WHO plans emergency session over deadly Mexico flu outbreak

[mykalberta]

Originally Posted by Bagor

Unless they were suspecting meningitis, I would doubt it.

Fair Enough.

FYI, dont let some "Doctor" ever allow a UofA intern to preform that on you. The most painful thing I have ever experienced. Popping my knee in football was cake compared to 1/2 of your body going numb...4 TIMES IN A ROW.

[Ford Prefect]

Originally Posted by Lchoy

It's actually quite scary to think of how many diseases have transferred from animal to human

Pandemic potential:
Swine flu - Pigs
Bird flu - Birds
SARS - That Asian rodent

Not a pandemic, but still serious:
Ebola - unknown animal, possibly chimps
Mad Cow - Cow
West Nile - Mosquitoes initially infected birds

Don't forget AIDS.

[LChoy]

Originally Posted by Ford Prefect

Don't forget AIDS.

I thought the US government invented that

[mike66]

we need to stop eating pork.

i mean jews/muslims dont, and christians are not suppose to either?

even joel olsteen is telling us not to eat it, i mean even him is telling us.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU5kek3D-4I

[LChoy]

Originally Posted by mike66

we need to stop eating pork.

i mean jews/muslims dont, and christians are not suppose to either?

even joel olsteen is telling us not to eat it, i mean even him is telling us.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU5kek3D-4I

Won't someone think of the Bacon

[TheDragon]

Originally Posted by Lchoy

It's actually quite scary to think of how many diseases have transferred from animal to human

Pandemic potential:
Swine flu - Pigs
Bird flu - Birds
SARS - That Asian rodent

Not a pandemic, but still serious:
Ebola - unknown animal, possibly chimps
Mad Cow - Cow
West Nile - Mosquitoes initially infected birds

Don't forget about Foot and Mouth disease. It can be carried by anything with a cloven hoof, and is highly contagious.

[Ford Prefect]

Originally Posted by Lchoy

I thought the US government invented that

Nah, people were humping monkeys long before there was a US government.

[Knut]

Originally Posted by mike66

we need to stop eating pork.

i mean jews/muslims dont, and christians are not suppose to either?

even joel olsteen is telling us not to eat it, i mean even him is telling us.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU5kek3D-4I

Wow.. just wow. Not eating pork will prevent Pandemic!!

Enough overreaction.

[Ford Prefect]

Originally Posted by mike66

we need to stop eating pork.

i mean jews/muslims dont, and christians are not suppose to either?

even joel olsteen is telling us not to eat it, i mean even him is telling us.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU5kek3D-4I

What about eating pork religiously instead. That should be okay, shouldn't it.

[Stormy Lancer]

Greatest News Story Ever!!!


JERUSALEM — An Israeli health official says the outbreak of swine flu should be renamed "Mexican" influenza in deference to Muslim and Jewish sensitivities over pork.
Deputy Health Minister Yakov Litzman said today the reference to pigs is offensive to both religions and "we should call this Mexican flu and not swine flu."
Both Judaism and Islam consider pigs unclean and forbid the eating of pork products.
Scientists are unsure where the new swine flu virus originally emerged. They say there is nothing about the virus that makes it "Mexican" and worry such a label would be stigmatizing.
Two Israelis who recently visited Mexico have been hospitalized with symptoms of the flu.
Health authorities have not yet confirmed whether they actually have the virus.

http://www.calgarysun.com/news/world...7/9264176.html

[Ford Prefect]

Originally Posted by Stormy Lancer

Greatest News Story Ever!!!


JERUSALEM — An Israeli health official says the outbreak of swine flu should be renamed "Mexican" influenza in deference to Muslim and Jewish sensitivities over pork.
Deputy Health Minister Yakov Litzman said today the reference to pigs is offensive to both religions and "we should call this Mexican flu and not swine flu."
Both Judaism and Islam consider pigs unclean and forbid the eating of pork products.
Scientists are unsure where the new swine flu virus originally emerged. They say there is nothing about the virus that makes it "Mexican" and worry such a label would be stigmatizing.
Two Israelis who recently visited Mexico have been hospitalized with symptoms of the flu.
Health authorities have not yet confirmed whether they actually have the virus.

http://www.calgarysun.com/news/world...7/9264176.html

Ha, ha. That's hilarious. So a Jewish or Muslim person dies and goes to meet his or her maker.

"So it says here you died of swine flu. Well, straight to hell with you then."

[photon]

How is calling it swine flu offensive? Flu is bad pork is bad what's the problem?

Is eating a HAMburger offensive too?

[united]

Poor timing as I leave for Cancun on Friday.

I will be following the news and this thread this week. Thank you in advance for any updates!

[Kybosh]

I love how "swine flu" is more offensive than "Mexican flu" . . . . hahahahaha.

[Buzzard]

Uh ohh.....major earthquake in Mexico. This could get ugly if populated areas affected. 50 miles north of Acapulco. Hopefully just a remote quake not affecting cities.

http://www.cnn.com/

[Byrns]

Dear Mexico,

I hate you.

Signed,
God

[HotHotHeat]

Lol, it's hard to fathom the timing of that earthquake without divine intervention.

God IS real!

[Byrns]

Originally Posted by HotHotHeat

Lol, it's hard to fathom the timing of that earthquake without divine intervention.

God IS real!

Nah it's all related to the melting of the polar ice caps. The science is in!

[CrusaderPi]

Originally Posted by mike66

we need to stop eating pork.

i mean jews/muslims dont, and christians are not suppose to either?

even joel olsteen is telling us not to eat it, i mean even him is telling us.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU5kek3D-4I

Mark 7: 19 Jesus declared all food clean. Even pork.

[Jedi Ninja]

Apparently, a lot of children had been bussed out of Mexico city to coastal resorts to escape the Flu, this earthquake could end up being especially tragic.