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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “swine flu”

 

• Dominican Republic confirms 5 swine flu deaths in 2013

  
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  The Dominican Republic confirmed Monday that five people have died of the H1N1 Influenza A virus, commonly known as swine flu, so far this year. Rafael Schiffino, deputy minister of collective healthcare, told reporters that the victims included two pregnant women, two men and a girl, but denied the deaths marked ...
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• Flu Vax Causes 5.5 Times More Respiratory Infections

  
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  Gaia Health June 2, 2013 The utter absurdity of vaccination ‘science’ is revealed in this study. It claims a flu vaccine results in less disease risk because it causes antibodies to develop, in spite of not reducing the likelihood of contracting the disease and also resulting in 5.5 times more incidents of ...
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• Make Them Squeal, Governor. Make Them Squeal!

  
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  Rick Perry faces backlash over jobs raids – POLITICO.com Print View “The biggest difference with Perry was, he was kind of like a Roman emperor coming into town with horns blowing in front of his arrival, his parade,” Doug Whitley, the president and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, told POLITICO. ...
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• So This New Mysterious Virus Is Going To Kill Us All Really Soon Or Something

  
  Datzhott — Authority: 157
  DatzHott.com - "Where Everything Cool is Hott!" Hey guys, we’re all going to die. Just like we all died after Swine Flu and SARS wiped us off the face of the Earth. Remember that? It was terrible. Well, diseases are back for the big ’13. Infect us with your journalism, CNN: A new SARS-like virus recently ...
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• Study links GSKs swine flu vax to narcolepsy in adults

  
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  From 2009 to 2011, 25 adults developed narcolepsy in Finland, 18 of whom had received GSKs swine flu shot.
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• Major Threats from Universal Flu Vaccine

  
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  Gaia Health May 24, 2013 The upcoming universal influenza vaccine will be carrying at least two threats: nanoparticles and a potentially new autoimmune disorder. Yet nothing stops the development of these dangerous products intended to be applied to virtually everyone, whether healthy or not. In the end, it ...
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• Outbreak of swine flu kills 17 in Venezuela

  
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  | | Related 39 dead in Venezuela oil explosion 26/08/2012 06:04 CET In Venezuela 17 people have died and another 250 have been infected from an outbreak of H1N1 flu. The virus, more commonly known as swine flu, swept around the world four years ago. Most of the current cases have been in border ...
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• Swine Flu, Bird Flu And Pandemic Vaccination

  
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  As the world prepares for what may be the next pandemic strain of influenza virus, in the H7N9 bird flu, a new UC Irvine study reveals that the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic was deadliest for people under the age of 65, while those 65 and over had greater immunity due to previous exposure to similar viruses. Deaths ...
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• Swine flu vaccine ‘linked to’ sleeping disorder

  
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  Do know about Swine flu vaccine ‘linked to’ sleeping disorder . A study in Finland has found that kids insusceptible against the H1N1 flu virus with Pandemrix were a lot of possible to develop the sleep disorder narcolepsy. The condition causes excessive daytime somnolence and sufferers will go to sleep ...
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• Well: Aging: Fewer Elderly Deaths in Flu Pandemics

  
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  Age has its privileges, and a new study suggests that one of them may be immunity to some flu pandemics.        
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• Swine Flu Exterminator

  
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  Evil swine flu is on the rampage in your hospital!! Grab your disinfecting gun and blast all the blobs! Move the mouse to aim Shoot with the Left Mouse Button Reload with the Space Bar
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• A Benefit of Aging: Flu Protection

  
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  Age has its privileges, and a new study suggests that one of them may be immunity to some flu pandemics.
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• UC-DAVIS scientists find H1N1 INFLUENZA VIRUS in ELEPHANT SEALS ~ WHO warns world not prepared for massive INFLUENZA outbreak ~ WHO says single YELLOW FEVER shot is enough ~ RABIES reports from MO, NH, & VA.

  
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  Northern Elephant Seals. Photo by Mike Baird. Wikimedia Commons. California 05/15/13 ucdavis.edu: News Release – Scientists at the University of California, Davis, detected the H1N1 (2009) virus in free-ranging northern elephant seals off the central California coast a year after the human pandemic ...
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