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Should one stop eating Pork for few days, as a precaution for Swine Flu?

"U.S Hog Prices Continue to Slip Amid Swine Flu Outbreak"
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124093838288663757.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Egypt began slaughtering the roughly 300,000 pigs in the country Wednesday as a precaution against swine flu
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jc_pijXYi6E50wDepameI2ZTf9iAD97S7UPG2

http://www.canada.com/Health/echo+1918+pandemic/1541930/story.html
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vandal913 vandal913
 
 April 29, 2009 05:08 PM
No, it's not necessary to stop eating pork.

From the CDC: "Swine influenza viruses are not transmitted by food. You can not get swine influenza from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork and pork products is safe. Cooking pork to an internal temperature of 160°F kills the swine flu virus as it does other bacteria and viruses."


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pats pats
 
April 29, 2009 06:05 PM
Thanks Vandal, You are Right!
Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza virus that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza in pigs. Swine flu viruses cause high levels of illness and low death rates in pigs. The classical swine flu virus (an influenza type A H1N1 virus) was first isolated from a pig in 1930.

Swine flu viruses do not normally infect humans. However, sporadic human infections with swine flu have occurred. Most commonly, these cases occur in persons with direct exposure to pigs (e.g. children near pigs at a fair or workers in the swine industry). In addition, there have been documented cases of one person spreading swine flu to others. For example, an outbreak of apparent swine flu infection in pigs in Wisconsin in 1988 resulted in multiple human infections, and, although no community outbreak resulted, there was antibody evidence of virus transmission from the patient to health care workers who had close contact with the patient.

http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/key_facts.htm

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modctek modctek
 
April 29, 2009 05:09 PM
Pork products, properly prepared, should have no chance of transmitting influenza.

"Cooking pork to an internal temperature of 160°F kills the swine flu virus as it does other bacteria and viruses."
Source(s):
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/key_facts.htm


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derus derus
 
April 29, 2009 05:25 PM
Absolutely not. Swine flu is not passed to people by eating pork. While it is never a good idea to eat uncooked pork for other reasons you will not get this virus from it.

To avoid swine flu wash your hands regularly and avoid touching your face and eyes. If you do get it, don't worry it has a higher survivability rate then the regular flu. A product called Tamaflu has been proving affective in getting rid of the illness even after you have contracted it. If you life in the US Tamaflu is sold over the counter.

The bigger problem is making sure swine flu doesn't turn you into a pig. ;)

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imadrid imadrid
 
April 29, 2009 08:08 PM
I would like to correct the term "never a good idea" to eat raw pork.

Pork is a meat you should NEVER Eat Raw!

It should always be cooked well done. Not rare or medium for safety sake. You can get Trichinosis (caused by the parasite, Trichinella spiralis) from improperly cooked pork.

This is one of the reasons why certain religious groups consider the Pig as a dirty animal. In ancient times when science wasn't so advanced and refrigeration wasn't invented yet. People have died from eating pork and thats how the pig got the bad rap.

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jellylala jellylala
 
April 29, 2009 05:50 PM
Why did you start another question identical to your other? Especially when it has the same answer?

No.

The swine flu is not a food borne illness, so consumption of pork does not affect your chances of contracting the illness.

If you want to increase your chances of NOT getting. Don't go out in public and avoid contact with PEOPLE that may be sick.

It makes me very sad that you seem hell bent on spreading misinformation about this outbreak. Either you've fallen victim to the media fear mongering and are trying to spread false facts about this illness because you don't understand the under lying cause yourself. Or you are trying to increase the fear and panic over something that has the potential to be deadly for many, many people.

I just can't fathom why you would keep trying to draw connections between the swine flu and food borne illnesses unless it stems from a deep misunderstanding (which, why do you continue to cling to false facts after it has been refuted?).

Unless of course, you're just trying to seed the internet with the phase "swine flu caused by eating pork" so people searching that comes across this site. Which again... why?

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truth7 truth7
 
April 29, 2009 11:28 PM
I've stopped eating pork temporarily because there is a possibility that the swine flu could be on the packaging or the meat itself, spread by an infected factory or farm worker.

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