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TAGS: Health, The Resident, Swine flu

Is the sweeping swine flu virus a global pandemic or just another example of media pandemonium?

With New York City a focal point of the virus outbreak, online journalist Lori ‘The Resident’ Harfenist investigates public opinion. Are people afraid that they're about to get caught up in the plotline of a cheap B-movie horror? Watch the video to find out.

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khan August 25, 2009, 10:28

This is a thought and feelings for some viewers who are not aware how much the swine flu is spread. The actual figure is many many folds above what some of us have assumed.I just happen to know four cases not including myself. Writing this message has exhausted me. Every few hours getting out of bed leaves behind a complete wet impression of my sweat on my bed while my temperature is doing the rollercoaster, I'll leave the rest for on you .

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