Four students attending the University of Delaware have been diagnosed with “probable” cases of swine flu, while an elementary school in Rogers Park in Chicago, Illinois has been shut down for at least two days by another “probable” case of Swine Flu. The Delaware students, who reported flu-like symptoms, were treated at the school’s health  [...]

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The Swine Flu outbreak is worsening.  World Health Organization (WHO) officials have raised the Swine Flu Pandemic Alert to Phase 4. Here is the explanation from the WHO website: Phase 4 is characterized by verified human-to-human transmission of an animal or human-animal influenza reassortant virus able to cause “community-level outbreaks.” The ability to cause sustained [...]

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have launched a new CDC Swine Flu website located at cdc.gov/swineflu.  The CDC hopes to keep Americans informed more easily by funneling all of the information that becomes available through one central location. As you can see from the graphic below (from the website), there are now 40 [...]

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On Sunday, the United States officially declared a public health emergency as the Swine Flu outbreak continues to spread. Homeland Security’s Janet Napolitano held a press conference on Sunday saying that citizens should remain calm but prepared. Dr. Richard Besser of the CDC added that they were aggressively trying to contain the virus. “I would [...]

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BREAKING NEWS: This is an update to our earlier coverage of the recent Swine Flu outbreak. The CDC has just issued an official Swine Flu Outbreak Notice in the United States. At 3:30pm on April 25, 2009, the CDC issued the following notice: Current Situation As of 6pm April 24 2009, 8 human cases of [...]

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A deadly new strain of the flu virus has resulted in 60 deaths in Mexico. The new flu also crossed over into the U.S. where 8 people grew ill but later recovered. The new flu strain closed schools and forced public events to be called off in Mexico City. Officials have determined that the new [...]

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