Pandemic of Fear, but not yet a Pandemic of Swine Flu

A pandemic of fear has taken the world by storm, as news of the disease known as Swine Flu and the disease itself spread across the globe. As of April 26, 2009 at 4:45 pm, per the CDC the disease is not currently at  pandemic proportions. From Tweeting to speaking out in forums to Facebook, there is speculation over whether or not the current outbreak of Swine Flu is the result of a terrorist attack, a lab specimen inadvertently having been released or a natural occurrence.

Discussions mainly center on the unlikelihood of this new virus containing, "genes from North American swine and avian influenza, human influenza and swine influenza normally found in Asia and Europe" having occurred naturally". OpenNews.com and other sites have caused more than an eyebrow to be raised when commenting on the "strange combination [of the Swine Flu components] never seen before and having less than 1/10% chance of being a natural event".

Swine Flu: A Natural Phenomenon

Although the combination of these components of Swine Flu occurring naturally is high, it does not mean it is not possible. People fear what they fail to understand. The Swine Flu that is spreading is a type of RNA virus. RNA virus readily mutates and therefore is impossible to control. There are other virus and biologic agents that could more easily controlled; other virus than Swine Flu are more deadly. Agents like Anthrax, are the types of virus that a terrorist would normally look to cause death and fear.

The World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), as well as the Department of Homeland Security have no indication on their website that we are dealing with biological warfare. As far as these experts are concerned, this combination of components within Swine Flu is a natural phenomenon.

Facts on Swine Flu & Trusted Sources of Information

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