Here we go again with the flu threat, this time a swine flu with the potential for a global pandemic – or so we’re told. I’m kind of tired of the same old “be afraid, be very afraid” tone in regards to the whole flu threat. There are really other threats with greater implications for our well being! But still, the subject is certainly worth our attention, as there is still a good possibility of depopulation. I will not be surprised if the swine flu makes a revengeful come back this winter. This is also a great opportunity to get healthy, remind ourselves how pharmaceutical companies make their profits and how governments restrict our liberties. If anything, what makes us susceptible to the swine flu, is the toxicity within and without.
Swine flu is a contagious respiratory disease, caused by a type A influenza virus, H1N1. Symptoms include fever which is usually high, chest infection is common and pneumonia is a common complication, occasional sore throat and runny nose, coughing, severe headache, general pains and aches that can be severe, vomiting and diarrhea, tiredness which is severe, and lack of appetite.
From December 2005 to February 2009, the US had 12 cases of human infection with swine influenza. The outbreak in Mexico might have started as early as March 18, when authorities began detecting a surge in influenza-like illnesses in the country. It was thought that it was seasonal influenza, but on April 21, the US Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention reported two isolated cases of a novel swine influenza in California. On April 24, Mexico announced that the same virus had been detected in the country’s outbreak of influenza-like illness.
Even though the World Health Organization stated clearly that it was not possible to contain the spread of the swine flu, we saw at the beginning of the month some nations imposing travel bans, or making plans to quarantine air travelers. Nations were supposed to take mitigating measures, not travel restrictions, but the paranoia level is so high that any excuse is a good one to scare us with unnecessary restrictions.
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