You gotta have swine to show you where the truffles are. From LearnThat.org. [Edward Albee, U.S. dramatist.]
Incidentally, the term swine flu which a lot of people use is a misnomer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 23, 2009] Reference
The term swine flu hurt the pork industry so much that they pushed for a name change and got it. From Wordnik.com. [Oil-garchical Collectivism] Reference
Although the term swine is usually applied only to the domesticated animal, it actually covers all members of the family Suidae. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol V No 2] Reference
The World Health Organization says it's dropping the term swine flu to refer to the virus officially now known as the H1N1 influenza. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 30, 2009] Reference
The term swine-plague should not be used in speaking of outbreaks of hog-cholera, as it is now considered a form of hog-cholera involving especially the lungs. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
Also, because the pork lobby has loudly objected to the term swine flu, all federal health officials are required to refer to it as pandemic H1N1 or 2009 H1N1. From Wordnik.com. [post-gazette.com - News] Reference
The government, under pressure from pork producers, urged the media to drop the term swine flu and instead refer to the virus by using the specific virus strain, H1N1. From Wordnik.com. [WWMT.com : News] Reference
U.S. officials say they may abandon the term swine flu, for fear it’s confusing people into thinking they could catch it from pork, which is flat-out wrong…. From Wordnik.com. [What’s in a Name? Swine Flu ‘Confusing Some’ «] Reference
News U.S. officials say they may abandon the term swine flu, for fear it’s confusing people into thinking they could catch it from pork, which is flat-out wrong… youtube.com. From Wordnik.com. [2009 April «] Reference
swine flu blog: The virus formerly known as swine flu. From Wordnik.com. [Whitehaven News headlines] Reference
The virus you know as the swine flu hits one of CNN's own. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 23, 2009] Reference
Saturday, September 26: The virus formerly known as swine flu. From Wordnik.com. [Whitehaven News headlines] Reference
It's the second case of the virus commonly known as swine flu reported at HSE. From Wordnik.com. [IndyStar.com Top Stories] Reference
The disease shows no signs of going away, but the name swine flu seems to be disappearing. From Wordnik.com. [News & Features from Minnesota Public Radio] Reference
The only question to ask of such arrogant swine is “Who the F#@! do you think you are?!”. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Challenge to High School Policy That Excludes from Extracurricular Activities Students Whose Out-of-School Speech “Reflects Discredit Upon [the] High School”] Reference
This may be closer - under my Webster's definition for swine is Latin sus - see more at Sow. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference
We're going to go back to one of the first schools that was hit hard by so the called swine flu. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 6, 2009] Reference
Alachua County has reported its second death from the novel H1N1 virus that is commonly called swine flu. From Wordnik.com. [Local News from The Gainesville Sun] Reference
Critics also say it is not apparent that Monsanto has actually invented anything new in swine reproduction. From Wordnik.com. [Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: Monsanto wants to Hog the Pigs.] Reference
Humana Inc. will cover the cost of the vaccine to prevent the H1N1 virus, which is commonly known as swine flu. From Wordnik.com. [Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal] Reference
State health officials say at least 737 cases of the H1N1 virus known as swine flu have been confirmed in Louisiana this year. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"People hear the word swine, and then obviously go to the next piece of vocabulary -- ends up being pork or pigs," said Preisler. From Wordnik.com. [News & Features from Minnesota Public Radio] Reference
But many Hoosiers may have to wait to receive the H1N1 vaccine, which helps protect against the virus that has become known as swine flu. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The idea of having to try to read with only one eye all the pearls of wisdom that you folks cast before this swine is less than desirable. From Wordnik.com. [Good Eye Doctor?] Reference
The name swine flu has specific meaning when it comes to stimulating antibodies in the body and shouldn't be tinkered with, said Kilbourne, 88. From Wordnik.com. [The Jakarta Post Breaking News] Reference
In an often incoherent speech that rambled for an hour-and-a - half, he tossed papers around, he mumbled, he called swine flu a military weapon. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 23, 2009] Reference
Health experts say the "worried well" are overburdening many U.S. hospitals with imagined symptoms of the H1N1 virus commonly known as swine flu. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking News - The Post Chronicle] Reference
So far, the vaccine against what is commonly known as the swine flu has been given only to a priority photo: Creative Commons/Pudelek (Marcin Szala). From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to CDC warns: Holiday travel could bring more swine flu] Reference
Then on Thursday, the WHO said it would stop using the name swine flu because it was misleading and triggering the slaughter of pigs in some countries. From Wordnik.com. [News from www.rep-am.com] Reference
PRESIDENT Barack Obama's decision last week to label swine flu a national emergency will likely increase demand for a vaccine that is already in short supply. From Wordnik.com. [New Scientist - Online News] Reference
And the World Health Organization is no longer using the name swine flu to help stop the misconception that there's any danger posed by pigs or pork products. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 30, 2009] Reference
That was partly because pregnant women, infants and children are at higher risk for severe complications and death if they contract what is commonly called swine flu. From Wordnik.com. [The Bellingham Herald: Sports News] Reference
Officials say 1,088 people have died in Mexico after contracting the virus commonly referred to as the swine flu since the pandemic first emerged in the country in April. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
A primer for parents on H1N1 symptoms child is sick with flu-like symptoms - fever, body aches, coughing - they almost certainly have what is commonly known as swine flu. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Surge in West Bank support for Hamas] Reference
BLITZER: Officials over at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today that the h1n1 virus commonly known as swine flu is more widespread than it's ever been. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 23, 2009] Reference
Dr. Michael O'Leary, WHO's top representative in China, says there has been a dramatic spike in Chinese swine flu cases recently and those reported by the government are only. From Wordnik.com. [Telecompaper Mobile & Wireless] Reference
H1N1, sometimes called swine flu, has killed six Cambodians since its onset. From Wordnik.com. [KI Media] Reference
The virus behind the current influenza pandemic may be known as swine flu, but it didn't come only from pigs. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Audio: New Shakira song big reason for album being out next month] Reference
The Federal Government said yesterday it had earmarked a total sum of N9 billion to combat the H1N1 pandemic, otherwise known as swine flu. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to So much for the Swine flu epidemic: National website and helpline are shut down] Reference
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