tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post6985046881579881295..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Here's to hoping it's hype!Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-91132361873394358932009-05-10T17:56:00.000-04:002009-05-10T17:56:00.000-04:00Not to mention all the anti-bacterial wipe, immune...Not to mention all the anti-bacterial wipe, immune-booster, mask-manufacturing companies...Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-28734020994190828102009-05-10T17:50:00.000-04:002009-05-10T17:50:00.000-04:00I strongly suspect some drug company is making $$ ...I strongly suspect some drug company is making $$ out of this particular scare.Flying Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652273828990723024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-38178423055915006992009-05-10T09:25:00.000-04:002009-05-10T09:25:00.000-04:00The media is just playing on everyone's fears. The...The media is just playing on everyone's fears. The same thing happened with Bird Flu and SARS, and while they were both bad, it wasn't the world-destroying pandemic anyone made it out to be.spazfillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165692758574924371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-63181347148856264612009-05-10T06:27:00.000-04:002009-05-10T06:27:00.000-04:00It makes sense that horses wouldn't really be affe...It makes sense that horses wouldn't really be affected - different body temperatures and basic physiology from people. Also, I believe pigs are particularly similar to people in their basic physical make-up, especially internally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-4789196631037787452009-05-09T22:35:00.000-04:002009-05-09T22:35:00.000-04:00I work in a school and honestly, I've not worried ...I work in a school and honestly, I've not worried about it at all. <br /><br />So far it's proving to be about the same as regular flu. <br /><br />Glad the horses will be OK, though.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-12234759623592098192009-05-09T19:09:00.000-04:002009-05-09T19:09:00.000-04:00Two people have died in the US as a result of swin...Two people have died in the US as a result of swine flu.<br /><br />According to the <A HREF="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/index.htm" REL="nofollow">CDC</A>, around 36,000 people die in the US from normal flu each year.<br /><br />With the way that people are acting you'd think that smallpox was back. <br /><br />I am glad that horses can't are unlikely to catch it though.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203611762503036829noreply@blogger.com