tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519283043648787575.post6742036375080143252..comments2009-05-02T15:10:57.995-07:00Martinnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519283043648787575.post-29786229716582158422009-05-02T15:10:00.000-07:002009-05-02T15:10:00.000-07:00This recent panic about Swine flu is interesting to me. I personally have not been freaking out about it, mostly because I feel like it has been blown way out of proportion. Yes, this does pose a dangerous threat, but at this point I don't feel that it's necessary to freak out as much as many people have. The suggestions written here are good though--a summer trip to Mexico may be a bad call and it's important to wash your hand--maybe even both! Anyways, at this point I am not the most concerned person on the planet about this potential apocalypse.Charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00126259815325133884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519283043648787575.post-39697445046695440492009-04-30T18:16:00.000-07:002009-04-30T18:16:00.000-07:00Swine Flu may be a serious worldwide threat but it may be misnamed. While it definitely is H1N1 the virus that is causing so much fear did not actually originate in pigs according to some media reports but may have come from a sick cow. While the media and WHO has been quick to raise the specter of the 1918 "Spanish Flu" Pandemic I believe this may be premature. There have only been several hundred confirmed cases in the entire world and, given the ease at which a virus can spread in a globalized and interconnected world this is unimpressive (its bad to characterize inanimate organisms but this is what I think). In addition the fatality rate does not (fortunately) appear to be very high. Its difficult to predict the course of a virus but I hope I am right.aklemphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17392874213268542664noreply@blogger.com