Thursday, February 9, 2012

Contagion: The Art of Using Fear to Inoculate the Public

contagion poster

Share! TweetWhy do I love films about quickly spreading epidemics and doomsday scenarios?  I don’t know, but I always have.  Perhaps it is because they strike that primal fear inside us all that is well aware of the tenuous nature of our existence.  We’re all one virus, one bug, one outbreak away from utter chaos.  [...]

Swine Flu Emergency Update

April 27, 2009 by  
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Passenger Flight From Mexico Arrives In Frankfurt

Share! TweetAs promised, I am bringing you the latest updates on the Swine Flu outbreak that is spreading across North America and beyond.  I’ll make this post simple and to the point, saving speculation as to the origin of this new strain of Swine Flu for a future post (as previously mentioned). In our first [...]

Possible “Swine Flu” Pandemic on the Horizon?

April 25, 2009 by  
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World health officials worry the swine flu outbreak in Mexico could unleash a global flu epidemic. (Guillermo Gutierrez/Associated Press)

Share! TweetIn what seems like something out of a movie, a new flu outbreak threatens to cause panic across the U.S. As of April 25,  roughly 86 people in Mexico have died from a new strain of Swine Flu, and more than 1,000 Mexicans are currently ill.  As the situation in Mexico reaches crisis level, [...]