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To: TobagoJack who wrote (49350)	4/29/2009 2:21:20 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 218562

Ms. Elmat writes: do you remember SARS? Now pig flu. I can recall SARS came on the wake of Bali bombing, terror was the word of the day. Now no one speaks of terrorism, and then suddenly comes this flu, BUT THIS TIME JUST SOUTH OF US BORDER!! How much truth is in that? Isn't that a small plot to get jobs for specialists in this area, you know, engineers of agriculture, veterinaries who understand about pigs or is that to deviate the attention of the general public of the US from their debts? With parents like these no one is going to pull the wool over Experiments' eyes.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (49350)	4/29/2009 4:13:29 AM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218562

There is a Mexican specific element to these events, where Mexico has many more places that are as dysfunctional as New Orleans was during Katrina. People in the first world who develop pneumonia will see a doctor and be on antibiotics quickly.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (49350)	4/29/2009 4:34:27 AM
From: Maurice Winn	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218562

It is, of course, genetic and cultural: <Why have deaths from this outbreak been limited to Mexico? > NZ has swine flu infections but it involves a few sneezes and wagging a few days off work on full pay. There will probably be MANY supposedly swine flu cases in NZ now that winter is upon us. Mortality will be low. The people who died in Mexico should be checked for bullet wounds = "Oh he died of swine flu" is a great cover for crime when people ask where somebody disappeared to. Mqurice

To: TobagoJack who wrote (49350)	4/29/2009 10:59:52 AM
From: Joe S Pack	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 218562

The dreamer Grorge Friedman guy at Stratfor does n't get it. He is still under heavy dosage. finance.yahoo.com^DJI,^GSPC,SPY,DIA,TLT,TBT,UDN?sec=topStories&pos=9&asset=&ccode=

To: TobagoJack who wrote (49350)	4/29/2009 1:28:11 PM
From: Night Trader	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218562

Because younger people appear to be recovering from this disease more quickly than older people Where does he get this info? My understanding is that just as in pandemics like 1917 younger people are more not less likely to be killed: The ages of the victims in Mexico concern health officials. Unlike typical flu seasons, when infants and the aged are usually the most vulnerable, none of the initial deaths in Mexico were in people older than 60 or younger than 3 years old, a spokeswoman with the World Health Organization said. Pandemic flus -- like the 1918 flu and outbreaks in 1957 and 1968 -- often strike young, healthy people the hardest. topics.nytimes.com In other words good health is no defense and may even be a liability: Among the conclusions of this research is that the virus kills via a cytokine storm (overreaction of the body's immune system) which explains its unusually severe nature and the concentrated age profile of its victims. The strong immune systems of young adults ravaged the body, whereas the weaker immune systems of children and middle-aged adults caused fewer deaths en.wikipedia.org