What's in a Name? Swine Flu 'Confusing Some'

[Roxxoxo]

A Frankenstein Flu Made In A Lab!

[DAelliottRBY]

okay so in order for the swine flu too come about human pig and bird viruses but how the hell did all those mix i mean it would seem reasonable for human and pigs too mix accidently but bird :S.

has any news stories gone into how this swine flu actually got out

[averycur]

Are people really that dumb? that they confuse the scientific name with the generic name? come the fuck on! That is dangerous stupidity....read...get an education...

[BinkieMcFartnuggets]

The pork industry is going hog wild over this name. H1N1 should be the name we call it, sounds like a terminator.

[IxTRYx]

Nice pun....pork industry...hog wild. it was funny.

[XXXREDROOMXXX]

Its kind of strange it has 2 avian polymerase strands... still no one even mentions the very real possibility this mutating virus is infecting birds... we could name it the " no one mention its getting the birds sick too flu".

[paulma8]

i'm not a scientist but i'd like to have more information about what you are saying,

do you have any links i can check.

[almanulinux]

The name is not appropriate, yes, I will instead call it 'flu of the pigs' because that way it will remind us the horrifying and dirty system of creating animals and that this is happening due to our abuse of the nature. And also shows our insistence on such a love affair with pigs, even if since long centuries certain wise people is advising us not to relate to pigs. People became what they eat... so, in fact is the 'flu of the pigs'...

[IxTRYx]

Fuck PETA.

[enuvune]

manbirdpig flu.

[ShiroganeOnJubeiThos]

New name is "Captain Tripps"

[poiht87hfg]

Anyone dumb enough to think he can catch "swine flu" from eating pork isn't going to know that pork comes from swine.

[wabdinur]

Swine=pig

& pork comes from pigs

....So what are you talking about?

[poiht87hfg]

Perhaps try re-reading it aloud? Or ask your parents or a teacher to explain it?

[wabdinur]

sarcasm eh?

[poiht87hfg]

Ok, here's the new name: PIGBIRD FLU. Much better.

[bloodinhonor]

It should be named jew flu, because jews are real pigs, with the genocide the commit against the palestinians and the 800 atomic bombs they've compiled.The lunatics will blow us all up!!!

[mcnevinz]

I live in San Diego. you know, the place with the zoo and the laughing zebras. Let's just pull it over our heads and say Scandinavia three times. Geez, this place is just like the dentists office except there aren't any magazines and the penicillins are free.

[MandyMaidstone]

Well, it would be costly, inconvenient to those with business there, most probably impossible to maintain as illegal border crossing is a daily occurance. Contrary to postings here only two countries that I know of have banned travel to Mexico one being Cuba and we don't have a Cuban type government here now do we?

[IxTRYx]

Quadruple border patrol and give them 50 caliber sniper rifles. Problem solved.

[rjanis123]

why doesn't the media just call it the Fort Dix flu?

for the name of the military base near the lab where it was created? Patient Zero was confirmed real close to that location

[GiovannaNYC]

It originated in Mexico. Lets call it the Mexican Flu or the Mexican Pig Flu or the Mexican Swine Flu or the Mexican Swine Pig Flu?

[arequipa1]

funny thing is, obama says he doesn't want to tighten the borders even in spite of this. LOLZ

[GiovannaNYC]

We are the closest country to Mexico and other countries all over the world have banned travel to Mexico. Everything Obama does has a hidden agenda underneath it.

[MandyMaidstone]

What would the point be in closing the border now considering it is already here?

[arequipa1]

couldn't hurt, could it??

[Wodinswolf]

not counting all the double videos and this one the ap has 3 different stories with swine flu in the title

[Juntahh]

its to late you noobs

you let it out, everyone knows about it, it'll never change