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I completely agree. There is no flu virus which hits so hard and fast (that we know of).
Originally posted by redrose123
reply to post by ChaoticOrder
I don't care what kind of flu it is people don't get hit so fast and so hard immediately that they begin suddenly collasping in the bleachers. Walk in feeling fine and a few minutes a person is so overcome they are this overcome. That is why they sent in the HAZMAT thinking it was some sort of gas. Everyone has had the flu at least once and know perfectly well they didn't et sick like that.
Relatively smaller doses result in gastrointestinal effects such as nausea and vomiting and symptoms related to falling blood counts such as infection and bleeding.
I challenge you to find where 6 schools which have experienced outbreaks of this spontaneous and extreme nature, within the span of a month. In fact, I bet you can't find 6 events of this nature within an entire year (apart from this year obviously).
Originally posted by nixie_nox
There are 100,000 schools in the US. An outbreak in five of them is hardly an endemic. YOu can probably find those numbers every year at any given time.Though I do find it interesting that the ones you found are all in the midwest.
Originally posted by eeks4
reply to post by ChaoticOrder
yes it can....cause you to collarless...Look it up on goggle..www.webmd.com...
Original ly posted by eeks4
Originally posted by eeks4
reply to post by ChaoticOrder
yes it can....cause you to collarless...Look it up on goggle..www.webmd.com...
Well i messed that one up...LOL...yes this sly can make you collapse...It happens more often then you think....Fever and headaches can cause this..Now realize it takes 3 to 7 days for a flu to show its self..You are contages i believe from the moment you have it, and not even knowing you have it..Now if you are not feeling the best and have a small fever and you are still around a group of people then the flu has spread to all the people..Some will get it and some will not due to the persons immune system...Yes this happened i believe last year as well..It is normal...
So what are you trying to say? Most of us know that the typical flu viruses take a period of time before they show their full effects (usually after you wake up as you stated). So how can you call this 'normal' if all these people were falling ill within a matter of minutes? What about the firefighter who fell ill soon after arriving at the scene? The spontaneous nature of these events are anything but 'normal'.
Originally posted by eeks4
reply to post by eeks4
It incubates for a x amount of time and then you wake up or just bamb your really really ill..I have gone threw this before..Its no fun and yes you have no idea what in the world is going on,,until you either ride threw it or two you go to the doctor
The thing is, they did tests for gases and other chemicals in the air at most of the schools, and all the tests came back negative. It's unlikely they could cover up a biological air-based attack at all events. That is why I'm more inclined to believe it's some type of virus at this point in time. All the evidence seems to suggests it acts like a virus and moves like a virus.
Of course HAZMAT are going to allege they found nothing......the feds told them to say that so as not to worry both the parents and the kids.
Originally posted by Whipfather
Cue theme song of Soderbergh's "Contagion."
Did that movie even have a theme song? Either way...
The whole thing is definitely intriguing. The fact that surprises me is that all the schools are pretty spread out across the US. Not sure what it means, but it's odd, that's for sure.
Does anybody have an idea or theory why this "thing," whatever it is, specifically infected people at schools?
Originally posted by JustSlowlyBackAway
reply to post by ChaoticOrder
I used to teach. I've seen lots of cases where a bug is spreading through the school, and people are on the edge of being sick, but trying to keep going. (and spreading germs in doing so)
This time of year is a common time for outbreaks of one bug or another in schools.
When one kid gets sick and throws up around other people, it triggers a response in those who also are fighting nausea. They drop like flies. Same effect when one kid passes out giving blood. You find this domino effect with kids around them.
This doesn't explain all of these outbreaks, and it doesn't explain firefighter being overcome. But I'm betting on the two aspects of time of year when bugs are common in schools coupled with the sympathy effect of seeing someone sick causing others to be sick too.
Something to at least consider before we jump to conspiracy poisoning of schools.