Comments on: Catching Up With The Flu: 20th Century Pandemics http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25022 Feel Smart Again Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:41:31 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: crocostimpy http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25022/comment-page-1#comment-139414 crocostimpy Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:06:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25022#comment-139414 Thanks Linda! Now I've got that song stuck in my head. Thanks Linda! Now I’ve got that song stuck in my head.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25022/comment-page-1#comment-139405 Kevin Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:48:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25022#comment-139405 "The absolute worst flu pandemic in recent memory was the so-called Spanish flu outbreak of 1918." 1918 is "recent memory"? Sorry, just being a jerk for jerk's sake. :-) “The absolute worst flu pandemic in recent memory was the so-called Spanish flu outbreak of 1918.”

1918 is “recent memory”?

Sorry, just being a jerk for jerk’s sake.

:-)

]]> By: Christina http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25022/comment-page-1#comment-139398 Christina Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:27:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25022#comment-139398 The first Ohio outbreak just has to be in the same county as me, same city as some family, too. That's scary enough to keep me from wanting to go to the grocery store, gas station, visiting family and the like. I know it is good to get people aware and (hopefully) stay away from the public if you are sick, but can we please talk about something else? News today isn't ever anything but depressing, sad and scary. Where's the good, happy and uplifting stories? The first Ohio outbreak just has to be in the same county as me, same city as some family, too. That’s scary enough to keep me from wanting to go to the grocery store, gas station, visiting family and the like. I know it is good to get people aware and (hopefully) stay away from the public if you are sick, but can we please talk about something else? News today isn’t ever anything but depressing, sad and scary. Where’s the good, happy and uplifting stories?

]]> By: mocona http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25022/comment-page-1#comment-139381 mocona Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:57:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25022#comment-139381 a funny quote "while the flu itself only killed one person, the vaccine killed more than 30" this should tell us that dealing with a disease, one cannot in a panic state a funny quote

“while the flu itself only killed one person, the vaccine killed more than 30″

this should tell us that dealing with a disease, one cannot in a panic state

]]> By: Cassie http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25022/comment-page-1#comment-139364 Cassie Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:50:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25022#comment-139364 The government's wasting absolutely no time in freaking out the public, that's for sure. But as a hospital worker in Massachusetts, with already one confirmed case here, in the same hospital in which I am sitting at this exact moment, I don't even need the media to freak me out. I'm sick with worry already. It's terrifying when it hits close to home! The government’s wasting absolutely no time in freaking out the public, that’s for sure. But as a hospital worker in Massachusetts, with already one confirmed case here, in the same hospital in which I am sitting at this exact moment, I don’t even need the media to freak me out. I’m sick with worry already. It’s terrifying when it hits close to home!

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