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WHO Raises Swine Flu Threat Level
Solarch writes "Late in the afternoon on Wednesday, the WHO raised the pandemic threat level for H1N1 "swine flu" to 5. Global media outlets(such as CNN, Fox News, and the BBC) preempted normal broadcast coverage and immediately published stories on their websites. To clarify, the WHO's elevation is mainly a sign to governments that the virus is spreading quickly and that steps should be taken on a governmental level to stage supplies and medicines to combat a possible pandemic. Unfortunately, broadcast coverage focused on phrases like 'pandemic imminent' (CNN marquee).
In other news, patient zero, the medical term for the initial human vector of a disease, has been tentatively identified in Mexico."
Actually, the major issue with this flu is that it is most dangerous to those with strong immune systems because of the potential for cytokine storms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytokine_storm). But yeah, anti-virals will help a lot.
Actually, It is believed that Swine Flu (like the Spanish Flu) kills mainly people with healthy immune systems. They believe it is because it triggers a positive feedback loop in your immune system called a 'cytokine storm'. 99% of all spanish flu deaths were in people under 65, with more than half being healthy people between 20-40.
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I dunno is on 3rd.
The Navy Motto "IF it ain't broke Fix It" "A day is wasted if you don't learn something new"
I dunno who's on third.
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--- Jerry Garcia
Microsoft marketing says independent lab research has proven that swine flu is caused by Linux. Analysis of DNA in the kernel shows pig genes. The only cure is to wipe your hard drive and install Windows Vista, which is resistant to almost 490 out of 9 million viruses.