Swine Flu

Swine Flu is a strain of the influenza virus primarily associated with pigs, and known as swine influenza virus or SIV.

The 2009 swine flu outbreak, largely believed to have originated in Mexico, is believed by health officials to be a new strain of influenza A virus subtype H1N1. The source, though unconfirmed, is likewise thought to be one strain of human influenza virus, one strain of avian influenza virus, and two separate strains of swine influenza virus.

The 2009 outbreak has created enough concern to close schools, and given cause for the World Health Organization (WHO) to issue a Level Four Warning, indicating significant human to human transmission, and considered one level short of a pandemic.

Reports of the outbreak have been confirmed worldwide, including cases in Mexico, Canada, Spain, Scotland, and at least ten states in the U.S. — where President Obama has acknowledged cause for concern. Obama urged citizens who are sick to stay at home, but has also said there is no cause for panic.

On the blogosphere, there is plenty of talk about the Swine Flu at such sites as the Sciencebase Science Blog.

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• PREVIEW-Saudi Arabia seeks to curb flu and stop protest at haj

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 728
  Source: Reuters * Saudis warn against politicising pilgrimage * Pilgrim crowds offer chance for flu to spread * Efforts to prevent deadly crush of pilgrims RIYADH, Nov 23 (Reuters) - More than two million ...
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• The Dean’s Swine Flu Profit Storm is on Its Way

  
  CollegeStock - The Dean of College Stocks — Authority: 140
  The Dean believes Swine Flu Frenzy will carry well into flu season and, with companies like Novartis (NYSE: NVS), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK), Sanofi-Pasteur (NYSE: SNY) and BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: BCRX) contracted to produce millions of vaccine doses, there’s billions in profits to be made.The Dean thinks ...
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• Global Research War, Globalization and Flu Panic Selected Articles 16-22 November, 2009

  
  Creative-i — Authority: 149
  22 November, 2009 — Global ResearchMONTREAL: Denis J. Halliday Lecture on “The United Nations’ Role in Peace and War” December 1 – 2009-12-01Award Winning Movie: “SUPERPOWER”: Order the DVD Online from Global Research – by Barbara-Anne Steegmuller – 2009-11-28Please Support Global Research A ...
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• The Free Market, Flu Vaccine and The Role of Gummit

  
  Greg Laden's Blog — Authority: 653
  The Free Market is a god-like powerful force that we can rely on to solve our problems, especially those of supply and demand. So if, as the WHO estimates, about 2% of the population is going to be covered by H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine then ... shall we assume that the other 98% of the worlds population did something ...
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• How does brain zero in on single bit of information?

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  Washington, Nov 23 (IANS) How does the brain zero in on a single bit of information, out of the tens of thousands that it is bombarded with daily? Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have discovered a mechanism that the brain uses to filter out distracting thoughts to focus on [...]
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• Quebec’s Vaccine Distribution Inspired by Disneyland

  
  mental_floss Blog — Authority: 786
  If you’ve tried to get the H1N1 vaccine, then you may know just how hard it is to find a place that actually has the shots in stock and won’t make you wait in line for hours. In order to avoid the mess of lines, Quebec took a tip from Disneyland and set up a Fastpass-like system to get patients in and out of the ...
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• DRDO develops swine flu detection kit: Antony

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) A premier defence laboratory has developed a swine flu detection kit and the process for transferring the technology for commercialization has also been initiated, parliament was informed Monday.“The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a rapid and ...
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• Major Victory With Swine Flu Hoax Scandal

  
  Creative-i — Authority: 149
  European scientists and health authorities are facing angry questions about why H1N1 flu has not caused death and destruction on the scale first feared, and they need to respond deftly to ensure public support.
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• Influenzastan, part 4: Googling for answers — and each other

  
  neweurasia.net — Authority: 474
  The internet is not sanitary: in the face of their governments obtuseness over the swine flu, Turkmens are turning to the internet for answers -- and for each other. Image by Flickr user larksflem (CC-usage). Editor’s note: Has Turkmenistan come down with a bad case of the swine flu?  neweurasia’s ...
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• My Son Is Paralyzed from the Swine Flu Shot

  
  MomLogic — Authority: 126
  Arlene Connins stepson Jordan developed Guillain-Barre syndrome after getting the swine flu vaccine. Hes now in a wheelchair.
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• H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine: 1,300 adverse suspected reactions and one death in UK

  
  Baby Chums — Authority: 540
  One person in the UK has died after being given the swine flu vaccine, though details have not been released. Reports from the medicines regulator said they had serious underlying medical conditions and is one fatality among over 1,300 suspected adverse reactions, primarily to Pandemrix which is being used more ...
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• TIMOR-LESTE: Bird flu worries as awareness remains low

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 728
  Source: IRIN Ask Afonso de Jesus what he knows about avian influenza (H5N1) and the answer is worrying.
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• Live H1N1 Briefing for Bloggers and Our Readers Today

  
  Homeland Security News — Authority: 529
  Join the live Webcast to learn detailed information about influenza prevention and treatment, warning signs for parents, anti-viral medications, and vaccinations. A question and answer session will provide the opportunity to engage directly with leading communication and public health experts, including: Kathleen ...
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• f(x) members diagnosed with H1N1

  
  allkpop — Authority: 588
  f(x) members Amber , Krystal and Sulli have been diagnosed with Swine Flu. On the 22nd, the three members, feeling symptoms of a cold, they went to receive examinations at the hospital and were diagnosed with Swine Flu on the 23rd. Members Luna and Victoria , however, have not been affected and are ...
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• Vaccines effective against H1N1 virus mutation, say experts

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  London, Nov 23 (ANI): Health experts in Europe and North America insist that despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, swine flu vaccines are as effective as they have been before.Bruno Lina, director of the national flu virus monitoring centre for southern France, said that mutations in virus was ...
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• Article Title Unknown

  
  IZO — Authority: 488
  Holiday in hell? Chernobyl tourism down because of swine-flu fears (MIGnews). Thinking of travelling in the other direction? Reading between the lines of this piece (MIGnews), if you are a Ukrainian (or presumably Russian) citizen and you have a Schengen...
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• How To Keep Yourself from Being Infected With Swine Flu

  
  Health Tips — Authority: 130
  How To Keep Yourself from Being Infected With Swine Flu Swine flu is an illness which derives its name from a virus that infects pigs. While the virus cannot affect people, they are likely to get an infection from time to time. The virus is communicable and can be transmitted from one person to another. The ...
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• Factual Questions

  
  tdaxp — Authority: 472
  As I know, and am close to, numerous nurses who work with high-risk groups and have yet to receive the Pig Flu (H1N1) Vaccine, I would like to know the answer to the following questions 1. What is the correlation between an individual’s contributions to the Obama campaign and his or her probability of having ...
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• Inside a Swine Flu vaccination clinic

  
  America's North Shore Journal — Authority: 134
  On Thursday, November 19, and Saturday, November 21, 2009, I spent about five hours each day working as a volunteer at a vaccination clinic run by the Monroe County Public Health Department (DPH). It was one of five each day held to vaccinate at risk groups for pandemic H1N1, the Swine Flu. I worked at the one held at ...
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• Swine flu type found in North Carolina develops resistance to Tamiflu

  
  Press Release Distribution - NewsWire- Caymanmama.com — Authority: 534
  Austin, Texas (CaymanMama.com) — The dreaded swine flu is getting smarter and smarter meaning the medical community has to keep working on ways to battle the strand that has sickened thousands from coast to coast. Federal health officials confirm that four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a strand ...
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