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    clevernamehere: I've though I'm not a fan of factory farming, I'm really not convinced by this whole "the factory did it!" line of reasoning. In 2007 when there was a... more »
    stealthird: This "Mexican flu" bullshit is very worrisome. Wasn't the plague blamed erroneously on the Jews? In college I took a course about the psychology of in... more »
    SierraMist315: Currently, all my twitter says is death, swine flu, and America. Maybe following news outlets was not a smart idea. more »
    Triphena: CNN says that the child who died was brought to Texas from Mexico for treatment and was not a US citizen. Not that it's any less sad or tragic, but i... more »
    Grim Reaper of the Forest: Not that I believe the government, but everything I have seen from WHO and others say that pig waste is not the problem, that it is a respiratory dise... more »
    vamusical: hope this image works, but: more »
    wtfox?!: Woo hoo! The CDC just confirmed a case of the piggysniffles at my school. I think this makes us the first American university to succumb. Woot! (Note:... more »
    trublusu: Does anybody else feel that slaugtering all the pigs in Egypt will prevent disease? By slaughter, humans will be in even MORE contact with pigs and if... more »
    SarahMC: Here is a great round-up of all the right-wing swine-flu craziness.[pandagon.net] more »
    citrus buddha: Maybe if there wasn't such rampant anti-immigration pitchfork wielding in this country, illegal immigrants without proper documentation wouldn't be af... more »
    tscheese: I found a pretty good article on the blog Making Light regarding the flu virus and what it does and how it mutates. (I'm not a doctor or a health prof... more »
    LolaQuinn is full of beans: I was on the verge of organizing my first vacation to Mexico. I presume that won't happen now. Figures. more »
    quatrevingtquatre: I have been washing my hands excessively, using skin killing amounts of Purell, giving the hairy eye to anyone who coughs into their MOTHERFREAKING HA... more »
    pandorasmittens: It is horrible that someone died, but to put it into perspective, it was a two-year old. Young children are already far more likely to die from ANY fl... more »
    merv: It would be much wiser, methinks, to reevaluate this blame of Mexican persons and shift focus onto the corporate pork industry that pumps their pigs f... more »
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    Swine Flu: Fingers Point; American Child Dies

    The US suffered its first swine flu death yesterday, and accusations are flying about who "started" the epidemic. More »