73 swine flu cases confirmed

The new strain of the deadly swine flu has been spreading very fast, 73 cases have been confirmed and hundreds others are feared. it's epicentre is in mexico, but like i said it's spreading fast and has hit europe and north america. The European Union has called on people only to go to the infected countrys if absolutely neccesary. President obama said on monday that it's a ''case for concern and requires a heightened state of alert'' but it is not a ''cause for alarm''.

The symptoms are similar to the common flu. They include fever, lethargy, lack of appetite, coughing, runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

If you get any of those symptoms, get to a hospital. Also, if you're in one of the infected countrys, i reccomend you not to go outside except if you REALLY need it. Also, remember, you MUST wash your hands before eating, touching your mouth or anything like that. WHO has reported that it has a pandemic potential, so make sure to stay protected.

If you dont know what a pandemic is, it's disease spread over a big georgraphical area. a pandemic killed 1 million people in 1968 and 100 milion in 1918.
and remember,it might take months to get a vaccine, so make sure you stay protected and in case of flu symptoms, get to a hospital ASAP.


http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/27/swine.flu/index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/27/swine.flu.qanda/index.html

OMG its recahed britan in scotland thats not very far from me im gonna die

if you want to freak out about it, go to http://www.crazymonkeygames.com/

and play one of the pandemic games

I'm still debting on how much I should worry about this yet or not.

Although, this might also be like the Fort Dix pandemic of 1976, where an outbreak of swine flu killed a 19-year old private and infected hundreds of soldiers. In response to this crisis, Lyndon B. Johnson ordered a nationwide vaccination project at the cost of $135 million (500 million after inflation). Within weeks, there were hundreds of reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a paralyzing neurological disorder that can be caused by the vaccine. 30 people died. The epidemic failed to materialize.

Although the virus can be arguably different, we must remember not to overreact, and to be serious and calm about this situation.

Please don't look like these fools: