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| Jayx1 |
Werent we all supposed to be dead by now from SARS, Mad Cow and Bird Flu??? Relax, sit back and buy some shares of Roche and make some money during this "crisis".
That is all :) |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| stupid mexicans having sex with pigs |
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| Orko |
This made me laugh:
| quote: | Israeli official: Swine flu name offensive
JERUSALEM (AP) — The outbreak of swine flu should be renamed "Mexican" influenza in deference to Muslim and Jewish sensitivities over pork, said an Israeli health official Monday.
Deputy Health Minister Yakov Litzman said the reference to pigs is offensive to both religions and "we should call this Mexican flu and not swine flu," he told a news conference at a hospital in central Israel.
Both Judaism and Islam consider pigs unclean and forbid the eating of pork products.
Scientists are unsure where the new swine flu virus originally emerged, though it was identifed first in the United States. They say there is nothing about the virus that makes it "Mexican" and worry such a label would be stigmatizing.
Two Israelis who recently visited Mexico have been hospitalized with symptoms of the flu. Health authorities have not yet confirmed whether they actually have the virus.
The current strain of swine flu is thought to have originated in Mexico where more than 100 people have been killed by the disease so far.
Laboratories in the U.S. and Canada have confirmed that of the samples tested so far, the swine flu virus in Mexico and U.S. appear to be the same.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap...kHrXwwD97QROAG0 |
Oh poor Jews and Muslims. Instead of offending them, lets offend an entire nation, that had nothing to do with the source of the flu. I say we coin something called 'west-bank syndrome', where you loose all ability to form logic. |
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| Shaya007 |
| Lets go kill some..woooot |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
stupid mexicans having sex with pigs |
If you mean fat american girls i agree... LOL
nasty |
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| Dior Homme |
YOU SWINE!
Say that to someone while pointing. It's jokes. Did it in hike school. |
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| Swamper |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orko
where you loose all ability to form logic. |
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| Orko |
| Quiet you, or I will have to start throwing shoes! |
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| breakawayj |
Im suposed to be going to Cancun next Friday and have been super pumped to go for a while!! now the effin news has my trippin' Normally I dont really care what they say on tv but when its in your face 24/7 its taking a toll!
What would you guys do??? |
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| FunkyCrew |
| quote: | Q21. I have plans to travel to Mexico (or the Southern United States). Should I cancel my trip?
No travel restrictions have been issued, but the Public Health Agency of Canada has issued some travel advice.
When travelling to affected areas, do the same things you would normally do to protect yourself and others during normal flu season. Wash your hands, cover coughs and sneezes, stay in if you are sick and get an annual influenza immunization (flu shot).
Even though the annual flu shot many not protect against the human swine influenza, there is still seasonal influenza circulating in Mexico and the flu shot will help protect you from contracting the seasonal human flu. |
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| Skipper |
Our workplace has implemented a mandatory work-from-home period for anyone coming back from Mexico. Paid of course.
Apparently we took some pretty extreme measures during SARS too. |
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| Nrg2Nfinit |
| quote: | Originally posted by breakawayj
Im suposed to be going to Cancun next Friday and have been super pumped to go for a while!! now the effin news has my trippin' Normally I dont really care what they say on tv but when its in your face 24/7 its taking a toll!
What would you guys do??? |
probably not go.
The flu's prime target is 25-45 years of age..
The immune system overreacts to defend itself against the virus which proves to be lethal |
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