Originally posted by: Nik
I don't argue with my doc. I only argue with asshats on internet forums who like to argue just as much as I do. :roll:
Admittedly, I didn't even bother reading the article. However,
this is one of many of
these.
Now, for the shit-disturbing knob gobbles who I just
know are going to come pointing fingers and screaming at any little dig they can find in anything I type because they have nothing better to do on a Sunday morning than to try finding new and creative ways to be an asshole, this isn't what my doc said I had after getting shots.
For those who wish to carry on this conversation like normal human beings, it's just used as an example for my not being the only person on the planet that incorrectly describes the flu. Maybe it's like a coke versus pop versus soda thing I dunno. All I know is, me getting shot = me getting sick while me no get shot = me no get sick. I always make the easy choice of not getting a shot and not getting sick at all
"Flu" is one of those catch-all terms nowadays, kind of like "a cold." Colds can be caused by one of thousands of different strains of virus, or even a bacterial infection. It's all called "a cold" simply because it's not worth the doctor's time or your money to get bloodwork done every time you've got a sniffle.
Influenza is a respiratory infection, and it lasts for more than a week.
There is no "24 hr
flu." There is no "stomach
flu." They're terms which caught on through use by ignorant masses, trying to gain sympathy. Do you have "mild gastroenteritis?" No, you've got the dreaded
stomach flu - using the world "flu" makes it sound so much worse than it is; everyone knows that
flu is a really nasty thing to have. Wah wah, I have flu, give me sympathy. Bullshit, you don't, you've got some mild intestinal infection and it'll be gone by tomorrow.
If your doctor told you what you might really have, your eyes would glaze over in a short blast of medical terminology, and you would leave no having a clue what the hell he just said. So he says "24 hour flu," gives you some antibiotics you probably don't need anyway, and shuttles you off on your merry way.
I'd love to see what
else has increased in recent years, along with vaccinations. Blackberry use has increased.....and earthquakes have also increased in Yellowstone recently. Clearly Blackberries are causing earthquakes!!! Right? Or hell, maybe earthquakes are causing autism. HDTV purchases have also increased.
There also seems to be an increase in stupid bullshit; maybe that's causing autism.
Originally posted by: ironwing
So are autism rates going up because there are more autistic kids? Better diagnosis? Or has autism become the latest fade syndrome for parents to blame for their childrens' poor behavior/under-achievement? Like hyper-activity was when I was a kid or ADD was in the '90s.
<flamebait> Hyper-activity and ADD seemed to show up far more often in the boys of divorced parents where the fathers couldn't or wouldn't spend time raising the boys. We used to refer to it as DDD, Daddy Deficit Disorder </flamebait>
I attribute the "rise" in cancer cases to something similar - not just better diagnosis, but also the fact that we live longer, thus giving us the "luxury" of dying of other fun things nature has in store for us, like faulty cellular replication.
My take on ADD and all that: "You rack da disciprine!"
Lots of kids are "hyperactive." The solution that parents employ: "Shut up for a few goddamn minutes or I'll whoop ya good!" The kid's mind finds a quick solution, namely that they find a way within their little mind to be quiet, or endure some level of pain or discomfort. Too many parents now probably worry about doing that for fear of traumatizing their precious child. More from George Carlin then -
Child worship.