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Does anyone in the UK NOT know any swine flu victims?

By now, surely we all know someone who's got it or had it. Are any of you still insulated and/or isolated enough to have escaped contact?

Just wondering where I need to be to escape the dreaded lurgy ...

Update:

I'm on the Surrey/Hampshire borders. My best friend's daughter was diagnosed this morning (she's really not very well at all) and I'm bricking myself as we're flying off on hols on Monday and I really don't want to chance my children getting ill before then! I'm not usually a 'wrap 'em up in cotton wool' kind of Mum but I'm thinking a self-imposed quarantine might be the only way to go ... poor kids ha ha!

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    Nope - I have it!! :( It's not very nice, I had tamiflu and I'm banned from leaving the house until tomorrow, having been diagnosed on Saturday. I've got cabin fever I just want to get out!!

    My friend's 3 year old and a few other friends online have it too.

    P.S I'm in Hampshire too - it's a mild strain we've got down here.

  • MTJ
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    I don't know anyone personally who has had it. I have stayed in doors quite a bit with Joey and only took him for walks round the block so he can get some fresh air. I live in South Wales, however I know it is here as alot of my friends on FB have come back from Magaluf with it, but these are not people I talk to or anything, just people I know by association.

    I hope to keep my house Swine Flu Free by any means neccessary! LOL

    xxx

  • 1 decade ago

    Hello! You know someone now but in cyber space! I've had it - had being the operative word as i've not had any problems now for 48 hours and so they think i'm clear. My hubby is also clear but our youngest two are still in the throes of the temperature and sore throat side of it although they are miles better than before the weekend. Lots of people in the York area have it but quite honestly no-one wants to advertise that fact either, hopefully they'll stay at home until they're better. Very interesting to note that people we personally know who suffer from hay fever aren't being affected, our eldest son included - wonder if it's their medication which acts as a barrier?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i don't know anyone who has got swine flu i live in northern ireland and there are 65 cases so not a lot in comparison to a lot of other countries i do live isolated from other houses as we live practically in a field we have no neighbours for miles and within my immediate area there has only been 2 cases confirmed so far

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  • Zed
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    How are they "victims" they are "sufferers" , ie suffering with a chest infection.

    A victim is usually someone who has had a crime committed against them isn't it.

    All this over sensationalising of a bloody chest infection. More elderly die of general flu and hypothermia in this country , every winter than they do of this swine flu, "virus".

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't know anyone who has it (touch wood!) and I live in a city Scotland where there is a lot of cases nearby. I'm sure come across it soon enough though!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I don't know anyone directly - just friends of friends or friends of work colleagues.

    I'm actually not feeling too well myself today - joints ache and muscles and got a headache....prob just a cold.

    Live near Reading

  • 1 decade ago

    It has come to the area where I live but I have not heard of anyone I know of who have or may have contracted it. Thankfully.

    I live in Norfolk too.

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't know anyone personally that has had it yet, but there are lots of rumours going around. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that I don't get it!

  • Han
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I don't know anybody with swine flu... yet.

    I know plenty who at the slightest little sneezle or cough are saying

    'Oh I hope it's not swine flu!'

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