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Old 05-05-2009, 04:14 AM   #199 (permalink)
Scarlett O'Hara
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Originally Posted by sleepy jack View Post
Um yeah. Whoever wrote that article doesn't know what they're talking about seeing as WHO officials have come out and said not that many people have died/are infected and they have no idea where the fictitious casualty count came from. They've also said in the same rumor-disproving statement that people just needed to wash their hands and stay home when they're sick. I still don't know who said it was a grave threat to humanity and I'm more inclined to believe it's another lie in the news cycle then anything else.

Source: Only 7 swine flu deaths, not 152, says WHO | smh.com.au
Washing your hands may keep germs away but you need some bad germs in order to build immunity. If we get too clean then we are only going to become more suceptible to new viruses.
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