In case you were wondering what you're supposed to fear...

[Johnlodge]

In case you were wondering what you're supposed to be afraid of this year, since Ebola Virus, SARS and Avian Flu have failed to kill you thus far, I present SWINE FLU!

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Health/Hea...7415611&page=1

[rb336]

In case you were wondering what you're supposed to be afraid of this year, since Ebola Virus, SARS and Avian Flu have failed to kill you thus far, I present SWINE FLU!

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Health/Hea...7415611&page=1

I subscribed to the emerging viruses listserve for years

[sarge]

Haven't heard anything about this since Gerald Ford was president!

[ccbatson]

Don't panic...put the incidence in context. Chances of a young healthy person getting it is less than 1 in a million, and the likelihood of dying [[or even having lasting impairments) IF you had it are very small as well.

[rb336]

Don't panic...put the incidence in context. Chances of a young healthy person getting it is less than 1 in a million, and the likelihood of dying [[or even having lasting impairments) IF you had it are very small as well.

like West Nile -- more people got seriously ill from the malathion used to kill the mosquitoes than the disease

[ccbatson]

Both very low numbers...Organophosphate poisoning is very very rare unless you bath in the stuff.

DDT would be far safer and better...but...liberals irrationally killed it [[along with tens of millions of people dead from malaria in Africa).

[rb336]

Both very low numbers...Organophosphate poisoning is very very rare unless you bath in the stuff.

DDT would be far safer and better...but...liberals irrationally killed it [[along with tens of millions of people dead from malaria in Africa).

yet another of your randian myths

[Johnlodge]

Don't panic...put the incidence in context. Chances of a young healthy person getting it is less than 1 in a million, and the likelihood of dying [[or even having lasting impairments) IF you had it are very small as well.

You must have mistaken my satirical parody of the yearly virus scare as panic.

[ccbatson]

No, I was not directing my criticism at you, rather the same hysteria that you were parodying.

[lilpup]

In case you were wondering what you're supposed to be afraid of this year, since Ebola Virus, SARS and Avian Flu have failed to kill you thus far, I present SWINE FLU!

Hey, we need a good epidemic to thin the ranks - too many people around nowadays, living longer than ever!

[Flanders]

[[What kind of people would take a photo of their kid licking an ugh!! pig's snout anyway??)

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