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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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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