MORON SWINE FLU

Although there are relatively few cases of swine flu around the world, WHO (the World Health Organization, not the rock band) has proclaimed it to be a pandemic.

Here is the breakdown of swine flu cases as of April 29, 2009:

Australia 17 Suspected cases
Austria 1
Brazil 1 possible
Britain 5
Canada 13
Chile 8 Suspected cases
Colombia 9 Suspected cases
Denmark 5 Suspected cases
France 1 suspected case.
Germany 4 cases
Ireland 3 Suspected cases
Israel 2
Mexico 2,498 (152 deaths)
New Zealand 15
South Korea 1 suspected
Spain 4 confirmed cases
Sweden 5 suspected
Switzerland 5 suspected
United Kingdom 2 possible

USA 91 cases - 1 death - As of April 29, 2009
Arizona 1 case
California 14 cases
Indiana 1 case
Kansas 2 cases
Massachusetts 2 cases
Michigan 2 cases
Nevada 1 case
New York City 51 cases
Ohio 1 case
Texas 16 cases 1 Death.

Here's a website to help you keep up: SwineFluMap

The majority of these cases involve people who have visited Mexico, or who have come in contact with people who have visited Mexico.

The one U.S. death was a Mexican child who had come to the U.S. for treatment, but, sadly, too late.

Only around Mexico City is the number of epidemic proportions.

It is interesting that New Zealand has so many cases (54 by some counts).

There seemingly are ties to travel to Mexico in almost all of the cases worldwide.

There is a sort of health panic being generated by the disease.

Some interesting pictures:



Here are some travelers wearing masks to protect them from getting swine flu.









Here are a Mexican and a Spaniard protecting themselves from swine flu with masks.










Here is a visitor to New York wearing a mask to protect him from swine flu.











Here a mother protects herself, but not her children from swine flu.










In this picture a mask protects a statue from swine flu.









This pig has not heard of swine flu and is not wearing a mask.









The Russians have stopped importing pork from several countries, including the United States. But swine flu never has, does not now and never will come from eating pork, cooked or raw.


Swine flu is unpleasant. In some situations it can be deadly.

We must feel great sympathy for the families of the Mexicans who have died from the swine flu.

But human beings tend to act irrationally when news of these things gets spread around.

The biggest spreader of panic is the MainStream Press, who just will not give all of the facts at one time.

The truth is, those masks will do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to protect anybody from swine flu, as the virus can go right through them.

No antibiotic can touch the flu, which is caused by a virus, not bacteria. Tamiflu and one other drug, Relenza are somewhat effective in treating swine flu.

The best protection is to regularly wash your hands, keep your hand off of surfaces that are in places where many people may have touched them, wash your hands, avoid crowded places (no doubt a factor in the Mexican deaths) when possible, wash your hands, and if you are feeling flu-ish (fever, weakness, shaking, sore throat, and maybe vomiting and diarrhea and generally miserable), STAY HOME and wash your hands!