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WHO Declares H1N1's Spread Officially a Pandemic

Posted by timothy on from the didn't-you-see-pandemic-in-concert-with-sepultura? dept.

juggledean writes "The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global flu pandemic after holding an emergency meeting, according to reports. It means the swine flu virus is spreading in at least two regions of the world with rising cases being seen in the UK, Australia, Japan and Chile." Whether it's called a pandemic or not, there's a hopeful note in the story about H1N1's spread: "...there were people who believed we might be in a kind of apocalyptic situation and what we're really seeing now with H1N1 is that in most cases the disease is self-limiting."

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  1. Re:Ya well by plus_M · · Score: 0, Troll

    Perhaps you should more thoroughly research the difference between virus and bacteria before you submit yourself to the risks of both alcohol poisoning and the Mexican Flu simultaneously.

  2. Re:Think of the Trees... by clarkkent09 · · Score: 0, Troll

    No, the idea I find terrifying is that we should deliberately let millions of humans (presumably, if your aim is to make a noticeable dent in the world population) die from a preventable disease. If that's your aim then presumably you would support using gas chambers for the same purpose since it would achieve the same result but in a more humane way?

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    Negative moral value of force outweighs the positive value of good intentions.