http://www.williewhiskers.com/janabanana/?p=129 musings and the occasional rant Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:59:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.williewhiskers.com/janabanana/?p=129&cpage=1#comment-231 LeeAnn Volk Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:57:53 +0000 http://www.williewhiskers.com/janabanana/?p=129#comment-231 All strains of the flu virus can cause servere illness and even death. Personally I think the media and the governemnt went a bit overboard with the "epidemic hype" when the first cases came out. So now a little sniffle causes people to freak out! Yes it is important for us to be aware of this strain of the virus but much like any virus or bacteria if people will just WASH THEIR HANDS we can kill alot of the little buggers! All strains of the flu virus can cause servere illness and even death. Personally I think the media and the governemnt went a bit overboard with the “epidemic hype” when the first cases came out. So now a little sniffle causes people to freak out! Yes it is important for us to be aware of this strain of the virus but much like any virus or bacteria if people will just WASH THEIR HANDS we can kill alot of the little buggers!

]]> http://www.williewhiskers.com/janabanana/?p=129&cpage=1#comment-228 Margaret Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:10:28 +0000 http://www.williewhiskers.com/janabanana/?p=129#comment-228 I personally believe fear of it will do much more harm than the actual virus itself. So...Jonathan and I try not to get too worked up about it. While in an airport last summer, we joked about signs warning people to "stay away from contact with pigs" along with other precautions. I personally believe fear of it will do much more harm than the actual virus itself. So…Jonathan and I try not to get too worked up about it. While in an airport last summer, we joked about signs warning people to “stay away from contact with pigs” along with other precautions.

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