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U.S. confirms 1st death from swine flu

World Apr. 29, 2009 - 09:04PM JST ( 15 )

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elbudamexicanoApr. 29, 2009 - 10:53PM JST

No, nothing is good from this swine flu, unless you are selling tamiflu. but i feel so sorry for this family and their dead baby. RIP little fella!
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Den DenApr. 29, 2009 - 11:47PM JST

Suddenly it is serious, an American died! And a cute baby too...
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SushiSake3Apr. 30, 2009 - 12:00AM JST

Den Den - it's been serious since Mexicans started dying, unless you don't consider Mexican people to be on an equal par as Americans.
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SushiSake3Apr. 30, 2009 - 12:12AM JST

"This afternoon a member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) dismissed claims that more than 150 people have died from swine flu, saying it has officially recorded only seven deaths around the world.

Vivienne Allan, from WHO's patient safety program, said the body had confirmed that worldwide there had been just seven deaths - all in Mexico.
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GaijinocchioApr. 30, 2009 - 12:17AM JST

“Border controls do not work. Travel restrictions do not work,” WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl said in Geneva, recalling the SARS epidemic earlier in the decade that killed 774 people, mostly in Asia, and slowed the global economy.

Isn't this what Japan is doing right now?
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Den DenApr. 30, 2009 - 12:28AM JST

If it is so serious, why has their been no mention of the horrendous conditions that mammals must suffer for cheap fattening unhealthy food - that is the cause? The cause of this epidemic must be mentioned in more detail, and greedy farming must be changed, so no more deaths occur...of any race!
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cleoApr. 30, 2009 - 12:36AM JST

If it is so serious, why has their been no mention of the horrendous conditions that mammals must suffer for cheap fattening unhealthy food

Because if you talk about that people might stop buying cheap meat, which would be bad for business. Or they might demand the animals be treated humanely, which would put an extra penny or two on the price of meat, which would be bad for business.

Moderator: Stay on topic please.
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cleoApr. 30, 2009 - 01:12AM JST

If people are going to eat meat they should take the responsibility and go kill it and butcher it themselves.

Responsibility involves good husbandry, too - no feeding the beasts on any old muck, no crowding them together in unhygienic factory farms, no pumping them full of antibiotics to combat the inevitable consequences of poorly-fed animals in unhygienic, overcrowded conditions, no roaming round the countryside taking pot shots at wildlife and letting them stagger off into the woods to die slowly and in agony.
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Taka313Apr. 30, 2009 - 01:39AM JST

I've had to do a lot of research on the social impact "H1N1" has had and I have to say, I came away shocked. The fringe right and left in America have some truly wacky theories about this virus. I've read that the virus was released so that Americans can demonize Mexicans and I've read that the reason for the NY flyby was so that Pres. Obama could release the virus in America, taking the heat off of other issues. Then there's the people who think they are immune because they don't eat pork....

It's amazing how much panic and craziness has occurred because of a disease that is, for most people, not even fatal.

Wash your hands before and after eating, (the Happy B-Day song is a good gauge of how long you should spend washing your hands), avoid touching your or anyone else's mucussy areas and don't share things that come into close contact with people's eyes, nose or mouth, such as a keitais, lip cream or eating utensils.

And the first person to call it the Capt. Trips virus gets a smack.

Taka
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adaydreamApr. 30, 2009 - 03:31AM JST

I understand that the Swine Flu has been detected in Asia now. It's going to travel, but we just have to be vigilant with handwashing and the such.

I just told a friend: My boss and her new husband are going to Mexico on Sunday. Just do the recommended stuff. Wash hands, stay away from crowds (not easy for school children) and anybody who coughs, shoot them. They're sick already. <:-)
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TheQuestionApr. 30, 2009 - 05:48AM JST

It's amazing how much panic and craziness has occurred because of a disease that is, for most people, not even fatal.

'Amazing' wouldn't be my first word choice but you're spot on.
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SZATANAApr. 30, 2009 - 07:11AM JST

Green tea will help against the swine flu ????
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Pump24May. 01, 2009 - 05:01PM JST

It was verified that the child was actually a Mexican citizen visiting family in Texas. The boy contracted the virus in Mexico. Not do downplay the families suffering, but the media took some liberites in reporting this one.

Green tea...? Naw. We all know Shochu will kill any virus on the planet!