tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36379237.post8097438740279567645..comments2023-08-11T05:23:21.651-05:00Comments on A View From The Kitchen: Swine Flu StewMichael Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821410826722418340noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36379237.post-18935402716449373022009-09-26T09:15:01.068-05:002009-09-26T09:15:01.068-05:00Rachel, I'm not sure that todays media "f...Rachel, I'm not sure that todays media "follows" paranoia and fear as much as they create and spread paranoia and fear, but that is each our own perspectives.<br /><br />At first read I completely agreed with your comment, then I thought to mayself about how we as a community reacted to the mass media coverage of the swine flu over the past few months......I may be a little off here, but doesn't the 'flu shots' and the overperscribed anti-biotics provide a landscape where this stains of flu's succesor might appear sooner than without the media coverage and subsequent medical reactions? All the while, like you noted in the original comment this succesor stain may well produce weaker problems for us.Michael Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13821410826722418340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36379237.post-22022097447039213462009-09-26T01:53:26.954-05:002009-09-26T01:53:26.954-05:00Perhaps that is because news follows paranoia and ...Perhaps that is because news follows paranoia and fear? Whether or not this virus can or will evolve is sort of independent of the media frenzy.<br /><br />Just read this the other day. It makes sense. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1171494/how_to_choose_a_roller_derby_name.html?cat=10Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766005050803045076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36379237.post-85496646004130126552009-09-24T07:56:20.560-05:002009-09-24T07:56:20.560-05:00Thanks for the 'eye' comment. I don'...Thanks for the 'eye' comment. I don't think of touching my eyes very often. Once I think about it though my hands go there quite often.<br /><br />I'm not sure that how this story develops depends more on media coverage than the real workings of a common evolving contagious virus. It's a tie between media coverage and drumming up money for the medical industry.Michael Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13821410826722418340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36379237.post-69381167997358163902009-09-24T00:32:13.221-05:002009-09-24T00:32:13.221-05:00You should add one fact. While the virus is tradi...You should add one fact. While the virus is traditionally thought to enter with inhalation and or nose/mouth -- the most common route of infection is thought to be the eyes. How to protect yourself? Wash your hands and don't touch your eyes.<br /><br />It will be interesting to see if anything actually develops. It is all about evolution and contagiousness. This sucker is damned contagious, which means it passes on and on quickly. While it is not really a baddie now, this passing on and on means it has the opportunity to evolve into a worse (or weaker) strain. Either way -- it is interesting academically, as well as a unique study in how populations psychologically deal with and assess risk.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766005050803045076noreply@blogger.com