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05-06-2009, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by SaintKat View Post
Thanks Debi, I was honestly wondering about that. It's weird how they had such a big fuss about swine flu and yet regular flu isn't considered a pandemic. Why is that?

I would blame majority of news sources because they tend to over-hype these types of things...and of course, many people are also guilty of believing everything they hear without looking into it first.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the rename of the flu was part due to the fact that it isn't Swine Flu (from pigs).
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