Swine Flue outbreak in Mexico, US; 20 confirmed dead.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

I have a guinea pig, what should I do?

keep playing the pan flute. keeps them at bay.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

my Japanese student was in Mexico a few weeks ago, and had to cancel last week due to a "cold". should I be worried about tonight's lesson?

[lustindarkness]

What if swine flu goes nuclear?

nucular swine flu? would each infected individual detonate in a small mushroom cloud after the incubation period further spreading the nukular swine flu? now thats is worth the hype.

[Caliga]

Quick, sell your idea to M. Night Shyamalan.  I smell a horrible, horrible movie in the future. 

[DGuller]

I have sniffles. Do I have: swine flu? 

I wouldn't worry, it's probably just AIDS.

[Caliga]

I wouldn't worry, it's probably just AIDS.

Any time I'm sick my brother says "Is it AIDS?"

[The Brain]

[lustindarkness]

Now Mexico had an earthquake, this read just like that pandemic game, Madagascar will close up anytime now.

[The Brain]

The earthquake wasn't caused by a virus.

[Liep]

The earthquake wasn't caused by a virus.

The earth sneezed.

[lustindarkness]

The earthquake wasn't caused by a virus.

No, it was a game random event.

[Queequeg]

The earthquake wasn't caused by a virus.

No, it was a game random event.

That's exactly what I thought. We all look at this virus through the prism of a web game. 

[Mr.Penguin]

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081515.html

'Israel must call new disease Mexico Flu, as swine unkosher'

By The Associated Press



Ultra-Orthodox Deputy Health Minister Yakov Litzman on Monday declared that Israel would call the new potentially deadly disease that has already struck two continents 'Mexico Flu,' rather than 'Swine Flu, as pigs are not kosher.

"We will call it Mexico flu. We won't call it swine flu," Litzman told a news conference on Monday, assuring the Israeli public that authorities were prepared to handle any cases.

Under Jewish dietary laws, pigs are considered unclean and pork is forbidden food, although the non-kosher meat is available in some stores in Israel.    

Two cases of suspected swine flu have been detected in Israel, but Health Ministry officials have said chances are low that either hospitalized men has actually contracted the disease.

Both men, one 47 years old and the other 26, were quarantined after checking into hospital with flu-like symptoms upon their return from Mexico this week.

Silly jews...

[Josephus]

I use a Mac at work, so these silly viruses are never a problem as they are with PCs.

But I'll make sure I don't open any attachments from a Mexican address.

[Ed Anger]

Work update: sent a few people home. Felt good flexing my authority. Was nice and told thim it doesn't count against their sick days.