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Does the swine flu cause people to throw up?

Posted: June 1st, 2009 | Filed under: Acute Ilnesses | Tags: , , | 8 Comments »

the_mightiest_pants asked:


I have a phobia of throwing up, I don’t remember where it originated from, but anyway, I’ve been really nervous about getting the swine flu because I read that it causes throwing up in some people, is this true? If it is, is it a common symptom? I thought swine flu was just an influenza. And lastly what are some of the best ways I could prevent myself from getting it?

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Why is the media making such a big deal about the swine flu ?

Posted: May 31st, 2009 | Filed under: Acute Ilnesses | Tags: , , | 10 Comments »

FRANCO II asked:


We have only lost one person in Texas due to this flu. However, every year we lose thousands of people due to regular flu in the US. So why is the swine flu so important ? Why are we so afraid ? There must be other reasons why the media is focusing on the swine flu, alarming the people in the process, scaring the elderly unnecessarily and creating panic among the US population ? Maybe the media is trying to distract us from other problems going on in the US, like the high unemployment rate, tax increases and worsening stock market ?

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What makes the swine flu more dangerous than the traditional flu? Do you think America’s overreacting?

Posted: May 3rd, 2009 | Filed under: Acute Ilnesses | Tags: , , | 10 Comments »

VirtueVsVice asked:


I just want to know if there’s a good reason for all the talk about the swine flu. So people have died from it, haven’t people died from the normal flu?

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