I’m trying to get the pulse of the college nation, since sharenotes.com is a great cross section of students, I’m wondering what you think? Personally I think that the media has taken the story and run with it a bit too far. I think that fear sells and if there is something that the media can latch onto to get a reaction from the general public. They are happy to do so. There may be something to it, and WHO and the CDC is working on it, but until there are some definitive facts that I feel deserve alarm I’m going to go on with my life as normal. I hear that there have been some cases in New York, if anyone on sharenotes.com is out East feel free to chime in. I’m in California but despite our having some cases as well, I haven’t really seen anything out of the norm, e.g. people walking around with masks on!
Swine Flu: Fact or Fiction?
5 Responses to “Swine Flu: Fact or Fiction?”
I’ve always thought this was a joke. I mean, the press has made a huge deal on it and while I think it may exist as a disease, the only way to prevent it is by washing your hands and practicing clean rituals.
This is why I think it’s way out of proportion; can’t all disease, or most of them, be prevented by washing your hands?
I think that we as America are becoming to babyish and need to let our bodies to their job.
I mean, our bodies have an immune system. And if you don’t use it, then you have even a great chance of getting sick because your body isn’t use to the disease type.
yeah thats true
I think the whole thing has definitely been blown a bit out of proportion. When my brother called in sick to high school yesterday they immediately panicked and asked if he had the swine flu. Just wash your hands people! You’ll be fine
Plus bacon is soooo good! Got to love those swine, flu or no!
“I think that we as America are becoming to babyish and need to let our bodies to their job.”
I totally agree with Jeff here, Babyish is maybe putting it lightly. The media drives our fears and brings things that probably would never have been acknowledge years ago into the spot light. If you watch the news on any given night, you will learn that every household item may potentially kill you.