MAY 8 2009

The swine flu cometh.  There is an epidemic gripping the nation and in face the world that could be deadly for hundreds of people.  It began in Mexico during the time spring break was occuring all over the United States and began with 1 case.  It bloomed into over 600 worldwide in little more than a few weeks.  It is a rare form of the flu virus that has mutated from only being able to infect pigs to being able to infect humans.

The swine flu is being blown out of proportion by the  media.  People are afraid because the media reports only the news of the cases that are reported and the amount of death caused by the virus.  However the media does not tell the fact that the chance of dying in a civilized nation are slim to none.  The same thing happened with the SARS epidemic and the bird flu.  People heard of a new virus they never knew about and panicked.  This is the fault of the media, not a virus.