tagged w/ Human Flu
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I love the resilience of human beings in the face of adversity. While the US media works people into a panic with their "sky is falling" coverage of the hybrid flu everyday Mexicans are adjusting to life in a plague infested world. They are venturing out of their homes and returning to normalcy with a bit of humor and artistic flair by decorating their surgical masks.
Donde hay gana, hay maña.I love the resilience of human beings in the face of adversity. While the US media... more
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This is an interesting report and an angle on the Swine Flu outbreak that I haven't heard reported by most media. It seems this "Swine Flu" is actually a previously unknown hybrid virus containing elements of human, avain and swine flu viruses.
From that perspective I can see why the powers that be are reacting the way they are as it would be a totally unknown element to deal with.
The publisher of this story lists sources as Reuters and others so it seems to be valid. Further searching provided links to the same info from other sources such as MSNBC.
Interestingly, I found a report from March 11, 2008 on Reuters which predicted exactly this kind of virus hybrid including the human to human communicability:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUKHKG228879._CH_.242020080311
I think more news sources need to tell people that this isn't even Swine Flu, it is a new hybrid and, until it runs it's course for a while, no one really knows what it will do or what it's actual mortality rate will be. I feel like I have been clueless for the last few days simply because I was relying on TV news as a primary source for information on the subject.
On the other hand there are so many rumors and conspiracy theories flying around on the internet that it takes a bit of digging to turn up the valid bits of info. In this case though I wish I would have done that necessary digging sooner as I would have changed my response to the reports.This is an interesting report and an angle on the Swine Flu outbreak that I... more
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