Swine Flu Info Blog

“All those little porky things that the House put in, the money for the [National] Mall or the sexually transmitted diseases or the flu pandemic, they’re all out,” Schumer said.
And voted NO to it. how pathetic are the liberal lunatics

its the first day of harry potter 6 so the cinema is gunna be packed
im going this afternoon.
what are my chances of catching Swine Flu?
(im not worried about it, 3 of my friends have got it atm and they say its just like normal flu, just curious)

Suppose I were a human and had a pet pig. Suppose also that my pig is healthy but I have h1n1. Could my pig catch it from me?

Considering that the current H1N1 "swine flu" is actually a combination of swine flu, avian flu and human flu strains from different continents, I would like to have a scientific explanation of how it is possible for this "triad" flu strain to have developed naturally.

It's essentially because there are varying opinions of the disease. Health care professionals and their respective organizations, will almost always take a more negative approach to things. For example, the WHO (World Health Organization) has determined this to be a level 5 pandemic on a scale of one to six. The main reason that the disease is not being taken seriously across the board is due to the fact that many people simply view it as a flu. In reality, it is a combination of Swine Flu, Avian (Bird) Flu and Conventional Flu. This is where the lethality comes into play because humans have never been exposed to such a disease.
The reason Avian Flu didn't turn into a pandemic was because it was unable to efficiently mutate to become communicable between people. However, this new form of Swine Flu IS communicable between humans.

Scientists say we are long overdue for an incredibly widespread flu virus to hit - are there enough medical supplies to get us through such a disaster?

detention camp, what would you do?

detention camp, what would you do?

It seems like the swine flu is such a minuscule thing. There's such a small number of cases, and it's not much different than the regular flu. But the fear that's been placed in the public's attention is so powerful.
What has the government done in the past week that they might be trying to cover up?

I know it's an odd phrase, but let's observe. A large majority of people are afraid that avian influenza (Bird Flu) will develop the gene that enables it to spread from human to human and become the next pandemic. A lot of diseases begin in animals, I know that HIV and SARS started in animals, plus there's Monkey Pox, West Nile, Mad Cow, etc. Here's how I picture it, say in this third world country, the government sends someone to a farm to inspect the chickens. They then say, "Hey, we have to kill this many of your chickens to prevent an outbreak." So they slaughter the chickens and move on to the next poor farm. Offering no compensation for their killings. Third world farmers probably care most about having enough money for food, to support their families, etc. So the best thing they can do in this situation is tell other farmers they know "Hey hide your sick chickens!" So, could government compensation possibly help? Please tell me what you'd do if you had governmental power.

Could the swine flu be a coincidence to the bird flu, all the salmonella poisoning and food recalls? Like it's some sort of terroist attack on the U.S.?
This is just a opinion and like to know if anyone else feels the same.
Also, should we really be that scared? I know I would if I had traveled to Mexico, but what about all the other viruses out there or the diseases and pollution we are exposed to on a daily basis! Or, how we risk our lives everytime we go behind the wheel of our vehicles everyday. I am not all that concerned.

How could humans become extinct due to Famine? I want to know for a Famine porject.

Business will have to be closed and people will have to stay at home. And if people start to die out well you get the picture. I guess we have to wait and see what will go on in the next couple of weeks. But on the bright side they say that tamiflu is effective.

With all of these apocalyptic movies,video games,and propaganda depicting zombies,rage driven people,and barren landscapes in major cities,I can't help but fear a pandemic.  Many of you say God would not let it happen but scientists may make it happen.  What do you think?

I've heard that a human pandemic would only occur if a person with human influenza also contracted H5N1. Of course, with the spread of H5N1, the chances of a person with influenza also getting H5N1 are going up. I was thinking that if a pandemic were to occur, then I would move into the woods of Western PA until the pandemic lapsed. What other precautions could I take to avoid contracting a mutated human/bird flu during and spreading pandemic and afterwards?