Comments on: Flu Who http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/ JFK: ''we choose to go to the ...'' Tue, 22 May 2012 13:40:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Kamino Neko http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18920 Kamino Neko Sun, 10 May 2009 00:56:56 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18920 <blockquote>What I want to know is what happened to the bird flu pandemic that everyone was so worried about a couple of years ago? It never happened, and no one seems to be mentioned in with the current swine flu (sorry, H1N1 flu) panic.</blockquote> Quite the contrary, actually. The possibility of a cross-pollination of H1N1 and H5N1 is one of the big concerns right now, since H1N1 is more virulent, but H5N1 is more lethal in humans.

What I want to know is what happened to the bird flu pandemic that everyone was so worried about a couple of years ago? It never happened, and no one seems to be mentioned in with the current swine flu (sorry, H1N1 flu) panic.

Quite the contrary, actually. The possibility of a cross-pollination of H1N1 and H5N1 is one of the big concerns right now, since H1N1 is more virulent, but H5N1 is more lethal in humans.

]]> By: kat http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18918 kat Sat, 09 May 2009 23:14:22 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18918 They can't call it swine flu anymore because of concern for pigs. I think I heard that in some other country, they started killing pigs because of fear they would carry the disease. They can’t call it swine flu anymore because of concern for pigs. I think I heard that in some other country, they started killing pigs because of fear they would carry the disease.

]]> By: LLL http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18504 LLL Mon, 04 May 2009 15:30:43 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18504 This tactic reminds me of when there was hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and non-A non-B hepatitis. It was a good decade or two before the medical establishment went with hepatitis C rather than non-A non-B. This tactic reminds me of when there was hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and non-A non-B hepatitis. It was a good decade or two before the medical establishment went with hepatitis C rather than non-A non-B.

]]> By: Cidu Bill http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18467 Cidu Bill Sun, 03 May 2009 21:15:49 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18467 True enough, Soup -- but once something's in the news 24/7, it's pretty much too late to change its name in any meaningful way. Scientists have been trying for many years to get the public accustomed to "global climate change" as opposed to "global warming," and they do seem to be making some very slow progress. But swine flu isn't going to be around long enough for that. True enough, Soup — but once something’s in the news 24/7, it’s pretty much too late to change its name in any meaningful way. Scientists have been trying for many years to get the public accustomed to “global climate change” as opposed to “global warming,” and they do seem to be making some very slow progress. But swine flu isn’t going to be around long enough for that.

]]> By: Soup Dragon http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18465 Soup Dragon Sun, 03 May 2009 21:03:51 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18465 It's been done before. HIV was called HTLV-III in the early days after it's discovery. It’s been done before. HIV was called HTLV-III in the early days after it’s discovery.

]]> By: eeyore19 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18401 eeyore19 Fri, 01 May 2009 22:40:54 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18401 Reminds me of a story that was in the news a few weeks back about PETA wanting the band Pet Shop Boys to rename themselves "Rescue Shelter Boys." The band politely declined. Reminds me of a story that was in the news a few weeks back about PETA wanting the band Pet Shop Boys to rename themselves “Rescue Shelter Boys.” The band politely declined.

]]> By: Michael Brown http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18397 Michael Brown Fri, 01 May 2009 22:17:12 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18397 As Chuckers noted, its now being refered to as the H1N1 flu. What I want to know is what happened to the bird flu pandemic that everyone was so worried about a couple of years ago? It never happened, and no one seems to be mentioned in with the current swine flu (sorry, H1N1 flu) panic. As Chuckers noted, its now being refered to as the H1N1 flu.

What I want to know is what happened to the bird flu pandemic that everyone was so worried about a couple of years ago? It never happened, and no one seems to be mentioned in with the current swine flu (sorry, H1N1 flu) panic.

]]> By: The Ploughman http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18394 The Ploughman Fri, 01 May 2009 21:58:51 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18394 Brian, we'll squeeze it in just before Americans Can't Find Anything On A Map Anymore. Brian, we’ll squeeze it in just before Americans Can’t Find Anything On A Map Anymore.

]]> By: Morris Keesan http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18391 Morris Keesan Fri, 01 May 2009 21:27:36 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18391 And, in <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090501/od_nm/us_flu_hogs_3" rel="nofollow">a related story</a>, the pork farmers are taking extra precautions to keep their herds from catching virus from people. And, in a related story, the pork farmers are taking extra precautions to keep their herds from catching virus from people.

]]> By: Brian http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18385 Brian Fri, 01 May 2009 20:25:25 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/04/30/flu-who/#comment-18385 And what about the ever-popular, the perennial pedophile/child molester story, Ploughman? And what about the ever-popular, the perennial pedophile/child molester story, Ploughman?

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