: About Me

Karin Forno is a family practice physician, English professor, and writer who lives in the Central Valley of California. She is available to write on a variety of topics including health, science, spirituality/Christianity, creative writing, teaching writing, and general topics.

Her poetry has been published in 6 literary journals and magazines.

My passion is ...

writing

I know too much about ...

knitting

My parents always told me ...

be honest

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a doctor

My favorite memory ...

is of sitting with my housekeeper overlooking the Merced River

Why I write ...

because I love to

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

The Incomparable Christ by John R.W. Stott

My first job ...

was as a lab technician

My best moment ...

was reading my translation of H.C. Andersen to my MFA colleagues

My inspiration ...

comes from a creative and loving God

Health & Fitness > Infectious Diseases H1N1: A subtype of Influenza A virus

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H1N1 Influenza: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? You're waiting in line at the grocery store. The person ahead of you keeps coughing, that deep cough that sounds like it comes from the bottom of her lungs. She's wearing sweats, and looks a little pale, like she doesn't feel well. You look around. Everyone else is just standing in line, but you feel a little panicky. Could you get the swine flu from this person? What will happen then? Well, the answer is yes, you could possibly get the swine flu (we'll call it H1N1 from here on out) from this person, but it's not that likely, and you do ha...

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