Swine Flu

This disease has become a common, household topic of discussion. How dangerous is it? Should we be worried about it? Is this pandemic crisis something that we should be taking seriously? Here is an article I found on it:

In response to an intensifying outbreak in the United States and internationally caused by a new influenza virus of swine origin, the World Health Organization raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 5 on April 29, 2009. A Phase 5 alert is a “strong signal that a pandemic is imminent and that the time to finalize the organization, communication, and implementation of the planned mitigation measures is short.”

U.S. Human Cases of H1N1 Flu Infection
(As of April 30, 2009, 10:30 AM ET) States # of laboratory confirmed cases Deaths
Arizona 1
California 14
Indiana 1
Kansas 2
Massachusetts 2
Michigan 1
Nevada 1
New York 50
Ohio 1
South Carolina 10
Texas 26 1
TOTAL COUNTS 109 cases 1 death

PLEASE HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF THE SWINE FLU. Don't travel to Mexico and try and wash you hands before and after sneezing, coughing, and eating.