ferretdani

  Swine flu got to Costa Rica and as soon as that happened, the country is insane. Four cases were reported and everyone is at MAXIMUM ALERT. Most pharmacies have been completely wiped out of anti-virals and antibiotics, by people who arent even infected. My school is especially, crazy, 4 kids have been sent home for having a cold, theres instructions in the bathroom of how to properly wash your hands. The trip to Mexico has been postponed (thats okay) and everyone is in panic. Come on, its swine flu, not contagious terminal cancer, yes many people have died but thats because they thought it was ordinary flu and didnt have time to treat it. Dont come around wearing masks to school and run away from people who sneeze. If you get it, no chances are you will not die. This much paranoia does not help. Im not saying this isnt important, of course they should have postponed the trip to Mexico, but its not to be so crazy. In science, a girl was scared and asked if everyone could go wash their hands, the teacher said yes and everyone went racing out. Out of the 21 people in my class, only 4 or 5 of us stayed, even one of the most reasonable kids in class waited patiently till some came back talking about death to go wash his hands himself. It was pretty disappointing. Yes, just wash your hands often, if the symptoms are present in you, go to a doctor as soon as possible and dont come in contact with infected people. But for the love of god, dont run around in circles with latex gloves, a mask on and screaming "Im too young to die!!!"