Comments on: Mexican Swine Flu http://www.typeboard.com/2009/04/mexican-swine-flu/ From the Community to the Community. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:34:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: jr http://www.typeboard.com/2009/04/mexican-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 jr Wed, 06 May 2009 08:09:43 +0000 http://www.typeboard.com/?p=1370#comment-1161 I think this is the best preventive solution I have seen yet... http://www.spycatcheronline.co.uk/evachood-respiratory-protection-hood-p-198.html?currency=USD For those seeking an automatic entry in the annual <a href="http://www.darwinawards.com/" rel="nofollow">Darwin Awards</a> I believe trying the same thing with a standard plastic shopping bag will do the trick. I think this is the best preventive solution I have seen yet…
http://www.spycatcheronline.co.uk/evachood-respiratory-protection-hood-p-198.html?currency=USD

For those seeking an automatic entry in the annual Darwin Awards I believe trying the same thing with a standard plastic shopping bag will do the trick.

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]]> By: peterh http://www.typeboard.com/2009/04/mexican-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 peterh Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:49:28 +0000 http://www.typeboard.com/?p=1370#comment-1028 was wondering today, is it called swine flu because whoever brought it overseas were swine? was wondering today, is it called swine flu because whoever brought it overseas were swine?

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]]> By: Loquacity http://www.typeboard.com/2009/04/mexican-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-985 Loquacity Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:54:12 +0000 http://www.typeboard.com/?p=1370#comment-985 You can, but you'll have to call it calisthenics, not sheer panic. Sorry about that ;) L You can, but you’ll have to call it calisthenics, not sheer panic. Sorry about that ;)

L

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]]> By: peterh http://www.typeboard.com/2009/04/mexican-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-977 peterh Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:27:50 +0000 http://www.typeboard.com/?p=1370#comment-977 oh, please? can't we start jumping up and down now? bit of a slow day.... oh, please? can’t we start jumping up and down now?

bit of a slow day….

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]]> By: Loquacity http://www.typeboard.com/2009/04/mexican-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-973 Loquacity Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:12:06 +0000 http://www.typeboard.com/?p=1370#comment-973 As it has been for centuries. Not worth wasting good worrying time over it, I don't think ;) L As it has been for centuries. Not worth wasting good worrying time over it, I don’t think ;)

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]]> By: peterh http://www.typeboard.com/2009/04/mexican-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-970 peterh Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:43:53 +0000 http://www.typeboard.com/?p=1370#comment-970 L, I wasn't making a comment of panic, panic! It is a living organism that is known to mutate often. once the swine flu has been contained, how long till the next superbug emerges? it appears that for the most part, these superbugs appear in environments that are ripe for pandemics, over populated, sure, but with a level of sub quality waste removal or squalor certainly. L, I wasn’t making a comment of panic, panic! It is a living organism that is known to mutate often. once the swine flu has been contained, how long till the next superbug emerges? it appears that for the most part, these superbugs appear in environments that are ripe for pandemics, over populated, sure, but with a level of sub quality waste removal or squalor certainly.

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]]> By: Loquacity http://www.typeboard.com/2009/04/mexican-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-966 Loquacity Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:44:32 +0000 http://www.typeboard.com/?p=1370#comment-966 <i>how long till the next flu strain hits? and what damage will it cause next time around?</i> Squawk! The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Flaming aside, pandemics (particularly flu-related ones) have been nature's way of handling over-population for many thousands of years. And we all know that when man builds a better mousetrap, nature just builds a better mouse. It's saddening that people have died, but believe me, this 'swine flu' is not going to kill off civilisation as we know it. Unfortunately ;) L how long till the next flu strain hits? and what damage will it cause next time around?

Squawk! The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

Flaming aside, pandemics (particularly flu-related ones) have been nature’s way of handling over-population for many thousands of years. And we all know that when man builds a better mousetrap, nature just builds a better mouse.

It’s saddening that people have died, but believe me, this ‘swine flu’ is not going to kill off civilisation as we know it. Unfortunately ;)

L

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]]> By: peterh http://www.typeboard.com/2009/04/mexican-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-963 peterh Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:22:19 +0000 http://www.typeboard.com/?p=1370#comment-963 is there such a thing as swine flu fun facts? being a mutated virus, how long till the next flu strain hits? and what damage will it cause next time around? is there such a thing as swine flu fun facts? being a mutated virus, how long till the next flu strain hits? and what damage will it cause next time around?

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]]> By: jr http://www.typeboard.com/2009/04/mexican-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-959 jr Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:14:21 +0000 http://www.typeboard.com/?p=1370#comment-959 Swine Flu fun facts: http://www.boingboing.net/2009/04/27/swine-flu-fun-facts.html Swine Flu fun facts:
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/04/27/swine-flu-fun-facts.html

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]]> By: Loquacity http://www.typeboard.com/2009/04/mexican-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-953 Loquacity Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:06:48 +0000 http://www.typeboard.com/?p=1370#comment-953 Flu-related (rather than network-related), it seems as though a lot of people are recovering from 'swine flu', and there's a suitable medication widely available. It's also not being categorised as a pandemic just yet either, but merely an outbreak. L Flu-related (rather than network-related), it seems as though a lot of people are recovering from ‘swine flu’, and there’s a suitable medication widely available. It’s also not being categorised as a pandemic just yet either, but merely an outbreak.

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]]> By: Loquacity http://www.typeboard.com/2009/04/mexican-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-952 Loquacity Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:05:10 +0000 http://www.typeboard.com/?p=1370#comment-952 Hysteria has always happened. The internet just allows it to be more distributed, and therefore more visible. I don't think it's time to say "Twitter will cause the sky to fall" just yet ;) L Hysteria has always happened. The internet just allows it to be more distributed, and therefore more visible.

I don’t think it’s time to say “Twitter will cause the sky to fall” just yet ;)

L

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]]> By: jr http://www.typeboard.com/2009/04/mexican-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-951 jr Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:56:30 +0000 http://www.typeboard.com/?p=1370#comment-951 Found this with regard to an analysis of 24 hours of Twitter activity regarding "swine flu": http://onearmedman.com/research/swineflu24 The author was attempting to find out where the authoritative sources of information were. Interesting tweeter network graph towards the end of his article. Found this with regard to an analysis of 24 hours of Twitter activity regarding “swine flu”:

http://onearmedman.com/research/swineflu24

The author was attempting to find out where the authoritative sources of information were. Interesting tweeter network graph towards the end of his article.

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]]> By: http://www.typeboard.com/2009/04/mexican-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-950 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:35:30 +0000 http://www.typeboard.com/?p=1370#comment-950 It is just amazing how people are using the net, isn't it? I just love the Google map link. I found this facebook link, kind of silly though http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2231653698&topic=89903&post=1707800 A few days ago Mexico put the confirmed toll at 20 dead, but 40 other fatalities were being probed, and at least 943 nationwide were sick from the suspected flu as well. Hopefully it won't kill as many people as the cholera virus did in 1991 in the americas. It is just amazing how people are using the net, isn’t it?

I just love the Google map link.

I found this facebook link, kind of silly though http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2231653698&topic=89903&post=1707800

A few days ago Mexico put the confirmed toll at 20 dead, but 40 other fatalities were being probed, and at least 943 nationwide were sick from the suspected flu as well.

Hopefully it won’t kill as many people as the cholera virus did in 1991 in the americas.

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