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Reason
04-26-2009, 09:41 PM
BBC Documentary & Dramatization on Pandemic [Very informative]

PART ONE
http://www.guba.com/watch/3000048673?duration_step=0&fields=8&filter_tiny=0&pp=6000&query=847695&sb=0&set=5&sf=0&size_step=0&o=23&sample=1240713943:d9b874745029cbef320d2f6d00423936 1f114200

PART TWO
http://www.guba.com/watch/3000048729?duration_step=0&fields=8&filter_tiny=0&pp=6000&query=847695&sb=0&set=5&sf=0&size_step=0&o=24&sample=1240713943:1752bfd9873d0301591ddedd4e193461 6b9baff7

PART THREE
http://www.guba.com/watch/3000048917?duration_step=0&fields=8&filter_tiny=0&pp=6000&query=847695&sb=0&set=5&sf=0&size_step=0&o=25&sample=1240713943:b7020845dff903e7dc4a117957f3be5e d65849a4

More information on this BBC program can be found here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/broadband/tx/pandemic/

Reason
05-01-2009, 07:18 PM
For anyone that doesn't realize why the initial panic about the swine flu existed this documentary does a good job of answering that question.

However, now that we know the antivirals are working, yes the news hype is no longer warranted and is now just being used for ratings.

This doesn't mean that this virus or another H4N1 strain of this virus will not mutate in the future and be immune or extremely resistant to antivirals.

The potential threat from a virus unaffected by antivirals is not something to be taken lightly and if you don't have time to write a paper on this topic, I believe the documentary linked above does a decent job of portraying the overall seriousness.