I think I figured out why its called H1N1. Its the same strain as the one from the 1918 pandemic which was the first flu virus identified. It has shown up off and on over the interim in both humans and pigs in a mild form. I guess that they are afraid that it has mutated and is once again like the one from that era. I just finished reading The Great Influenza Epidemic by John M. Barry. Even the epilogue predates the current “crisis” so not anything on it per se. The scariest part of the book was what Wilson did to free speech leading up to the US entry into WWI.
...my mother was born in 1908...she remembered the flu pandemic...it killed 8 members of our family’s church...and it was terrifying for children because it struck without warning...much like my own childhood terror of polio.
My friend who is 99 years and 6 months young just laughs at this retarded scam.
She remembers well being holed up in the bedroom with 7 of her siblings and she thinks the current scare is really so much bunk.
In her view, they didn’t have vaccinations then and she said just wash your hands A Lot during the winter, keep your hands off your face and cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
Always wash after using the bathroom and especially before eating.
I would go on but I see another important topic to post to.
Because it's really called Mexican Swine Flu, and that was considered impolitic. Apparently, a high-up Mexican person complained to high-up people here, and the next day or so, all news outlets began to refer to it as H1N1. But we all know the real 411.