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The Cost of Swine Flu

Can the epidemic take down global markets?

Apr 27, 2009 | Updated: 10:04  a.m. ET Apr 27, 2009

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  • Posted By: Sani @ 05/01/2009 12:08:44 PM

    Look. A plane crash in Mexico that kills 200 would be just that.
    The A1(H1N1) has caused 168 deaths so far in Mexico and what has happened?
    Mexico shut down all but essential government services and private businesses from Friday which marked the start of a five-day shutdown (May 1-5), and the economy is now staring at at least 1% off its GDP for 2009.
    As this virus hits the rest of the world - even with a 6-10% mortality - governments will aopt such measures and even if they don't, the people will go into self quarantine. As sure way of halting any economic activity, if you ask me. The consequences to the world economy? You tell me.

  • Posted By: Sani @ 05/01/2009 12:05:25 PM

    Look, a plane crash in Mexico that kills 200 would be just that.
    The A1(H1N1) has caused 168 deaths so far in Mexico, and what do you get? .
    Mexico shut down all but essential government services and private businesses from Friday which marked the start of a five-day shutdown (May 1-5).
    Interpolate that to much of the world - 168 deaths & I tell you other government's will also go that far (ior people will self quarantine themselves) - and tell me whether there are reprecussions to the world economy.

  • Posted By: David Nielsen @ 04/30/2009 6:05:59 AM

    We should not laugh and just let "life go on". It's a virus. If there's a chance of a global pandemic disaster, it'll come from a virus. Human race is supposed to be afraid of their ability in changing their genetic sequence, which can make them as deadly and tough as AIDS, as we already know.

  • Posted By: pizzaexpert @ 04/27/2009 11:55:02 AM

    They are also saying to stay away from pork products, so we are advising all our www.worstpizza.com readers to no put any pork on their pizza until further notice!

    Lapp

    • Posted By: DeJo @ 04/28/2009 1:16:34 AM

      Who are "they," and is anyone giving warnings against using the scare of a flu pandemic to spam comment sections with adverts for medicore websites?

  • Posted By: johnlongdon @ 04/28/2009 12:55:43 AM

    Not to make light of the seriousness of the Swine Flu problem, but this is pretty funny:

    http://www.idlewordship.com/2009/04/obama-blames-swine-flu-on-george-bush.html

  • Posted By: mac101 @ 04/27/2009 9:32:11 PM

    Yes, in theory, a severe pandemic could take down global markets.

    In reality, the chances are so small as to be laughable.

    It is spring. People get sick. The vast majority get well. A few die. Life goes on.

    Much aflu about nothing.

  • Posted By: LMarcT @ 04/27/2009 11:32:53 AM

    Well that didn't take long. Here we have a serious subject and "The Massiah" shows up with this non-sense.

    To all democrats: Let is be known that there exists a faction of conservatives that really are just conservative and are NOT represented by the likes of "The Messiah" and all his childish name bashing friends.

    • Posted By: History 101 @ 04/27/2009 1:51:54 PM

      LMarcT, I wish more conservatives were like you.

  • Posted By: The Messiah @ 04/27/2009 11:05:56 AM

    More proof of just how vulnerable the U.S. is. Not to worry however as ScumBama is destroying the country economically so millions are going to die as a result.

    When you have no job, no home and you're hungry, thank ScumBama and his band of criminals on Corruption Hill. The sheep need to learn the hard way.

    • Posted By: History 101 @ 04/27/2009 1:49:06 PM

      Told you, it was just a matter of time before the right wing nuts would think it was Obama fault. go back home and hide in your hole.

    • Posted By: History 101 @ 04/27/2009 1:47:51 PM

      Told you, it was just a matter of a few minutes. You republicans are something else. Go back into your hole and hide.

    • Posted By: LMarcT @ 04/27/2009 11:25:41 AM

  • Posted By: pizzaexpert @ 04/27/2009 11:55:46 AM

    They are also saying not to eat pork prodcuts, so we are advising all our www.worstpizza.com readers to not use any pork toppings on their pizza until further notice.

    • Posted By: oboulind@yahoo.com @ 04/27/2009 12:40:21 PM

      You can not get swine flu from eating pork.

  • Posted By: kenfromillinois @ 04/27/2009 12:25:43 PM

    The media loves to tell us about how the sky is falling. The only dumber than a journalist is a cockroach in a meth lab. It sure would be fun to throw news journalists to polar bears at feeding time.

  • Posted By: Nadia K. @ 04/27/2009 11:27:02 AM

    Obama is saying there is no cause for alarm. What does HE know?

  • Posted By: Nadia K. @ 04/27/2009 11:25:41 AM

    Obama is telling us it's not so bad, what does he know?!

  • Posted By: History 101 @ 04/27/2009 11:04:57 AM

    Were are all the right wing nuts, yelling that President Obama cause the Swine flu. I guess I'll just have wait a little longer and I'm sure it will happen.

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