~Swine Flu Pandemic~

What are the symptoms of swine flu?
How is it spread? Through food? Is it airborne?
What is the current pandemic alert level as indicated by the WHO? Do you think Singapore is at risk?
What are your thoughts and feelings towards this event? Are you afraid? Confident in the government? Worried about your relatives? Ambivalent? Happy that schools may be closed?


We detect if we have swine flu pandemic if we have this following symptoms - fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, chills and fatigue. This symptoms are similar to those produced by seasonal flu.

Swine flu can be spread by one person to another by coughing or sneezing of people who has the flu. Sometimes people may become infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose. It is airborne because the germs of the flu can be spread through air and thus comes in contact to another person.

The current pandemic level is yes at risk because

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After I had the video, I was surprised to see how grateful the poor people are to eat leftovers food. They are estatic and inpatient to eat the food while in other rich contries, people are not grateful or thankful for whatever food they get and they still want food that is expensive and grand. Those people who throw food are wasting it when the food can be given to the poor. I felt sad and pitiful for them and I can see those tears in thier eyes - the tears of happiness.

Most people who are rich usually comes from a rich family. They get everything they wanted and some of them still want more. Those people who are poor usually comes from countries like africa, bangladesh and those in the east. I think that they are still fortunate enough and happy to even eat food that a rotten or leftovers.

I don't think what's happening in the video is fair and people could do something to stop it. For example, we are already transporting food, water and other health and cloth supplies to be given to the poor. There are some charity going on outside in the public and even in the school to help those who is poor. I don't think people understand the meaning of poor and they don't care about those who are poor including me. But after watching the video I really now understand what they are going through - the sad and burden of their life.