Swine Flu on USMLE

[Jccripe]

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Do you think there will be more influenza and reasortment question due to this epidemic. Goljan says they like current events.

 

[Cliff Huxtable]

Do you think there will be more influenza and reasortment question due to this epidemic. Goljan says they like current events.

Ok so lets dedicate this thread to swine flu facts:

Go!

 

[Jccripe]

Drug of Choice to treat the Swine Flu
Oseltamivir and Zanamivir which are of cours neuraminidase inhibitors

 

[DoctaJay]

The swine flu consisted of which:

1) Genetic drift
2) Genetic shift

 

[nogolfinsnow]

Ok, so maybe this isn't correct USMLE question style, but anyway:

The CDC stopped calling it "swine flu" because:

A) Rush Limbaugh said it's actually a terrorist weapon released into Mexico from where it would easily illegally enter the US
B) The pork industry is now in deep doodoo
C) Jewish and Muslim cultures don't like the word "swine" and want to call it "Mexican flu"
D) All of the above
E) B and C
F) none of the above
G) pigs can't fly

 

[Cliff Huxtable]

Ok, so maybe this isn't correct USMLE question style, but anyway:

The CDC stopped calling it "swine flu" because:

A) Rush Limbaugh said it's actually a terrorist weapon released into Mexico from where it would easily illegally enter the US
B) The pork industry is now in deep doodoo
C) Jewish and Muslim cultures don't like the word "swine" and want to call it "Mexican flu"
D) All of the above
E) B and C
F) none of the above
G) pigs can't fly

I'm going to go with E even though I wanna pick G.

Can I phone a friend?