So, if you're on the twitter like me (a fact I am not entirely proud of), you've noticed the that there's been some Swine Flu-panic chirping going on.
Swine Flu became the #1 "Trending Topic" on twitter sometime yesterday afternoon. It's still number one.
I'm not usually the type to overreact to disease epidemics (I haven't really lived through one worth panicking to. At least, not in this country). In fact, I rarely follow the news on these things. I did panic for a moment after I thought the cookie part of my UFO ice cream sandwich had a peanut butter in it, but that little episode lasted all of 2 minutes before I found the packaging and read the ingredients.
Anyyywhooo, while I don't normally go into hysterics over every over-hyped health "epidemic," this Swine Flu has been a little different. (BTW, that lovely sentence came courtesy of my new Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus, which helped me find a new word for "panic" or "freak-out." That little blue and white book is my best pal)
The symptoms of Swine Flu are no different than those of the regular flu virus.... and guess who came down with the flu Saturday night?
Yep. That'll be yours truly.
So I've been keeping calm with the fact that most of the US cases have been mild, and there have only been 20 (2 in CA).
And then, the LA Times wakes me up with this lovely twitter: Swine flu cases in U.S. double overnight to 40: http://tr.im/jPxa -
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No worries, the death rate of the swine flu is probably lower than the accidental death rate of skydiving.
ReplyDeleteIf the conspiracy theorists are right, this overwhelming coverage of the swine flu is probably just a cover for a diabolical government plan that's currently being perpetuated right under our noses. I've been scouring news sources lately to see if I catch anything suspicious that could suddenly make me "believe" and turn me into a conspiracy theorist.