[S1Genocide]

Swine flu is a lie to stop us from Decriminalizing Marijuana. Believe it!

[jletts2]

haha yes

[kargenlewis]

38,000 people die every year of flu in the US alone. so why is this news? fuck if i know

[ohyesdani]

because nothing can cure it atm

[mutiilation]

yeah most of the people who had the swine flu are fully recoverd by now

[eurohim]

Actually standard flu medicine can cure it, or so they've been saying.

[nixtremist]

Are you serious? This has nothing to do with the border! The first cases happened to come from American families flying back from vacationing in Mexico. Blaming illegal immigration is pretty ignorant :O

[Bonecrkr]

Another needless death caused by those who insist on having an open border to the south.

We should man the border with snipers and land mines.....and hang anyone who has a problem with that, for treason. Why? Because what they are doing kills children....that's why.

[luchamini]

LOL!!!! So Americans took a spring break trip to Mexico and now it's the Mexicans fault that we were there? Go fuck your sister some more you piece of shit.

[AnonymousCthulhu]

"Let's kill people because they kill people." is what you essentially said. You stupid fuck..

[7dawgs0809]

oh my Lord

This one came out like an HOUR AGO!!!! and i heard it first on Yahoo News. I'm all the way from the Philippines though...

this virus is spreading tooooo fast!!!!

effin airplanes...

[outled]

people people., its all bullshit, there is no swine flu.

There gonna be using any deaths right now as swine-flu, there is no problem and there is no need for solution.

I love how everyone gets panicky and worried just cos the news tells em too.

ITS ALL BULLSHIT

[Ninga0809]

prove it dumbass...why don't you fly to mexico and see what is really happening there.

[7dawgs0809]

:| :| :|

[carrierexchange]

you can thank twitter & the media for the panic

[luchamini]

Toddles dies from the flu. It sucks but it happens all the time in the US with the common flu virus and we never get a news report about it. Scare tactics FTW.

[dartaddict]

Did you also know that 32,000 people die each year in the US from regular flu? This swine flu thing is worrying but the media are going a bit over the top.

[luchamini]

I did.... and that thousand die every year from tuberculosis. TB > Swine flu.

[joe035]

Dumbshits in government should have closed the border prepared hospitals and closed schools and public places like Mexico has done. How incompetant can a government be?? This flu can mutate person to person into something worse then before they should have reacted immediatley, they need to react NOW! All incumbant politicians must go, it's amazing how so many ignorant assholes can be in power all at once. If you reelect someone into office your PART OF WHAT"S WRONG IN THIS COUNTRY!

[EuthanizeAmerica]

"A 23 year old baby would have died from regular flu"

Last i checked there was no suck thing as a 23 year old baby.

Hahahahahahaha

[carrierexchange]

Brain error; I mean 23 month old.

[EuthanizeAmerica]

No worries i actually made the same mistake earlier thats what made it so funny.

[flipmafiaking]

i think you meant 23 month old baby... 23 year old baby is who you are arguing with. lol

[carrierexchange]

Wow you're pretty brainwashed.

A 23 month old baby would have died from regular flu you jackass. All that you see on TV is fear-mongering. There are more deaths from regular flu daily then there are from bird or swine flu.

[Q2IN2Y]

Word.people are morons I swear. this 'swine flu' is following the same pattern as the normal flu.

people can't seee it because they are so caught up in the hype and hysteria of it coming from 'pigs' .

when theres a string of deaths from healthy young americans, then they should start reporting. guarantee theres an agenda behind all this hysteria induced reporting.

[BayerLexan]

Normally I'd agree that the news presents only the information to push some agenda. But in this case I think it's only for the drama and viewer-ship that it brings to the networks.

[Q2IN2Y]

Yeah that too. The way its being reported is making me furious though LOL.

[KagarBeardtooth]

Let's hope it's the last

[Ambushcrysis]

CDC also confirms this as being the first comment.