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proteinwisdom.com - 4/30/2009
Congressional Flu? [Dan Collins]
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Officials want to remove the word “swine” from the name of the flu , for fear that it will hurt the pork industry. Mexican Flu is also not kosher, of course. MedFlu isn’t fair to medflies, either. Hannitizer Flu does seem unfair to Shawn Hannity, though it contains the ...
cdc.gov - 4/26/2009
Influenza (Flu) | Swine Influenza (Flu)
— cdc.gov — U.S. Human Cases of Swine Flu Infection (As of April 30, 2009, 10:30 AM ET) In response... to an intensifying outbreak in the United States and internationally caused by a new influenza virus of swine origin, the World Health Organization raised the ... (more) Influenza (Flu) | Swine Influenza (Flu)

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cdc.gov - 4/27/2009
Influenza (Flu) | Swine Flu and You
— cdc.gov — Questions & Answers Swine Influenza and You What is swine flu? Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a... respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that causes regular outbreaks in pigs. People do not normally get swine flu, but human ... (more) Influenza (Flu) | Swine Flu and You

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Regular flu has killed thousands since January
cnn.com - 4/29/2009
Regular flu has killed thousands since January
— cnn.com — People are nervous about swine flu, but the regular flu kills 36,000 people a year in the... United States. (more) Regular flu has killed thousands since January

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The Sundries Shack:  If It’s Not Swine Flu, What Is It?

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If It’s Not Swine Flu, What Is It?
The Sundries Shack — ... If It’s with how our government seems a lot more concerned about what they’re calling the Unnamed Flu of Some Concern than they are about actually doing anything useful to stop more of it coming in from Mexico. In the meantime, much fun is being had at protein wisdom where Dan Collins is taking suggestions for what to rename the not-Swine Flu. The best suggestion, by a long shot, comes from commenter “The Monster” ...

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