Is the swine flu epidemic still a major threat? The news cycle has rolled forward, and most mainstream media outlets are no longer paying much attention to the swine flu, but is the swine flu outbreak a larger threat than ever? The truth is that the number of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States has soared to 2,254, with 104 of those people currently in the hospital. Worldwide, there are now more than 4,000 confirmed cases of the swine flu in 29 countries, and at least 51 confirmed deaths.
Recently, the World Health Organization said that up to 2 billion people could become infected by the swine flu if the current outbreak turns into a pandemic.
WHO flu chief Keiji Fukuda startled the world media when he told them this: (Read more....)
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