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Question about swine flu
shamall
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Why is this desease called swine flu when as of yet there has not been one pig found in Mexico carrying the desease? Edjumacate me please.
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Because you can get it from screwing pigs. So let this be a lesson to all of you contemplating bestiality, don't screw pigs.
I was just wondering, when the bird flu hit they were finding it in birds and killed off entire farms of them. With the swine flu so far nothing has been found in any pigs. And why the hell is it infecting all types of people but only killing mexicans? Maybe its still too soon to get any real answers about this.
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a) Its only killing in Mexican Hospitals. Their healthcare isnt that amazing to say the least.
b) Its not "wide spread" like bird flu was. At this point we really don't know much and its 99% sensationalist media.
after 6 or so years, I had to change it a little...
And just think, Mexico has socialized medicine. I know I'm looking forward to it.
But to go back to Shamall's original question, the Secretary of Agriculture made it a point today to refer to this virus as the H1N1 strain, because he says swine flu is inaccurate and it's hurting the pork industry. But swine flu is just easier.
What does socialized healthcare have to do with anything? lol
As per the response to the original question, I dont think its going to change from swine flu any time soon.
Looks like that whole Pork on your Fork campaigns gonna be shot to hell.
after 6 or so years, I had to change it a little...
You're the one who said Mexico's healthcare isn't that great. I merely pointed out that their healthcare is socialized. Don't you think one might have something to do with the other?
Because in the final equation;
Everyone Having The Same Health Care = Everyone Having Low Quality Health Care
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Could be a race specific bio weapon. Keep an eye on this site for the most up to date info, if it is;
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"If you can't out wit them, report them till they're banned!"- PopinJ'
Could be a race specific bio weapon. Keep an eye on this site for the most up to date info, if it is;
InfoWars.com
Even if deaths are "race specific" it does not mean it is a biological weapon. Just as the Native Americans died off in the masses from common European viruses, this could also be the case. There is the possibility of the " plague gene" just as offspring from plague victims may have a natural immunity to the plague, there could be a natural immunity more prevelant in some races than others for H1N1, this is just unknown at this time.
You're the one who said Mexico's healthcare isn't that great. I merely pointed out that their healthcare is socialized. Don't you think one might have something to do with the other?
Im curious what colour your house is... could you tell me so I don't paint it that colour in the future and become illogical?
after 6 or so years, I had to change it a little...
Then there is stuff like this popping up.
www.youtube.com/watch
Manbirdpig flu...... awesome
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You're the one who said Mexico's healthcare isn't that great. I merely pointed out that their healthcare is socialized. Don't you think one might have something to do with the other?
Im curious what colour your house is... could you tell me so I don't paint it that colour in the future and become illogical?
I think you are just putting "illogical" on something you don't agree with.
You don't think that taking the incentive to make money from hospitals/pharmaceutical companies/healthcare providers will cause the care quality/speed of innovation and advancement to suffer. That is your opinion and one could call it illogical as well, but I'm sure you would have an issue with that.
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Originally posted by javac
well i'm 35 and have a PhD in science, and then 10 years experience in bioinformatics... you?
http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/218865/page/8
Because in the final equation;
Everyone Having The Same Health Care = Everyone Having Low Quality Health Care
Ok. Right. This bashing of Free Healthcare is really stupid.
The choices you have are Free Healthcare for the masses (i.e the NHS in the UK) Running alongside it you also have Private Healthcare for people who can afford it.
Private Healthcare is generally better than Public Healthcare true. But some people can't afford it. Should they be allowed to just die in the streets because of this?
Yes the NHS is of a lower standard than most private healthcare clinics but so what? Yes it is a money sink for the government but again so what? The benefits of free health care far out weighs the negatives. I am perfectly happy for my taxes to go towards this.
Maybe if the USA diverted some of the millions it spends on defence to actually looking after it's own population things would be better
How can people bash things which save lives i will never understand.
"The problem with the French is that they don't have a word for entrepreneur." -George W. Bush, discussing the decline of the French economy with British Prime Minister Tony Blair
One could also argue that spending money on national defense saves lives. Also, I'm pretty sure we would have to divert billions, not millions, to make any kind of effective national healthcare - possibly much much more.
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Originally posted by javac
well i'm 35 and have a PhD in science, and then 10 years experience in bioinformatics... you?
http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/218865/page/8
At least it wasn't Manbearpig....then we would all be screwed.
You're the one who said Mexico's healthcare isn't that great. I merely pointed out that their healthcare is socialized. Don't you think one might have something to do with the other?
Nope. This topic is also going waaaaaaaaaaaay off-topic, no one has even answered the original question asked, a question which I too would like too know the answer to.
At least it wasn't Manbearpig....then we would all be screwed.
lol I thought it said that too.
Holy derailed thread batman! Lets get this puppy back on track.
There has finally been a recorded death in the US caused by this disease. The only thing is that the kid that died was mexican. I did not hear if he/she was born in the states or came across the border with the parents. This disease is starting to give a whole new meaning to the term "racist pigs".
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...race specific bioweapon... just like dad use to make. If your dad is Dick Cheney.
"If you can't out wit them, report them till they're banned!"- PopinJ'
You're the one who said Mexico's healthcare isn't that great. I merely pointed out that their healthcare is socialized. Don't you think one might have something to do with the other?
Nope. This topic is also going waaaaaaaaaaaay off-topic, no one has even answered the original question asked, a question which I too would like too know the answer to.
Its called swine flu because its a strain of flu traditionally found in pigs. But it mutated and is being transmitted to humans.
after 6 or so years, I had to change it a little...
Well I heard an interesting theory on the news today about how this whole thing may have gotten started. Since it looks like the epicenter of this disease is Mexico, it's thought that it began with a pig there. It most likely had a strain of the virus (H1N1) which can affect both swine and humans. But the strain which is spreading now is believed to be a hybrid of the swine flu virus and the avian flu virus. So it's speculated that perhaps the pig which was already infected with the swine virus injested some bird droppings which contained the avian virus and the two mutated into the current strain (sounds pretty wild). Since sanitation proceedures in Mexico are pretty lax, it spread to the human population pretty easily. In the US, farmers limit those who have access to pigs since viruses spread so easily and those who do are required to shower after they've come in contact with them. None of those procedures are in place in Mexico.
I would take that with even less than a grain of salt lol
after 6 or so years, I had to change it a little...