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hummingwolf) wrote2009-05-01 06:36 pm
hummingwolf) wrote2009-05-01 06:36 pm
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Writer's Block: Swine Times
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So far, I'm not terribly worried about the virus itself. I'm more bothered by the panic reactions of officials who will close down schools because of a single suspected case of the virus. So today I canceled a doctor's appointment. Although I'm pretty sure that my coughing and sneezing this morning were the result of spring pollen season (it's not pleasant when trees try to mate with my nose), I had a long, crowded bus ride ahead of me and had no desire to find out how people would react when I coughed. Besides, I did vomit a few days ago and had a slightly elevated temperature this morning, so maybe I am infected with something already. If so, it doesn't seem to be something worth panicking over.
As a regular user of public transportation who lives with other regular users of public transportation, I suspect that trying to avoid contagion is a lost cause. If I should contract a fatal infection, I intend to die in an entertainingly undignified manner.
So far, I'm not terribly worried about the virus itself. I'm more bothered by the panic reactions of officials who will close down schools because of a single suspected case of the virus. So today I canceled a doctor's appointment. Although I'm pretty sure that my coughing and sneezing this morning were the result of spring pollen season (it's not pleasant when trees try to mate with my nose), I had a long, crowded bus ride ahead of me and had no desire to find out how people would react when I coughed. Besides, I did vomit a few days ago and had a slightly elevated temperature this morning, so maybe I am infected with something already. If so, it doesn't seem to be something worth panicking over.
As a regular user of public transportation who lives with other regular users of public transportation, I suspect that trying to avoid contagion is a lost cause. If I should contract a fatal infection, I intend to die in an entertainingly undignified manner.
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This made me snort my drink. Details, plz?
Seriously, as I recently said in my LJ, right now I don't think the flu is worse than the usual; it could shift to something much more like the 1918-1919 version, which would be horrible, but it well might not.
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What, and ruin the sense of mystery? ;-)
The media coverage seems to be less panic-inspiring than it was, so it seems others are starting to agree with you now!