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Swine Flu Conspiracy?

Is anyone else questioning where this "swine flu" came from? I understand that viruses mutate, but how does a part human, part pig, part bird, super virus come into being naturally? We discussed this in my Literature class. Is there something far more sinister going on here?

Update:

Jandy: I'm currently working on my nursing degree, apparently you've never taken microbiology, the idea of this virus, with different DNA from 3 different species, being a naturally occurring event is near if not completely impossible.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IhrIbIts-8&feature...

    watch parts 1-9, decide for yourself and research it!

  • no it is not any conspiracy for health care

    everybody is freaking out! this is RIDICULOUS

    you need to know the facts!

    1. This is a regular flu.. not anything special. The only thing that is different is that it is starting around spring not winter or fall

    2. The flu virus effected pigs. Human contact with pigs caused the flu virus to mutate to effect humans

    3. People are all freaked out because 100 Mexicans died. Its normal! hundreds die EACH YEAR because of the flue (even in america)

    4. Paper masks wont help.

    5. The reason they wont help is because you get the flu by breathing in the virus in the air after someone coughs or sneezes, or by shaking someones hand and putting your hand ANYWHERE on your face

    6. you can prevent any type of flue by

    a. washing your hands!!!!! not nearly enough people do this!

    b. SLEEPING the reason people DIE from flu is because they are stressed, not sleeping, and malnurtrious

    c. eat right!

    d. try to stay away from people with the flu, and things they have touched

    but this goes for every flu! This is nothing to be worried about- we have vaccines and medical supplies

    Spanish influenza killed so many because they didnt have proper medical supplies or vaccines.

    Source(s): my teacher
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Um... "this virus, with different DNA from 3 different species"

    You do realize that the virus is named after the animal it primarily effects NOT the virus itself, right. There is not a flying pig-man biting people!

    This is a pandemic: a virus that normally only spreads through one animal population (but CAN get other animal types sick) has started spreading through a biologically different animal population.

    Example: If you cat has a cold and sneezes on you, you might (or might not) get ill but could not catch a cold that you pass on to another human.

    By contrast, tuberculosis, originally a human disease, can now be caught by elephants and elephants might be able to infect other elephants and humans. Tuberculosis is now a pandemic (though it has been played down for fear of a panic).

    Source(s): Non-Abrahamic Theist
  • 1 decade ago

    The U.S. paid Mexico to take the blame for the Swine Flu.

    LOL

    No, there is NO conspiracy here. I don't think so. Maybe.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No, so drop the conspiracy theory and attend a health class instead. go to cdc.gov or world health organization. It's the way the genetics/virus mutates and attaches to human cells.

    Source(s): nurse
  • 1 decade ago

    probably

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