Just friggin great. The Flu?

[ICE74129]

You are telling me they dont make these multimillion dollar athletes sit the hell down and get the damn flu shot? It should be friggin manditory and done right there at the facility!!!

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061220/SPORTS03/612210308/tbd/

[The_Philster]

:wtf: Didn't they learn anything from BRUCE?

[Bling]

Well, I guess you guys have an excuse now, in case you lose. :D

[Historian]

I have one every year, and I'm still sick.

Playing in the rain all day doesn't help either.

[Gunzlingr]

Just because you get a flu shot doesn't mean you aren't going to get the flu. There are many different strains of it going around all the time, and they guess which one will be most prevalent, so that is what they vacinate for. You can still get the others.

[Mitchy moo]

Well hopefully they can recover in the next 4 days!!

[ICE74129]

:wtf: Didn't they learn anything from BRUCE?

THANK YOU! I have always felt had he played both from the emotional and physical standpoint, we beat Pittsburgh in that playoff game.


Seriously phil, am I off base here? surely with all they have on the line, these guys health is paramount....they dont' have them take flu shots? I'm sorry but thats friggin stupidity. All the money they pay them, all the money into health, fitness, strength training, diet, rehab etc....but hey lets just skip the flu shot.....IN WESTERN NY NO LESS!

[The_Philster]

THANK YOU! I have always felt had he played both from the emotional and physical standpoint, we beat Pittsburgh in that playoff game.


Seriously phil, am I off base here? surely with all they have on the line, these guys health is paramount....they dont' have them take flu shots? I'm sorry but thats friggin stupidity. All the money they pay them, all the money into health, fitness, strength training, diet, rehab etc....but hey lets just skip the flu shot.....IN WESTERN NY NO LESS!
yeah...but Billsology has a point...no where in the article does it state they didn't get their flu shots...and the weather was miserable on Sunday

[BillsNick]

They'll be fine. No worries, mates.

[justasportsfan]

Just because you get a flu shot doesn't mean you aren't going to get the flu. There are many different strains of it going around all the time, and they guess which one will be most prevalent, so that is what they vacinate for. You can still get the others.we have a winner.

[BillsNick]

better today than friday or saturday

[Forward_Lateral]

Nothing like making a mountain out of a mole hill.

[Saratoga Slim]

Yeah. We're talking about the flu. Not the Black Plague. I imagine most of these guys can play through it. JP practiced, just didn't feel up to talking to the media. I imagine it was a convenient excuse.

[Jeff1220]

I get a flu shot most years and I never get the flu when I do. However, I usually get colds a few times a year. Could this be a mixing of terminology.

[SABURZFAN]

You are telling me they dont make these multimillion dollar athletes sit the hell down and get the damn flu shot? It should be friggin manditory and done right there at the facility!!!

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061220/SPORTS03/612210308/tbd/


just because these guys make a ton of money,it doesn't mean they're immuned to getting sick. :rolleyes:

[Gunzlingr]

just because these guys make a ton of money,it doesn't mean they're immuned to getting sick. :rolleyes:

Pee Wee athletes in Tulsa are immune to everything.

[SABURZFAN]

Pee Wee athletes in Tulsa are immune to everything.


that's a good nickname for ICE.



Pee Wee.....

[BAM]

Crap. :nervous:

[SquishDaFish]

You can still get the flu even with the shot smart guy.

[Cntrygal]

I get the damn flu shot (or flu mist) every frickin year and I get REALLY sick EVERY time. I hate it. The ONLY times I haven't ended up REALLY sick - are the years I managed to dodge the damn thing. But unfortunately that seems to be the one database that's get updated in a timely manner. DAMMIT.

[YardRat]

They'll be fine for Sunday, I'm sure.

[LtFinFan66]

I never get the flu and like Cntry, get the shot or mist every year

[kinigirly]

what a stupid thread. you don't get mad at jp for interceptions but you get mad at him for catching a cold? they're not gods you know

[gr8slayer]

This sucks. This game is way too big to let something like a virus ruin it for us. lol

[jamze132]

What ever the Army shoots us up with seems to work, I haven't had the flue in 10 years.

[njsue]

Give them some good Antibiotics and they will be fine.

[!Papacrunk!]

well if there's anything left of that magic sandwich that Willis ate that other game, JP will be cured and throw for 5 tds or something, lol

[Dude]

Antibiotics kill bacteria, not viruses.

[njsue]

The flu is considered a Rhino Virus that can be treated with antibiotics. A rhino virus can get into the mucus membranes anc can cause upper respiratory tract infections and the flu. The Pathogen is a disease causing organism. The flu virus is caused by others coughs, laughs, just conversation.

So yes the flu is a virus. There are two types of the flu virus :

Influenza A
Influenza B

We get the flu when our immune systems are on the decline...

Just to let you know I just finished a "contemporary issues in health class".

[Dude]

http://www.hhmi.org/cgi-bin/askascientist/highlight.pl?kw=&file=answers%2Fimmunology%2Fans_023.html


First, you should know that "cold" and "flu" are mainly caused by viruses. The most common are rhinovirus, adenovirus, coronavirus, influenza virus, parainfluenza virus, and respiratory syncytial virus. For most patients, we don't figure out which virus is involved unless they are very sick (most often with influenza, which is worse than the others). Bacteria are rarely involved, which is why you should not take antibiotics for a cold or the flu. Antibiotics affect only bacteria, not viruses. Influenza, or "flu," is caused by influenza virus. But often the word "flu" is used to refer to other illnesses, which may be caused by other viruses.Better just give them chicken soup.

[njsue]

Antibiotics can be given to a person with "early stages" of the flu. I have the book right in front of me.

[Dude]

I sure hope they don't treat Losman and Schobel with antibiotics.

[njsue]

I sure hope they don't treat Losman and Schobel with antibiotics.


Oh my a negative one!

[Dude]

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/896_flu.html

Don't bother taking antibiotics to treat your flu or cold; antibiotics do not kill viruses, and they should be used only for bacterial complications such as sinus or ear infections. Overuse of antibiotics has become a very serious problem, leading to a resistance in disease-causing bacteria that may render antibiotics ineffective for certain conditions. Not negative, just dealing with facts. If a doctor ever prescribed antibiotics for me for the flu, I'd find myself another doctor.

[ICE74129]

What ever the Army shoots us up with seems to work, I haven't had the flue in 10 years.No ****, I didn't either. And after going through the 'gas chamber' I didn't have a sinus infection or a cold for 5 years.

[jamze132]

No ****, I didn't either. And after going through the 'gas chamber' I didn't have a sinus infection or a cold for 5 years.
****ing gas chamber

[TigerJ]

A lot of times people throw the term "flu" around a lot, when they really don't mean influenza. Influenza is nasty enough that it could easily affect the outcome of a game. However, what people are calling the flu could easily be a cold or an intestinal virus. Neither of those is anything to be concerned about, unless a player contracts an intestinal virus the day of the game. Then it can slow him down.

[Mr. Miyagi]

It's been a few days. They'll be fine, especially once the adrenaline kicks in.