don't panic, but "SWINE FLU COULD SPREAD GLOBALLY"

That's a 100% mortality rate among Osama Bin Laden!

We should be really scared.

imagine the spike in the line graph xp

probably bit by a z=swine flue zombie hoos

heart shep

why grassley's tweeting fyi

http://stuffaboutstates.com/agriculture/livestock/hogs.htm

the bird is interesting in this context

http://twitter.com/cdcemergency

I stayed home today because I think I have really bad allergies.

oh who am I kidding, I'm dying of swine flu.

http://imgur.com/27K39.jpg

I coughed in an elevator this evening. Other person in elevator did not look askance. Must not know about swine flu!

i like aids better

i prefer sids.

http://www.vinmag.com/online/media/gbu0/prodlg/TS055.jpg

okay serious question, when they say:

He also stressed that the experts did not recommend closing borders or restricting travel. "With the virus being widespread... closing borders or restricting travel really has very little effects in stopping the movement of this virus," he said.

I would've thought restricting travel would have a drastic effect in stopping the virus movement. Can someone explain please?

okay clue was in the question. ignore me.

here's a question: how far can flies fly? the non-mainstream media is reporting that this started with flies swarming around a contaminated pig waste lagoon at a smithfield-owned hog farm in veracruz.

+ totally impractical anyway

xpost

i just read some of the pig waste theory stuff, mostly just shows how bad science education is tbh.

Cannabis Science Inc., an emerging pharmaceutical cannabis company, reported today on the current state of development of its whole-cannabis lozenge in response to Homeland Security Administration Secretary Janet Napolitano's declaration of a public health emergency to deal with the emerging Swine Flu pandemic. The Company's non-toxic lozenge has properties that could alleviate many of the symptoms and harmful effects of the H5N1 bird flu and H1N1 swine flu viruses, and has offered its assistance to HSA today in a letter to Secretary Napolitano. The Company has offered to produce up to 1 million doses of its whole-cannabis lozenge, and provide them to HSA for distribution at cost.

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/cannabis-science-inc-reports-prospective/story.aspx?guid={03D1AE62-679E-460D-988F-EE0966A80445}&dist=msr_2

I like pot and everything but fuck these guys imho

is this some "legalize it" blackmail from NORML?

this thing started around 4/20, right? < /omgwtfbbq conspiracy theory>

Basically THC is a wonder drug when it comes to restoring the appetite and reducing the nausea of many patients on chemo as well as reducing the effects of some glaucomas, and no duh should at least be Schedule II for medical purposes, but for the flu it just makes whatever symptoms you have (maybe) easier to cope with cause you're stoned. Saying it helps with Swine Flu proper is despicable and opportunist. Thus, fuck these guys.

Disclaimer: I may be 100% wrong, but from the studies and such I've read, this is my conclusion.

Some study from 1997 on reducing the effects of the cytokine storm and cytokine production:marijuana and cocaine impair Alveolar Macrophage function and Cytokine production

Think i'll stick with tamiflu

WARNING: 1970s public information films can be bad for your health.

Also much roflage at old woman going round "giving it" to everyone. Ah, innocent times.

Taken from here.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01392/2804-MATT_1392505a.gif

oh fuck it's here

the flu is several weeks or even years old

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hyjCtfZksKLPEHXnZeWH-c3dIUmwD97R4S703

so the veracruz operation is owned by smithfield farms. i remember rolling stone had an article a few years ago about them. maybe not all that shocking now, esp to people with an awareness of how the mega-farms operate, but i remember it talking about pink pools of toxic pigshit enough to fill yankee stadium five times annually and all sorts of other nasty and irresponsible stuff.

pig is a filthy animal

http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_12240660

pig is a filthy business

maybe this will kill the pork fad in restaurants

and give us some nice airfares?

two solid joeks in a row there gabbers, wb.

that'll do, gabbneb, that'll do.

and give us some nice airfares?

it's true, soon pig flu survivors everywhere will be visiting the first two coasts like it's no big deal

the flu is several weeks or even years old

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hyjCtfZksKLPEHXnZeWH-c3dIUmwD97R4S703

― loaded forbear (gabbneb), Tuesday, April 28, 2009 7:26 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

a-doi

i had it in 2006, u noobs.

WHO acknowledges 'butthurt' among new flu symptoms

WHO acknowledges 'suggest ban' among new flu symptoms

XD

flu putting an end to this bullshit - http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/04/28/sebelius_nomination_up_for_vote.html

speculating about how 'old' swine flu is sorta useless unless there's a thread tying it to the current cases. the pandemic of 1918 was H1N1, and avian flu has been reported for basically ever, long before the most recent scare. ffs, ~all~ flus are 'avian' flus, in that birds are the natural reservoir of the virus

So kill all the birds is what you're saying.

this thing started around 4/20, right? < /omgwtfbbq conspiracy theory>

― MRSA Marchant (get bent), Tuesday, April 28, 2009 5:44 AM Bookmark

I vote pheasants and ducks first as they are the most delicious.

xp

MRSA Marchant <---- hilarious