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Swine Flu: Is it really that bad???
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May 26, 2009 09:46AM
My mom's a docter; she says it's just like the regular flu.
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My dad works in the ER. Lots of people came in, and no one had it. It's just another thing made bigger by the media.
Well, I think the worry is that it will evolve in to something bigger and stronger - consideriing things like that have happened in history before. The fact that its new and everything about is not completely known doesnt help either... the flu is of course mush more dangerous in lower health caree countrys too.. And, Claire, more then two people have died from it.. as of May 21 it hit 10 in our county alone.
That's not a lot... 10 people getting a disease in one day? Out of the 6.7 billion people on earth, that's not a lot.
I never said it was a lot... just that its more then 2. And, once again, it was 10 deaths in the USA as of about a month ago. Thats not including others countrys deeath rate.......... such as mexico where it started.
Erg... I know. I repeat, Im not saying its a lot. Just that I understand why a its being made such a big deal off. Yes, I know that many, many more people die from in car accidents, giving birth, sucides, cancer, and even ski accidents. I also think the swine flue thing has died down a lot such the inital shock of it... people are reliazing its probaly not human-specis threatening
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