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Post by sassybitch on Apr 28, 2009 10:41:38 GMT
Are you all ok? Hope you and your loved ones are all ok...sorry to hear the news.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 28, 2009 14:54:19 GMT
*Waves* Hi-eeeee, Sasseeee. Nope, everything seems to be fine. I don't know anyone who has the flu, nor even anyone who knows anyone else who has it. I reported here on my trip to town yesterday (reply #6). Laughing aside, I am being careful. At the moment, I am avoiding any non-packaged food, except for uncut produce. I've always been a little psycho about hand-washing, so maybe that's kept me healthy so far. Thanks for asking. How are you? |
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Post by gyro on Apr 28, 2009 19:03:24 GMT
They said on the news at lunchtime that you can NOT catch it by eating pork ...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2009 19:17:50 GMT
Yes, it is not in the meat at all.
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Post by hwinpp on Apr 29, 2009 3:03:18 GMT
Is it seriously big news in Europe or South Africa (I know America and of course Mexico have been hit)? I don't see that much of it on the internet site I read normally and over here people aren't that worried. In fact it looks like people are just as concerned about giving the virus the right name as preventing its spread!  I agree with Gyro about not catching it from pork. I heard none of the Americans who contracted it had even been near pigs. |
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 29, 2009 3:04:58 GMT
I always wonder if some of these stories aren't over-emphasized when there is little exciting news to report.
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Post by gyro on Apr 29, 2009 4:28:23 GMT
What, are you saying the media is hyping something up to make people listen and make themselves feel self-important by creating negative sensationalism ?
I DON'T believe it ........
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 29, 2009 4:38:30 GMT
Thank god you brought me to my senses! Of course, the media is far too responsible to ever engage in anything like that.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2009 4:51:31 GMT
It remains one of the top three news stories in France; it gets juggled around depending on whether they can whip up some other items from time to time. It is mostly being called "Mexican flu" now in order to stop incriminating the pork industry.
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Post by rikita on Apr 29, 2009 6:24:03 GMT
hm read some headline last night that there is the first suspected case in germany now. should i panic? and i have been feeling strange since yesterday... well really though, it is in the headlines and everywhere, but i haven't heard people talk much about it yet...
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Post by hwinpp on Apr 29, 2009 9:02:19 GMT
Yes, just saw it on spiegelonline.de.
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