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McB

McB Report 30 Apr 2009 22:14

How did it start

McB

McB Report 30 Apr 2009 22:15

This swine flu

Cumbrian Caz~**~

Cumbrian Caz~**~ Report 30 Apr 2009 22:15

No idea hun, has it got worse, didnt see news?

C xxx

McB

McB Report 30 Apr 2009 22:17

Well they say it is !!!!!

KempinaPartyhat

KempinaPartyhat Report 30 Apr 2009 22:37

it started in mexico ....with a little lad called Edga....hes better now ......

But they found a granny who said her grand daughter died days before ....and they didnt know what was wrong with her ..she was only days old .........

There is a pig farm near by which the BBC couldnt get into

SilverLady

SilverLady Report 30 Apr 2009 22:56

Read in the news that its a similar strain as the 1918 outbreak. This was brought to Europe by US soldiers and only got the name Spanish Flu when a member of the Spanish Royal family caught it.
Seems to be a particular strain from the American Continent. Dont know how much is fact/fiction but thats what I read in yesterdays papers.

suzian

suzian Report 30 Apr 2009 23:11

Is Swine Flu the past tense of pigs flying?

Sue x

♥†۩ Carol Paine ۩†♥

♥†۩ Carol Paine ۩†♥ Report 1 May 2009 16:53

suzian you may have the answer there!

This strain is thought to be a hybrid (or should that be tribred?) of swine + bird + human flu ... so those flying pigs could be to blame!

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 1 May 2009 21:29

What gets me is when the media in the shape of TV news is actually bubbliing with excitement when they can report a confirmed case.

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Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

McB

McB Report 1 May 2009 21:31

Ann,

nothing the media like more than to hype it up.

Martin

Martin Report 1 May 2009 21:35

Read the expert stats, you are more likely to die if you drive, do extreme sports, or are connected to a city gang dealing in drugs.