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swine flu in Thai?

In Thailand this strain of flu is being called officially, "ΰΉ‚ΰΈ£ΰΈ„ΰΉ„ΰΈ‚ΰΉ‰ΰΈ«ΰΈ§ΰΈ±ΰΈ”ΰΉƒΰΈ«ΰΈΰΉˆΰΈͺΰΈ²ΰΈ’ΰΈžΰΈ±ΰΈ™ΰΈ˜ΰΈΈΰΉŒΰΉƒΰΈ«ΰΈ‘ΰΉˆ 2009 (rohkF khaiF watL yaiL saayR phanM maiL 2009) or "the 2009 new flu (epidemic disease))" or, more scientifically, "ΰΉ‚ΰΈ£ΰΈ„ΰΉ„ΰΈ‚ΰΉ‰ΰΈ«ΰΈ§ΰΈ±ΰΈ”ΰΉƒΰΈ«ΰΈΰΉˆΰΈͺΰΈ²ΰΈ’ΰΈžΰΈ±ΰΈ™ΰΈ˜ΰΈΈΰΉŒΰΉƒΰΈ«ΰΈ‘ΰΉˆΰΈŠΰΈ™ΰΈ΄ΰΈ”ΰΉ€ΰΈ­ ΰΉ€ΰΈ­ΰΈŠ1 ΰΉ€ΰΈ­ΰΉ‡ΰΈ™1" (rohkF khaiF watL yaiL saayR phanM maiL N1H1) or "the new H1N1 flue". Sometimes this disease is shortened to "ΰΉ€ΰΈŠΰΈ·ΰΉ‰ΰΈ­ΰΉ„ΰΈ‚ΰΉ‰ΰΈ«ΰΈ§ΰΈ±ΰΈ”ΰΉƒΰΈ«ΰΈΰΉˆΰΈͺΰΈ²ΰΈ’ΰΈžΰΈ±ΰΈ™ΰΈ˜ΰΈΈΰΉŒΰΉƒΰΈ«ΰΈ‘ΰΉˆΰΈ―" (cheuuaH khaiF watL yaiL saayR phan[t]M maiL) "the new flu epidemic virus". This latter term refers to the virus per se.

Notice that in Thai, the swine has been let off the hook.

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For the sake of completeness, the naming of this disease has some history in the Thai press.

In early April, it was being referred to as "ΰΉ„ΰΈ‚ΰΉ‰ΰΈ«ΰΈ§ΰΈ±ΰΈ”ΰΈ«ΰΈ‘ΰΈΉ" (literally, 'swine flu').

The Thai Ministry of Health then decided that this terminology might put people off consuming pork. On instructions, the name was changed to "ΰΉ„ΰΈ‚ΰΉ‰ΰΈ«ΰΈ§ΰΈ±ΰΈ”ΰΉƒΰΈ«ΰΈΰΉˆΰΉ€ΰΈ‘ΰΉ‡ΰΈΰΈ‹ΰΈ΄ΰΉ‚ΰΈ" (literally 'Mexican flu').

This was later changed again to the terms given above by David.

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Most people I talk to seem to be calling it

ΰΉ„ΰΈ‚ΰΉ‰ΰΈ«ΰΈ§ΰΈ±ΰΈ”ΰΈͺΰΈ­ΰΈ‡ΰΈžΰΈ±ΰΈ™ΰΉ€ΰΈΰΉ‰ΰΈ² (kai wat song pan gaew) 'flu 2009'

for short.

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Most people I talk to seem to be calling it

ΰΉ„ΰΈ‚ΰΉ‰ΰΈ«ΰΈ§ΰΈ±ΰΈ”ΰΈͺΰΈ­ΰΈ‡ΰΈžΰΈ±ΰΈ™ΰΉ€ΰΈΰΉ‰ΰΈ² (kai wat song pan gaew) 'flu 2009'

for short.

I have also heard (kai wat song soon soon gaew) on talk radio.

And for preventative measure one may want to wear one of these:

ΰΈ«ΰΈ™ΰΉ‰ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ›ΰΈ΄ΰΈ”ΰΈ›ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈˆΰΈ‘ΰΈΉΰΈ

Especially in crowded places like bars.

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