One of my ex-pat friends believes the first death from swineflu will be an older farang or a very young thai. His logic is farang's are not concerned about swine flu and will not take proper precautions and young thai's have a low immune system. We shall see!! Should I bet he is wrong?

One of my ex-pat friends believes the first death from swineflu will be an older farang or a very young thai. His logic is farang's are not concerned about swine flu and will not take proper precautions and young thai's have a low immune system. We shall see!! Should I bet he is wrong?

Sorry spelling. Early in morning. DEATH not seath.

What's the point of your post and why the misleading topic title?

One of my ex-pat friends believes the first death from swineflu will be an older farang or a very young thai. His logic is farang's are not concerned about swine flu and will not take proper precautions and young thai's have a low immune system. We shall see!! Should I bet he is wrong?

Getting bored?

Actually the first death from Swine Flu is reported here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Type-H1N1-Fl...nd-t276325.html

The second death in Thailand was in Pattaya and reported here\

while a 42-year-old Thai man died Saturday at a hospital in Chon Buri province, Public Health Ministry Deputy Permanent Secretary Dr Paichai Warachit said

But were these deaths solely due to the AH1/N1 flu virus or was this just one contributing factor?

And how many deaths due to other forms of influenza?

This is a grossly exaggerated news item, and many Health Authorities are jumping on the bandwagon, hoping to increase their funding for the coming months.

More people are dying of heat-stroke in UK, than are dying of swine flu. Yet the temperature is no more than an average Thailand hot season day.

And many of those dying of heat-stroke have underlying medical conditions as well. I am not sure what your point is.

What's the point of your post and why the misleading topic title?

Misleading??? What is it that you don't understand?? A UK expat has a theory on the first fatality from swine flu in Pattaya. Understand?

One of my ex-pat friends believes the first death from swineflu will be an older farang or a very young thai. His logic is farang's are not concerned about swine flu and will not take proper precautions and young thai's have a low immune system. We shall see!! Should I bet he is wrong?

Getting bored?

Sorry to hear that you are soo bored,but not to bored to post a REPLY. Maybe you can read the local papers or a good book?

Winston Churchill is quoted as saying. "The flu is the old man's friend it takes hime quietly away."

What Rubbish!!

What's the point of your post and why the misleading topic title?

Misleading??? What is it that you don't understand?? A UK expat has a theory on the first fatality from swine flu in Pattaya. Understand?

Too many theories, no facts