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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• Belarus Reports Almost 1/4 Million Flu Cases

  
  2012. The big wobble — Authority: 141
  Belarus Reports Almost 1/4 Million Flu Cases November 10, 2009 The press service of the Gomel regional executive committee BelaPAN reported that in the Gomel region died of pneumonia eight people. Pneumonia was diagnosed in 827 people, including a 643 adults and 184 children. According to the press service of ...
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• H1N1: 300 doses of vaccine reach Gitmo

  
  Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias — Authority: 532
  November 10, 2009Updated H1N1 posts/symptoms/vaccineSource: APPentagon: 300 doses of H1N1 vaccine have arrived at Guantanamo Bay. But it’s still not enough to cover all the troops and healthcare workers stationed there. It’s wrong. Troops and troop support should be a priority.Also, “some” civilians who work ...
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• If Fever is the Bodys Defense, Should You Treat a Swine Flu Fever? Yes! A Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist Explains Why

  
  Happy Healthy Long Life — Authority: 116
  Do you want to lower a fever with Tylenol or is the fever actually the bodys defense? Its conceivable that mammals evolved fever to fight infection, and some authorities believe fever is the bodys way of fighting off infection, but according to Dr. Rick Malley, "On the other hand, theres no evidence that blunting ...
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• DND appears to back off plan to vaccinate Afghan detainees

  
  TheStar.com - Travel — Authority: 854
  Military officials in Afghanistan said that detainees in Canadian custody are being offered the H1N1 shot — a decision the federal health minister called “outrageous” Tuesday and that prompted a terse statement from the Department of National Defence.
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• Alberta: Oaths not doctor’s notes to prove H1N1 sick days

  
  Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias — Authority: 532
  November 10. 2009Updated H1N1 posts/symptoms/vaccineNot sure if this has happened yet in the US, but in Canada, Alberta government employees will have to swear that they were absent from work due to H1N1.It was set up to decrease the workload on doctors – the declaration taking the place of a doctor’s note.If an ...
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• High Tech Help Available To Find Flu Shot Clinics

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 544
  Lately Ive been hearing from friends who want information on how to find locations for the H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine. read more
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• H1N1 vaccine administered to students in Bristol

  
  The Intelligencer Now — Authority: 528
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• H1N1 vaccine administered to students in Bristol

  
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• County cancels Friday H1N1 clinic; hopes to get more vaccine to meet demand from last week’s clinic

  
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• H1N1 Flu and Pork Production Connection Raised By Jonathan Safran Foer

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 622
  kevinhutchinsons Flickr photostream/Creative Commons The vaccine for the H1N1 virus has received quite a bit of attention lately, however, important questions remain unattended about the origins of the vicious strain and the likely possibility that it spread from unsanitary conditions on factory pig farms.  ...
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• L.A. Countys free H1N1 vaccine clinics have vaccinated few blacks, public health officials say

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 815
  Free H1N1 vaccine clinics in Los Angeles county have failed to vaccinate many African Americans, considered some of those most at risk of developing complications from the flu, public health officials told county leaders today. “I’m disappointed we have not had a higher percentage of African Americans coming to ...
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• Swine Flu vaccinations at Harry S. Truman high school

  
  The Intelligencer Now — Authority: 528
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• Swine Flu vaccinations at Harry S. Truman high school

  
  Courier Times Now — Authority: 603
  David Garrett / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Four year old Alex Miller, Bristol gets both hands held when he receives his flu shot. (giving shot) Nicole Depue, Horsham. Bristol Township and Bristol school kids lined up at Harry S. Truman high school Tuesday to get their swine flu vaccination.
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• Goldman Sachs of Shit

  
  Not so Subtle — Authority: 108
  Srsly. http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/11/goldman-fed-citi-getting-preferential-allotments-of-h1n1-vaccine.html Tell them how you feel. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 85 Broad St. New York, NY 10004 212-902-1000
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• Google Tries To Save You From Swine Flu

  
  WebProNews Feed — Authority: 705
  The media frenzy over swine flu may have died down a little since earlier this year; its no longer a top headline on every other news site, at least.  But people remain extremely concerned about it (anyone care to guess how many tons of hand sanitizer have been sold?), and Googles trying to help out by pointing them ...
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• Ontario to expand targets for H1N1 vaccine

  
  TheStar.com - Travel — Authority: 854
  Police, firefighters and Ministry of Health staff are among the groups that will be offered the H1N1 vaccine next in Ontario.
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• Ont. to offer H1N1 vaccine to police, firefighters, ministry staff

  
  TheStar.com - Travel — Authority: 854
  Police, firefighters and Ministry of Health staff are among the groups that will be offered the H1N1 vaccine next in Ontario, the provinces top medical health official said Tuesday.
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• Boston announces first swine-flu death of the fall

  
  Universal Hub - All Boston, all the time — Authority: 626
  The Boston Public Health Commission reports a 65-year-old man with "multiple underlying health conditions" died of H1N1 on Oct. 31. Test results confirming H1N1 infection came back yesterday, the commission says. He is Bostons fifth H1N1 death, the commission says. The others died during the spring outbreak.
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• GPs and practice staff on frontline turn down swine flu vaccine

  
  In These New Times — Authority: 141
  Pulse10th November, 2009Many GPs and practice staff are refusing to be vaccinated against swine flu, even in ‘hot-spot’ areas where rates of infection are rising fastest.At some practices no front line staff have agreed to have the vaccine, despite BMA and Government warnings that it is ‘crucial’ to the ...
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• Many Italian physicians reject swine flu vaccine

  
  In These New Times — Authority: 141
  PressTV7th November, 2009Italian family physicians refuse to prescribe the A/H1N1 vaccine for their patients, claiming that the risks of the vaccine outweigh its benefits.Latest figures revealed that swine flu has infected more than 540,000 individuals, claiming the lives of 30 in Italy.The country has ordered some 48 ...
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