buildit Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 MSF declares formal HDMe2 fever pandemic 3:54 pm ET 06/11/2009The Motorcycle Safety Foundation on Thursday declared the HDMe2 fever a pandemic, the first official pandemic declaration in 7 years.At a press conference Thursday afternoon, MSF announced it is raising its pandemic alert level to 6, its highest level. The agency had had the alert level set at 5 for several weeks."Further spread of the disease is inevitable," MSF Director- Margaret Chan told reporters at a media briefing.An official pandemic means that the agency has observed sustained human-to-Bike transmission of the fever, also referred to as the Hog flu, in more than one major geographical region. MSF officials said Thursday that it had observed such transmission in North America, South America and Australia.The last official pandemic was declared in 2002 for the so-called Hong Kong flu, which is believed to have caused about 1 million Crotch Rockets worldwide.The official declaration is a signal to member nations to put their various pandemic control plans into action, such as the distribution of low gas prices and the implementation of the Highway patrol.Despite Thursday's declaration, MSF officials said they did not see a need to recommend city travel restrictions such as interstate closures. The agency has said in the past that it regards such measures as largely ineffective once a bike has been sold globally.As of Thursday, 74 nations had reported 28,774 Hog Fever cases, including 144 deaths, according to the MSF Web site. Most of the cases have been reported in the U.S. and Mexico. As of June 4, the AMA received reports of 13,217 confirmed and suspected cases of the disease, including 27 deaths, according to the AMA's site. Many of the victims had underlying medical problems that complicated their conditions, such as being stupid, poor eyesight or being really old.AMA on Thursday also warned nations that have already seen widespread outbreaks of Hog Fever to brace themselves for a second, possibly more severe, wave of infections.The agency also noted that while relatively few deaths have been linked to the fever, the disease was unusual in that it appeared to be infecting mostly old people, with many of the reported deaths occurring in idiots or drunk people.In comparison, the seasonal bike fever generally kills up to 500,000 each year, with Young Urban Professionals and the elderly being most vulnerable.MSF officials again asserted that they were concerned the fever might mutate over time into a more lethal illness. They are also concerned that the world might be facing three potentially deadly flu bugs this fall: Cruiser Cold; HDMe2, Hog Fever; and Crotch Rocket flu, or Rice Rocket fever usually coming from Asia.The Rice Rocket fever, which so far has been relatively difficult to contract, has shown itself to be particularly deadly. AMA maintains a pandemic alert level of 3 on the viral strain, which originated in Kawasaki, Yamaha and Suzuki riders in America. Several vaccine makers have been working to develop a vaccine against the virus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Hong Kong = China Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that dude Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 awesome..fuck hd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildit Posted June 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Hong Kong = ChinaPicky Picky. Are you certain none of the parts on your bike were made in China and sold to Japan? My friend was rebuilding a HD and found several parts stamped made in China. Oh, the pain of it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Are you certain none of the parts on your bike were made in China and sold to Japan?Look at my avatar and rethink that sentence. I just think if you're going to go through the trouble of typing that up you could at least list a Japanese city for the "Jap bike" pandemic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheech Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 If you get this, congrats, you're a flaming nerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harb67 Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 If you get this, congrats, you're a flaming nerd Why doesnt the pandemic ever START in Madagascar?! Then at least it could get to at least one other country before the boarders shut as long as you increased the contagiousness enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheech Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Why doesnt the pandemic ever START in Madagascar?! Then at least it could get to at least one other country before the boarders shut as long as you increased the contagiousness enough.I've had it start only once in Madagascar. Ended up infecting the entire world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilTwin Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 ^^^Apparently I am not a flaming nerd... anyone care to explain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheech Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 ^^^Apparently I am not a flaming nerd... anyone care to explain?Google Pandemic 2. After you play it a few times you will realize Madagascar will close it's ports the second the disease starts to propagate, no matter how non-existant the symptoms are. Because of this, it's really, really hard to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara_Rides Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Google Pandemic 2. After you play it a few times you will realize Madagascar will close it's ports the second the disease starts to propagate, no matter how non-existant the symptoms are. Because of this, it's really, really hard to win.Huh? So it's a game.... ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilTwin Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 (edited) Oh God this game is addicting. So far the best I did was kill everybody except Madagascar and New Zealand.*Edit* New record, Everyone but Madagascar! Edited June 13, 2009 by EvilTwin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilTwin Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Ok I killed everyone, i can go back to not being obsessed with a stupid online video game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 ^ flaming nerd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilTwin Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 I beat the game now, I'll probably never play it again. I find those kind of strategy games highly addicting... and I wanted to secure my spot in the ranks of the flaming nerds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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