Comments on: Q&A on swine flu with virus hunter Nathan Wolfe: "We've created a perfect storm for viruses" http://blog.ted.com/2009/04/28/qa_with_virus_h/ The TED Blog shares interesting news about TED, TEDTalks video, the TED Prize and more. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:41:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Lekarska sujeta http://blog.ted.com/2009/04/28/qa_with_virus_h/comment-page-1/#comment-8027 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 04:32:49 +0000 http://blog-staging.ted.com/2009/04/qa_with_virus_h/#comment-8027 [...] [...]

]]> By: Wanir Barroso http://blog.ted.com/2009/04/28/qa_with_virus_h/comment-page-1/#comment-4781 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:11:39 +0000 http://blog-staging.ted.com/2009/04/qa_with_virus_h/#comment-4781 “Malaria control on the planet, so neglected diseases such as tuberculosis, we need many eyes, many ears and many hands to have some expectation of better days. We need to leave the condition of human suffering spectators.” Dr Wanir Barroso, sanitarian.
http://malariabrasil.blogspot.com/
http://www4.ensp.fiocruz.br/biblioteca/dados/txt_569194722.pdf

]]> By: Ranjit Mathoda http://blog.ted.com/2009/04/28/qa_with_virus_h/comment-page-1/#comment-1473 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blog-staging.ted.com/2009/04/qa_with_virus_h/#comment-1473 Why are summers bad for flu viruses?

]]> By: Carla Valencia http://blog.ted.com/2009/04/28/qa_with_virus_h/comment-page-1/#comment-1474 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blog-staging.ted.com/2009/04/qa_with_virus_h/#comment-1474 What to hope for if you are in Mexico City? It is especially hard to be within a problem where you cannot help anyone, or do anything. Being a mathematician, all I am waiting for is for the government to provide the attention that is needed. But, that´s not much really. Why not take this example to add Larry Brilliant´s ideas to the countries agreements to have a common health database? Is there any international physician´s team that could provide help and certainty about our future?

]]> By: Carla Valencia http://blog.ted.com/2009/04/28/qa_with_virus_h/comment-page-1/#comment-1475 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blog-staging.ted.com/2009/04/qa_with_virus_h/#comment-1475 I believe this virus is being mortal in Mexico because of the nutritional state of many people here.

]]> By: Z J http://blog.ted.com/2009/04/28/qa_with_virus_h/comment-page-1/#comment-1476 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blog-staging.ted.com/2009/04/qa_with_virus_h/#comment-1476 This really isn’t as bad as people say. I saw this website that puts the info from the CDC into a cool animation like the movie Outbreak or something:

http://www.swine-flu-map-animation.com/

So it looks pretty crazy like it is taking over America, but there are still only 141 cases. Not quite a pandemic.

]]> By: David Parizek http://blog.ted.com/2009/04/28/qa_with_virus_h/comment-page-1/#comment-1477 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blog-staging.ted.com/2009/04/qa_with_virus_h/#comment-1477 Funny t-shirts on swine flu! Stop Swine Flu – Save Piglet!

Yes, swine flu is a sad thing, and we all want to see it stopped, but heh, you still need to be able to keep a happy spirit no matter what.

Check em out:
http://www.davesdailydose.com/?s=swine+flu

]]> By: Bobby Cagle http://blog.ted.com/2009/04/28/qa_with_virus_h/comment-page-1/#comment-1478 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blog-staging.ted.com/2009/04/qa_with_virus_h/#comment-1478 Why don’t any of you so called experts suggest we just give up pigs as a food product!
Don’t need them, can do with out them.
. Fact is, peoples health would improve and a lot of these sicknesses would go away.

]]> By: Sassy Lou http://blog.ted.com/2009/04/28/qa_with_virus_h/comment-page-1/#comment-1479 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blog-staging.ted.com/2009/04/qa_with_virus_h/#comment-1479 It happens when people leave their homes and gather out. If the weather is nice and people travel out to beach or outdoor event or kids play outside together…..it’s going to spread..like in September thru November is connected to when kids go back to school. Kids are the worst spreaders..because they are not conscious about sneezing in upper arm or washing their hands…then they bring it home to parents..then parents bring it to work.

]]> By: Sassy Lou http://blog.ted.com/2009/04/28/qa_with_virus_h/comment-page-1/#comment-1480 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blog-staging.ted.com/2009/04/qa_with_virus_h/#comment-1480 Swine flu and all other flus are not spread by pigs nor from being in contact with them. It’s spread from human to human. I would bet that those 900 kids in Chicago who called in sick recently were not exposed to one pig. It’s from people not washing their hands or covering their mouths into their upper arm or under their shirt when they cough or sneeze.

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