Comments | arborvitae: Swine Flu Clarification

arborvitae

Swine Flu Clarification

Apr 30, 2009 14:56

I am totally fascinated by the swine flu.... but that doesn't mean I think we're all going to die. It's just really, really interesting to watch a new virus spread across the world. This is the first time we've been able to track the spread of a new virus and it's giving us a ton of information! I think SOME people are going to die, but they' ( Read more... )

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*Ahem* uloixia May 1 2009, 00:20:24 UTC

On the side of Piggies everywhere (especially those poor 300,000 getting slaughtered in Egypt for no good reason (then again, it's a Muslim country, being a pig there isn't so smart to begin with wtf??))...

The proper term is "H1N1 Influenza A", so says the WHO.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/un_who_swine_flu

Let's try to be all nice and keep piggies from dying needlessly. (Mind you, pork chops on my plate is not "needlessly".)

:D

And this little piggy...well, he would have run home if he hadn't been killed in Egypt first... hypothermya May 1 2009, 17:59:16 UTC

Poor piggies.

mkb_cbr May 1 2009, 07:02:43 UTC

hink of all the leveling I could do!

Glad to see your heart is still in the right place.

hypothermya May 1 2009, 17:57:02 UTC

*And, I'm willing to bet that I'm way more likely to be exposed than the vast majority of y'all.

I might not be part of the vast majority! A bunch of my coworkers got sent to Mexico (specifically an area where there's a high level of suspected cases) for a business trip last Friday, and they're due to come back this next Monday. I don't think they've been asked to stay at home, either.

But, it turns out that I wash my hands frequently anyway, and I've always taken my time about it (the hot water feels nice, so why rush?). Not to mention that the thought of a week long quarantine does sound kind of nice.

And, yes, it is very fascinating to watch not just the spread of the virus, but also the reactions of people around the world. (Did you know that Egypt has decided to kill all of their pigs? http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103700552)