So everyone,
have you listened to the three episodes of myths and mysteries?
Should we go to the doctor when we have the flu or a cold?
According to the listening, there is nothing that the doctor can give you that will help kill viruses!
These days, Tamiflu is the new wonder drug that many people in Japan are taking to get over a flu?
So should we rely on this drug, or be careful? Can it really help?
Also, how do you know if you have the flu, or just a common cold? Check out the following website:
http://www.tamiflu.com/about/coldflu.aspx?ref=taking_coldflu
If you've had the flu this year, it will prevent you from getting the flu again.
Well, according to the listening, this is incorrect. There are so many varieties of the flu, there's nothing stopping you from getting a different strain of the flu virus.
Having the flu vaccine will give me the flu.
According to the listening, the flu vaccine is made with inactived organisms that cannot cause the virus.
Don't forget, in your journal, you need to discuss the difference between a myth and a superstition. Are they the same or different?
You might want to check out the following Wikipedia sites....
Myth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_myth
Superstition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition
Good luck with your research, and be ready to discuss it at the beginning of next class.
Steven Mondy
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