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Originally Posted by BobG
this just in, people have been getting different strains of flu, including swine flu for ages. The media just got a hold of a jackpot one with a scary name and they're loving it. Stay tuned for Vampire flu around this same time next year.
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Yes, people have been getting the flu for ages, but the World Health Organization doesn't raise the the alert level to 5 every day.
If the headline was "Someone in Mexico caught the flu!" and the media reported it, your statement would be valid.