Swine Flue - The Big Pandemic?

[Mich the Tester]

Syphilis was too fast, so he went for Maximus Porkus instead.

I’m just imagining an animal lover with a lisp visiting the STD clinic and saying ‘I think I’ve got Thwine Thyphilith’.

[CheeseSlice]

I think the media are definitely hamming this one up (no pun intended).
They all refer to it as "the deadly swine flu virus".
Sure people have died...in mexico.
Can't see evidence of it causing death anywhere else though....

Is it correct terminology to call it 'deadly' if it doesn't guarantee death if untreated?

[Mich the Tester]

I think the media are definitely hamming this one up (no pun intended).
They all refer to it as "the deadly swine flu virus".
Sure people have died...in mexico.
Can't see evidence of it causing death anywhere else though....

Is it correct terminology to call it 'deadly' if it doesn't guarantee death if untreated?

No. I'm sure the Trades Descriptions Act would apply to this.

[AtW]

Is it correct terminology to call it 'deadly' if it doesn't guarantee death if untreated?

Yes - black plague also doesn't guarantee death, but the ratio of those who die is high enough.

[FSM with Cheddar]

I think I've found how it started Linky

[TimberWolf]

Swine Flue - The Big Pandemic?

Pig

[ASB]

I think I've found how it started Linky

Damn. There goes another keyboard.