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Right On Cue: SWINE FLU Fashion Statements; Personalize Your Paranoia

April 30, 2009

"OINK!" Indeed: Fashionable Pig-Flu Prevention
Source: FOX News

“OINK!” Indeed! Fashionable Pig-Flu-Prevention… Sort of like a overly paranoid germaphobe meets an overly exuberant SLIPKNOT fan…

Graphic designers and online retailers are offering swinophobes everywhere the chance to make a fashion statement — even as they ward off the deadly bug.

Read more HERE.

Click HERE for the latest in hip new pig-flu-prevention pix.

So make sure you thumb your nose… or snout as the case may be…

SWINE FLU Soo Doesn't Stand A Chance...

SWINE FLU Soo Doesn't Stand A Chance...



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U.S. Declares “PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY” – CDC Issues SWINE FLU FAQ

April 26, 2009

SWINE FLU On The Move

SWINE FLU On The Move


Source: FOX News, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Nobody knows how bad it will get. What they do know is that that, unlike Bird Flu which didn’t seem to spread beyond China, the new outbreak FLU SWINE looks to be moving at an alarmingly fast rate. So much so that Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano has already declared a Public Health Emergency.

THRALL WORLD does not make a habit of reposting entire articles but we are making an exception to that due to the serious nature of the situation.

Mexico is contending with an outbreak of swine flu, suspected in the deaths of dozens of people and sickening perhaps 1,000. In the United States, at least eight cases have been confirmed with the infection. Here are some questions and answers about the illness:

Q. What is swine flu?

A. Swine flu is a respiratory illness in pigs caused by a virus. The swine flu virus routinely causes outbreaks in pigs but doesn’t usually kill many of them.

Q. Can people get swine flu?

A. Swine flu viruses don’t usually infect humans. There have been occasional cases, usually among people who’ve had direct contact with infected pigs, such as farm workers. “We’ve seen swine influenza in humans over the past several years, and in most cases, it’s come from direct pig contact. This seems to be different,” said Dr. Arnold Monto, a flu expert with the University of Michigan.

Q. Can it spread among humans?

A. There have been cases of the virus spreading from human to human, probably in the same way as seasonal flu, through coughing and sneezing by infected people.

Q. What are the symptoms of swine flu?

A. The symptoms are similar to those of regular flu — fever, cough, fatigue, lack of appetite.

Q. Is the same swine flu virus making people sick in Mexico and the U.S.?

A. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the Mexican virus samples match the U.S. virus. The virus is a mix of human virus, bird virus from North America and pig viruses from North America, Europe and Asia.

Q. Are there drugs to treat swine flu in humans?

A. There are four different drugs approved in the U.S. to treat the flu, but the new virus has shown resistance to the two oldest. The CDC recommends the use of the flu drugs Tamiflu and Relenza.

Q. Does a regular flu shot protect against swine flu?

A. The seasonal flu vaccine used in the U.S. this year won’t likely provide protection against the latest swine flu virus. There is a swine flu vaccine for pigs but not for humans.

Q. Should residents of California or Texas do anything special?

A. The CDC recommends routine precautions to prevent the spread of infectious diseases: wash your hands often, cover your nose and mouth when you cough or sneeze, avoid close contact with sick people. If you are sick, stay at home and limit contact with others.

Q. What about traveling to Mexico?

A. The CDC has not warned Americans against traveling to Mexico but advises that they be aware of the illnesses there and take precautions to protect against infections, like washing their hands.


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Step Aside BIRD FLU, SWINE FLU The New Raging PANDEMIC Wannabe

April 25, 2009

SWINE FLU Pandemic?

SWINE FLU Pandemic?


Source: CNN

Just when you thought it was safe to emerge from your Bird-Flu-Proof Doom Bunker:

U.S. health officials expressed concern Friday that a swine flu virus that has infected eight people in the United States matches samples of a virus that has killed at least 68 people in Mexico. U.S. health experts also are concerned because more than 1,000 people have fallen ill in Mexico City in a short period of time.

“This situation has been developing quickly,” said acting CDC director Richard Besser. “This is something we are worried about.”

Swine flu is usually diagnosed only in pigs or people in regular contact with them.

Read more HERE.

A remember a few years ago when the talk of bird flu used to make people run around like the proverbial chicken with its head cut off. Or maybe that was just a nasty strain of Chicken-With-Its-Head-Cut-Off Flu.

In any case, if you’ve ever heard me talk over the years about the things I just wouldn’t be able to restrict myself of in order to become a full-fledged vegetarian, swine was at the top of that list. Yes peoples, like JOHN TRAVOLTAs character in PULP FICTION, the purveyors of THRALL WORLD admit that they too just wouldn’t be able to give up that yummy bacon goodness.

It goes without saying that the CNN article in question here is a bit disappointing with all of the health considerations involved to all of the pork fans out there.

But just what does “regular contact” with pigs mean exactly??

Does it mean caution to the tireless pig farmers who wake up every morning at the brink of dawn to feed slops to the grunting ravenous beasts?

Or does that mean caution to the grunting ravenous humans (yours truly included) who love a slice of crispy honey-dipped bacon with their morning eggs-over-easy??

Could anyone please clarify?

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