Swine Flu Might Be on the Path to a Pandemic

I have read and heard from many news outlets about the swine flu and wanted to write on it, based on some information I compiled.

There is great concern now over this swine virus, mostly in the U.S. and Mexico. We watch horror movies about people being quarantined due to a virus. Now this virus is at the verge of

 becoming an pandemic and it's no horror movie.

Swine Flu and its Symptoms

Swine flu is a very contagious respiratory disease. It derived from a mutation of pig and human genes. Symptoms are not recognizable as they are similar symptoms of the regular flu. They Include fever, lethargy, lack of appetite, coughing, runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

The Swine flu outbreak in Mexico has killed nearly 70 people. People in Mexico have resulted to wearing masks, canceling concert events, and closing down schools.

There were outbreaks; (none life threatening) in California there were 7 confirmed cases. There were also outbreaks in Texas and now 2 confirmed in Kansas. In NY 8 children were taken to the hospital and tested positive to swine flu in St. Francis prep, flushing, NY. It was reported on CNN that there was testing for 30 children from a day care center in the Bronx.

Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden Says that NY CITY IS Prepared for the worst case scenario. But, "You always have to look at the situation and see day to day, what you can do better, and what you can learn".

President Obama was in Mexico, but the white house is not concerned about the presidents health because he has not shown any flu like symptoms.

According to John Barry the author of The great influenza. "We are in the Path to a pandemic". Pandemic is an epidemic of infectious disease that spreads through populations across a large region; for instance a continent, or even worldwide, according to wikipidia.

John Barry's advice is not to worry or do anything until it arrives in our community, then proceed to social distances, and cover up.

Why we should still be worried.

We thought it was only people in the south west that should be worried but in reality the Swine flu outbreaks have also been reported in Europe, Africa, and parts of eastern Asia.

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