12 more swine flu cases confirmed in Massachusetts

OH MY GOD I CANT BELIEVE ALL THIS STUFF IS HAPPENIN

OH MY GOD, WHO CARES

That's what we get for keeping our borders open so illegals can enter at will, and for vacationing in 3rd world countries. Idiots.

Wow ur ignorant Chloe, it's not Mexico's fault that a pig got sick and passed it on to a human. The same thing could happen here. Influenza is a problem for the entire human race and your attempt to blame it on a certain nationality is just disgusting. How about a little compassion!

Who's the idiot? Hmmmmm

ha ha ha these comments crack me up. better than going to a comedy show.

you all are!! I'm tired of hearing about this flue. The Bruins are in the play offs. Everything should be devoted to that. Go Bruins!!

oine in acton-boxboro

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These reports of the Swine Flu are BS, yes there is a flu bug going around and its not caused by pigs. Every year its some new Flu or Virus. This flu as been around for a while, its all over the frekin world. Doctors are finding it now becasue they are testing and looking for it now. The people in Mexico did not die from this flu, but this is the excuse they use to cover things up. WAKE UP PEOPLE!

It actually may be Mexico's problem in that they have less regulations on pig farming and the general conditions there are less about safety and more about profit. Yes our companies are the same way, but they fear our government more than corporation in Mexico fear theirs.

The fact is that the majority of people who have died from this flu have been Mexican in nationality. This could be because of several reasons, one being a lower quality of medical care, another being that this specific type of flu is more deadly to those of south american and spanish decent. I seem to remember the flu catching hold in Spain rather quickly too, although I am not positive if their have been any deaths there yet. Another reason is that it manage to mutate into a less dangerous form by the time it made its way to the USA and internationally.

it's just to scare you this time, but the next time around in autumn is when people will really start dying---especially people that take the flu shots

Did you know that, in the U.S., an average of 36,000 people die of the regular flu every year? Don't believe me? Google it.

Better watch out for the porkamania. Surely there will be a porkademic, with all these swine getting flu. Besides, it only kills those who have other illnesses, so if you're one of the pure and pristine, you won't get barbeque baloney flu.

I don't want no, tainted vaccine, i don't need no Tammy Flu. I'm a human, not a swine, I'll be just fine, I saw The Secret!

Nick and Chloe... actually, a case of the swine flu transmittal between swine and human took place right here in the good 'ol USA, in Wisconsin, back in, I believe, 2005 or 2006. Look it up. Not much was made of it because it didn't spread (look it up, it's not hard to find on the net). So Nick is right... it has nothing to do with a 'third world country'. I travel to them all the time in all parts of the world (work and pleasure) for the past 15 years and have never had a problem.

I agree with comment #9

After reading these comments, there is no doubt in my mind that we have an education crisis!

obviously this thing is spreading fast, i live in massachusetts and in our city we already had a case of it in Fall River. the fact is, is that it's not deadly at the moment unless u have another sickness but there r chances of it transforming into a deadlier disease which may kill people since we're not immune to it, it isnt very likely, but is possible. but for now it's just a flu tht we're jus going to have to deal with.