Swine Flu is H1N1

Although much of the information is out of date, this remains one of my favourites. Sing along to ice ice baby by vanilla ice :)




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Swine Flu is H1N1



Yo CDC, Let’s heal it!
H1N1 Swine flu is
H1N1 Swine flu is
H1N1 Swine Flu is
H1N1



Aight stop! Grab your tissues and lozenge,
Influenza returns with a vengeance,
Spotlights on nightly news,
Everyone’s talking’ about Swine flu.
Late case flu? Apparently no,
Concern from the WHO.
Is it a danger? Virologists wonder.
Ravage the world like pirates plunder,
Mix of avian, swine, human streams,
Quickly sequencing genes bordering obscene.
Emerging, from sources unknown,
North American Zone, calls Mexico home.
Daily, nightly, number infected
Nearly 10,000, more soon expected
Create a vaccine for science to solve
Better find it fast before it evolves.



H1N1 Swine flu is
H1N1 Swine flu is
H1N1 Swine Flu is
H1N1



Now that the virus can transmit
Fast as frustration with public transit
Man to woman to man to child
Cases increase and the media’s wild
Airplanes, cruises, vacations
Sneaks in swift as illegal immigration
And you’ll step off feeling more than jet lag
Carrying the virus in your carry on bag
Freaked out, and so it goes
Cancelled Spring Break down in Mexico
The flights are on standby waiting ‘till they say fly
Not if Indian, Korean, or Thai,
Australia, Iceland, Philippine
Screened tourists to be sure they’re clean
Seemed effective,
Until it grew to Stage Five…Global Pandemic!



Sustained transition in multiple places,
Walking downtown with masks on faces,
Toronto, hasn’t looked so bizarre,
Since 2003 when infected with SARS.
Reactions worldwide were odd,
Blamed it on chemicals, pesticide, God.
Makes you wonder what’s in a name,
Swine flu? Pigs must be to blame!
Not quite, bacon’s alright,
Still killed all pigs in Egypt on the 29th
Ridicule, pitiful, haven’t a clue,
Quarantine the pig in the Kabul zoo!
Iraq’s wild boar? Not anymore!
They slaughtered the ones at the zoo and the pet store
Create a vaccine for science to solve,
Better find it fast before it evolves.



H1N1 Swine flu is
H1N1 Swine flu is
H1N1 Swine Flu is
H1N1



Take heed ‘cause it’s not the first time,
Influenza A made sneezing a crime.
Reminiscent of times like before,
Spanish flu following the first World War.
From Alaska way down to Samoa,
Spread by weakened, returning soldiers.
Fifty million dead,
One hell of an outbreak!
Happened again ‘57, ‘69
Two and one million dead those times
But there are ways to watch your health,
When you cough *cough*, cover your mouth!
Monitor, your personal hygiene,
Soap and water to ensure your hands clean.
Create a vaccine for science to solve,
Better find it fast before it evolves!


H1N1 Swine flu is
H1N1 Swine flu is
H1N1 Swine Flu is
H1N1


H1N1 Swine flu is
H1N1 Swine flu is
H1N1 Swine Flu is