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How can swine flu travel from Mexico to Europe when they are so far apart?

Posted: June 1st, 2009 | Filed under: Acute Ilnesses | Tags: , , |

Just a person who enjoys answers asked:


I have heard Mexico has swine flu and that Europe are trying to prent it spreading from them.
Yes Justin I do have a brain.
To You think you know me I am not at all stuipd.

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19 Comments on “How can swine flu travel from Mexico to Europe when they are so far apart?”

  1. 1: ashleyy said at 5:25 am on June 3rd, 2009:

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    Tourists

  2. 2: Queen E said at 10:26 am on June 5th, 2009:

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    Most likely because of the people who travel back and forth.

  3. 3: smartypants909 said at 11:06 am on June 6th, 2009:

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    Sick people traveling on airplanes and buses, etc, easily spread disease.

  4. 4: Justin said at 9:33 am on June 9th, 2009:

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    Do you have a brain?

  5. 5: Sheri-Ann C said at 11:01 am on June 9th, 2009:

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    people going on holiday. mexico is a popular tourist attraction if they catch it there and bring it back and then well breathe it could spread

  6. 6: Steve L said at 8:08 am on June 12th, 2009:

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    here you go:

  7. 7: xaxorm said at 2:56 am on June 13th, 2009:

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    It’s because the virus, besides making you sick, also confers on ordinary people the ability to run, leap and even fly huge distances with a single bound.

    Just kidding: It’s because people fly all over the world on airplanes. And so, by the way, an airplane is a bad place to be when there’s a flu epidemic starting.

  8. 8: Crimson said at 1:36 am on June 14th, 2009:

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    Swine flu transfers through the air, therefore it is very easy to catch just by breathing.

    Imagine being in a busy restaurant or stadium or even a school. People have very close contact with other people and this is why it can be passed on within seconds.

    Unless the EU stops all flights, boats and any other forms of transport to and from Mexico/USA and Europe, it will be very hard to prevent Swine Flu from spreading.

    The best thing is for everyone to wear a mask indefinitely until this resolves.

  9. 9: mitchell2020 said at 9:29 pm on June 16th, 2009:

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    People traveling via airplane can spread it quick.

  10. 10: no u said at 6:11 am on June 18th, 2009:

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    It’s a global conspiracy. Swine flu is spread by the pork products that you eat in an effort by PETA to force those who eat meat to suffer, just like Mad Cow Disease was created to stop meat consumption.

  11. 11: bluebell said at 1:28 pm on June 20th, 2009:

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    People carry viruses on planes and other forms of transportation. Use alcohol based hand sanitizer when you use any form of public transit.

    Hope this helps :)

  12. 12: Jon J said at 8:57 am on June 22nd, 2009:

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    It is carried by infected people when they go to another city which we called carriers, a lot of carriers don’t even relaize they have the swine flu, hence the neccesity for airport thermal screening inorder to detect and quarantine the sick person before reaching highly populated areas of teh country, Read the information and guide on the link below for detailed information on Swine flu and howto protect against swine flu, including information about the N95 mask

    Information and protection against Swine Flu

  13. 13: aQi said at 3:59 pm on June 24th, 2009:

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    transfer thru’ air..

  14. 14: iloveyou said at 4:00 pm on June 25th, 2009:

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    TOURISTS !!!!!!!

  15. 15: Your Friendly Jewish Accountant said at 6:26 pm on June 26th, 2009:

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    You DO know that people fly on planes, right? We have that technology now.

  16. 16: Texicano-AlWassab said at 3:15 am on June 27th, 2009:

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    Swine mutant flu virus in Mexico was a terrorist attack!

    The puppet government of Cuba behind the bacteriological/biological terrorist attack against Mexico!
    Swine flu affects pigs. But it was modified in labs to make it affect humans.
    Mexico and USA suspect in Cuba’s clandestine labs

    Cuba is afraid and ban Mexico to visit the island.
    Florida is afraid too.

    narco-terrorist cells in Cuba and Florida are under investigation.
    Cuba “has at least a limited offensive biological warfare” capability that could support biological warfare programs.
    Cuba is attempting to develop weapons of mass destruction.
    The State Department’s top nonproliferation official, called on Cuba to cease transfers of biological weapons technology to “rogue states and to fully comply with all of its obligations under the Biological Weapons Convention.”
    For four decades Cuba has maintained a biomedical industry. Swine Flu virus might be modified in Cuba’s clandestine laboratories and used against Mexico.!!!

  17. 17: Kev said at 7:53 am on June 30th, 2009:

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    I think you are that stupid if you had to ask this question on Yahoo. How the heck do you think Europe got it, through the internet?

  18. 18: Sara K said at 1:52 am on July 2nd, 2009:

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    I was worried too about Swine Flu, but felt much better after reading this article:

    Washing your hands is a good idea. Surprisingly, garlic does have antibiotic effects. Oh, and you can’t get swine flu from eating pork products. I hope this helps!

  19. 19: TT said at 9:01 am on July 4th, 2009:

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    travelling by air, you may find the answer from my blog, a special topic about swine flu:

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