Comments on: Expert Warns Of Swine Flu-Bird Flu Mix

Virus Mutatation Could Be Highly Contagious And Lethal; 1 Dead of Swine Flu In Canada; Hong Kong Lifts Hotel Quarantine

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by opedanderson May 9, 2009 8:49 AM EDT
Dr Webster is not wrong, of course. But he is highly irresponsible to spread panic like he is doing just to further his career.
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by buttonjockey May 9, 2009 4:08 AM EDT
Wow, is this ever getting old! The swine flu turned out to be a dud and the media still is milking it for all the fear it can produce. Sells ad space, you know.

Why they just start with a headline like this:

SCIENTISTS PREDICT UNKNOWN THREAT BY NEXT DECADE
"Nobody knows what it is yet, but millions could die."
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by May 8, 2009 10:34 PM EDT
obama/biden mixed in the bird flu part
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by erasmus111 May 8, 2009 9:12 PM EDT
I think you are right, as long as it ain't me. : )

Posted by erasmus111 at 1:13 PM : May 8, 2009


That would make me very sad if that happened.

Posted by AJMarine12 at 3:47 PM : May 8, 2009


You always bring a smile to my face, AJMarine. : )
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by tincup356 May 8, 2009 9:11 PM EDT
I would almost bet that this article was written by a lobbyist from big pharma.,,,,just another scare tactic to throw money at a problem that is an imaginary evil,,,,,,,funny how the government identifies all kinds of problems then thinks throwing massive amounts of money to people that have bribed the government is always the only answer.
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by voxpopulus May 8, 2009 7:23 PM EDT
Virtually all flus are combinations of bird flu and swine flu AND human flu, including the current swine flu outbreak. It's a disease that develops across species.
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by ajjaxtheleast May 8, 2009 6:58 PM EDT
Someone hopping along, flapping their arms going "oink" then suddenly
falling over dead?

A victim succumbing to the dreaded Rabbit, Swine, Bird flu.

This is beginning to sound like somebody testing to see where
next year's April fools day joke needs upgrading to be a hit.

How about,,,"Elephant, Rabbit, Swine, Bird, Cockroach flu'?

You think that wouldn't send some people off to caves wearing masks
lugging a year's supply of porno tapes??
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by AJMarine12 May 8, 2009 6:47 PM EDT
I think you are right, as long as it ain't me. : )

Posted by erasmus111 at 1:13 PM : May 8, 2009


That would make me very sad if that happened.
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by qfew9 May 8, 2009 5:24 PM EDT
What next ... real flying pigs?
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by denn034 May 8, 2009 4:18 PM EDT
I initially confused swine flu with the bird flu so, this'll alleviate that confusion. Don't get me wrong, I think both are tragedies and I hope the authorities find a way to effectively deal with such.
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