The outbreak of swine flu has caused the World Health Organization to steadily raise its alert levels. But what do they mean? Weekly World News breaks it down.
Phase 1
Outbreak is contained within a single bedroom. Ginger ale, chicken soup, and DVDs of Bridget Jones’ Diary and The Princess Bride are readily available. Recommendation: saying ‘Bless you’ when patient sneezes.
Phase 2
Disease spreads to workplace through prolonged exposure with the infected. Tissue boxes begin to become exhausted; toilet paper takes up the slack. Recommendation: use as excuse to miss work.
Phase 3
Virulent agent has demonstrated resilience to all brands of decongestants. Patients suspect drug company conspiracy to sell placebos for incurable ailment. Recommendation: loss of patience, profanity.
Phase 4
Outbreak spreads to news outlets and human interest stories. The public is warned not to be afraid, but ‘pandemic’ continues to be a really scary word. Recommendation: water cooler conversation, unnecessarily canceling trips abroad.
Phase 5
Virus remains persistent and continues to mushroom in at least three distinct areas. Symptoms become exaggerated by telephone game effect, and healthy people begin to fear the menace of purple monkey dishwasher. Recommendation: cut off contact with outside world, barricade doors, stock up on canned goods, drink plenty of fluids.
Phase 6
Mankind is wiped out with the exception of Will Smith and a Brazilian supermodel. Repopulation of race begins with exciting results. Recommendation: keep cameras rolling and hope for a better day.
WTF? This still perplexes me! The effing regular flu knocks off more people than this thing has even affected and we're nearly in full panic mode??? and I keep hearing about the first reported death in Texas, but the news is failing to report that it was an immigrant being brought across the border because he was already sick and we have better health care!
Keep in mind that the Main Stream Media keeps reporting over 160 deaths when the WHO have confirmed in fact only 7 deaths. Yet another power grab by an already growing government sowing seeds of fear. "See, we averted certain death and illness to all of America but those evil Republicans wouldn't listen to us when we told them we needed more tax payers money to blow on third world nations so they wouldn't spread their cooties over here!"
what we should do is kill all the ppl with swine flu. Hey, it's either kill a few ppl or kill the human race.
I don't want to turn into a pig!!!!__OINK, too late!!
Everyone should follow Will J. Resistance is Futile.
Welcome Will J.
Buwahahahah OINK
some decongestants can increase the blood pressure so be careful when taking it."
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