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Originally posted by JBA2848
I think the WHO and CDC are the ones pushing world government laws of fine and imprisonment to punish those that don't follow there rules. One world government under WHOs rule for your own protection.
Objective:
77. Support achievement of international and national goals for the acceleration of control,andthe eradication and elimination of diseases.:
Researchers looked at more than 1,500 lab-confirmed swine flu cases reported to the Chicago Department of Public Health from late April through late July.
Blacks with swine flu were hospitalized at a rate of 9 per 100,000, and Hispanics at a rate of 8 per 100,000. For whites, the rate was 2 per 100,000, the study found.
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At last, a common cold that feels good to catch. In a rather sparse and sterile gift shop at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least a few items are eye-catchers: the stuffed toys.
But look not for a fluffy bear, a plush puppy or cuddly kitten.
Instead, these toys are the pinnacle of public health humor in a shop serving mostly CDC employees and guests. For $7.95, one can pick up a non-communicable version of everything from Ebola to the H1N1 virus, Syphilis to HIV and more.
Pathologist Liz Lence recently picked up some warm fuzzy diseases, made by Giant Microbes, for her nieces and nephews. For the boys, a yellow West Nile virus will do, while the girls will receive the kissing disease — a round, pink toy with big eyes.
“They’re hilarious, especially for people like us. We’re science nerds,” Lence said, adding that she was at the CDC with a group of scientists for a convention. “Yesterday there was a sperm.”
The gift shop is run by SHARE Inc., a 50-year-old non-profit that benefits CDC employees. A spokesperson for SHARE couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
To see more of the stuffed toys, check out www.giantmicrobes.com.
The gift shop, found in the Tom Harkin Global Communications Center on Clifton Road, has limited hours and is open Tuesday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
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GIANTmicrobes® are stuffed animals that look like tiny microbes — only a million times actual size! They're humorous, educational, and fun!
Each of our GIANTmicrobes® comes with an image and information about the real microbe it represents. They make great learning tools, as well as amusing gifts for anyone with a sense of humor.
Best sellers include: The Common Cold, The Flu, Sore Throat, Stomach Ache, Brain Cell, E. coli, Kissing Disease, Ulcer, Martian Life, Beer & Bread, Black Death, Ebola, Flesh Eating, Sleeping Sickness, Dust Mite, Bed Bug, Bookworm, and many more!
Collect them all!
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WASHINGTON -- A new study may help lay some swine flu fears to rest, while explaining why the virus is sweeping the globe so rapidly.
When University of Maryland researchers combined swine flu with other strains of influenza, the two didn't mutate into a super bug. Instead, the swine flu took over.
The scientists infected ferrets with the two bugs and after swabbing the mammals nasal cavities, they found no evidence of gene swapping.
The Maryland team says the results suggest swine flu isn't under any evolutionary pressure to mix and mutate into something more dangerous, because it appears to have a biological advantage over other kinds of flu.
But, that also means swine flu will likely dominate this flu season. In Australia, where it's winter, eight of every 10 people who tested positive for influenza had the new pandemic strain.
The study is posted on PLoS Current: Influenza, a Web site operated by the Public Library of Science.
Originally posted by JBA2848
Swine flu sends more blacks, Hispanics to hospital
Researchers looked at more than 1,500 lab-confirmed swine flu cases reported to the Chicago Department of Public Health from late April through late July.
Blacks with swine flu were hospitalized at a rate of 9 per 100,000, and Hispanics at a rate of 8 per 100,000. For whites, the rate was 2 per 100,000, the study found.
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Originally posted by JBA2848
Welcome to GIANTmicrobes!®
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zerohedge
Post date: 09/02/2009 - 06:46
Last night Zero Hedge obtained some interesting documents from the CDC web site. They contain blank 'forced quarantine' orders from Iowa and Florida regarding novel H1N1 -- including forced quarantine to a 'secure detention center'.
ST. LUCIE COUNTY — St. Lucie County Health Department officials confirmed Thursday the county’s first death from H1N1 flu, commonly called the swine flu.
A man under 25 years old, with other health problems died Tuesday from H1NI flu, officials said.
Spokeswoman Arlease Hall said the public shouldn’t panic with the county’s first death from the swine flu but practice hygiene skills.
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Table 5. Deaths in All Reported Novel H1N1 Influenza Cases by County, Florida (n=70)
County
Alachua 1
Brevard 1
Broward 7
Clay 1
Dade 21
Duval 5
Hernando 1
Hillsborough 6
Lee 3
Monroe 1
Orange 5
Osceola 1
Palm Beach 5
Pinellas 2
Polk 2
Sarasota 2
Seminole 2
Taylor 1
Volusia 2
Walton 1
Maine — Gov. John Baldacci on Tuesday declared a statewide civil emergency because of the H1N1 influenza virus, paving the way for mass immunization of Maine schoolchildren and other residents.
The emergency designation protects schools and health care providers against liability claims related to their participation in school-based vaccine clinics this fall for both the seasonal flu and the H1N1 flu. “Maine has been proactive in its response to this new flu,” Baldacci said in announcing the proclamation. “But as the school year begins, we must continue our vigilance, which will require a responsible and aggressive vaccination and public education campaign. It’s our goal that every person in the state has access to vaccines for the seasonal and H1N1 flu.”
Maine has identified 360 cases of H1N1, which include 19 individuals requiring hospitalization and one individual who has died.
Originally posted by JBA2848
www.azdhs.gov...
The health report for Arizona doesn't show any cases in Phoenix area.