Honestly, I don't think anyone fully knows the answer to that question yet. Clearly, though, it is interesting that as we now take the time to think about the year gone by, we are seeing the Series Premiere (the birth of farming) colliding right into the Series Finale (globalization). At any rate, I'm following this one VERY closely. Of course, you know the BBC has the best coverage on this in the English language, and you can take a look at it by clicking here.
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thats really weird. my grandma said that she remembers when the swine flu hit in the '50s... oh! and i showed my mom the world history in 7 minutes! i'm not sure that she got what it was about, maybe you have to be a history student...
Right now things are not so bad outside Mexic, so far things can take just about any direction just as the WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl says "This is an evolving situation". I think it will just be better to play it safe. Not maybe get alarmed over this because it can easily fizzle out. However, it is interesting that the cases in Mexico are worse than other parts of the world (the count is up to 149 dead in Mexico).
after our talk today in class, ive been so scared of touching like everything. i mean this is spreading like crazy in a matter of minutes. ive been germ-xing like crazyyy.
but why are they only limiting travel to mexico when its all over?
oh and although it is bad no matter what, im glad its only been mild cases here.
im afraid this is gonna be like the new black plaque.
"Currently, they say the world is closer to a flu pandemic than at any point since 1968 - rating the threat at three on a six-point scale." A few hours later, the WHO raises it to a four. We can already see how the cases are increasing pretty quickly. But the good part, more like the more fortunate(?), is that the cases are mild (not in Mexico though where people have died). Looking at the map provided, within a month, there are confirmed cases in Mexico, the U.S., Canada, and Spain. Brazil, the UK,Israel, Australia, and New Zealand have suspected cases. It's already spread from Mexico to the other side of the world. I wonder how much it will change tomorrow? But wow, we really can see globalization at work with this swine flu outbreak. Before computers and the internet when mail carriers rode horseback to deliver news, it would take a few days to receive any information like this. Now we can receive information in less than 5 seconds...that's a big change. Should we worry? Yes, big time. With the rapid change and growth of the swine flu, we really should be taking many precautions. Of course, like any situation dealing with the 'seasonal flu,' we have to wash our hands and avoid sick people and cover our noses when we sneeze and mouths when we cough. I agree with Michael, it is strange how people in Mexico are dieing of this. Maybe they were seeking help too late into the flu or maybe it does have to do with something geographical? But yeah, I will definitely be keeping an eye on this as well.
wow this is very sad. i remember when you talked about the swine flu during class and i became very worried about what it could do to the world. it does have pandemic potential like many people have stated but it's still a good thing that it isn't as major in other places, such as the united states, as it is in mexico. with that said, i would like to express my best wishes to mexico in hopes that this would all go away so that there would no longer be any more deaths because 149 is too much as it is.
I'm so scared of this disease.
I would've never imagined an epidemic disease spreading all over the world any time soon. I only thought about it being in history...
I dont understand how this virus can change itself? And just spread within minutes... SCARY.
Why can't the pigs and birds keep their flu to themselves? People have their own strain and we don't need another! I think i've got a plan however, based off of one that Zedong came up with....We should declare war on the pigs and birds!!! We can always eat turkey bacon if we win...oh no! they're birds too aren't they?
But for real this might be something to worry about. And maybe the possibility of another black plague isn't too low because of how easily people travel to and from where ever they go...the suggestions however of no travel to mexico will probably help contain it if the cases outside of mexico don't spread at all.
its really sad how this swine flu is killing so many now 149 young and old, rich or poor. i hope no more die in mexico and someone can find a better treatment :)
ah scary! I have a friend in San Antonio and he says his school is not closed down, but the flu is becoming a big deal, and he doesn't really know what's going on with everything there. I hope this doesn't get to bad. Do we usually find cures quicky for new flu's?
I hope this doesnt get any worse. I think it is weird that people in Mexico are dying from it but people that have it in other countries don't have as intense symptoms.
yeah this is pretty scary.. luckily it isnt too too bad outside of mexico but some way we need to be helping mexico through it, i think. but we just need to be careful with this cuz it could become very bad!
i hope this disappears like birdflu has..(in a way)
i want to know whats causing it to mutate
i dont think this something we should be scared about necessarily... concerned and careful, yes, but not to the point of paranoia (at least not yet). its good that the CDC is taking serious action to try to control this situation the best they can by monitoring travel. however, i heard on the radio this morning that cruise lines are continuing their trips to mexico, and havent planned on cancelling any cruises so far. with cruise ships having had a history of spreading disease, this news surprised me. any thoughts mr prill?
i think that the travel warnings are sufficient for now... yes, mexico has seen 152 deaths now, but remember that mexico city alone is a city of 20 million or so... it's bigger than new york... perhaps more restrictions will be necessary as time goes by, we'll have to wait and see in the coming days.
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