the CDC has reported 91 cases in the United States. According to WHO, there have been 10 deaths worldwide because of the Swine Flu, and only 1 person here at home in the US.

Is this reason to panic? Not one bit.
The regular flu kills somewhere around 175 people each and every day.
This results in over 63,000 per year.

There is no cure for the common flu.
We have vaccines, and natural immunities, but no cure.

The problem with the Swine Flu, is that we have no vaccines, and seeing as how we've never encountered it, we have no natural immunity to the virus.

Experts say that the Swine Flu is no worse than the regular flu, and it isn't to be compared to the black plague, or anything of the sort (like many news stations are trying to pretend it is).

So why is the media making this such a big deal?
Why is the media making such a point to bring it up?

Because that means that you'll watch their station, read their article, listen to their podcast, etc.

That's how they make money, kids.
Welcome to the economy.

Anyway, this thing really isn't a big deal. If you get it, go to the doctor, just to be safe. Experts say that your immune system should be able to fight it off without any antibiotics (just like the regular flu), but that you should go to the doctor anyway.

This isn't a big deal.

Bottom line:

The Swine Flu is just a different type of flu, but that's still all it is.. The flu. Nothing more, nothing less. The flu has the capability to kill people (usually young children, and the elderly), but it barely affects us. Even if somebody at your school did have it (which they probably don't), and it was given to you.. guess what would happen? You'd get the flu, it'd suck, you'd get over it. End of story.

Did u here me on the news……*****…xD

It's not really different from the "regular flu". And yes, some people are majorly overreacting.

The media is often creating unnecessary panic in gullible people by focusing on a variety of diseases that turn out to be no big deal. Anyone remember West Nile Virus? SARS? Bird flu? If you hardly do it's because not much ever came of any of those things. Take a clue, people.

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no, dude the swine flu is real it's already killed approx. 145 people in mexico and is spreading across the world as we speak.
Besides spending money on the health industry wouldn't be a great boost in the economy since the health sector of the USA is one of the few HEALTHY parts of the economy which is still growing even in this recession. Now if the flu somehow made people buy houses and cars out of some weird panic or something now that's when i would start to think the governments behind it haha.

Oi you people need to get a lesson on how infectious disease works,

pig carries virus aka a vector… people living in close proximity to pigs pick up virus and becomes the new host and as people come into contact with one another the virus gets passed along. How did people in 3 unrelated countries get it, well they came into contact with the virus… its pretty simple and unfortunately pandemics are a natural occurrence…also flu viruses mutate all the time, the flu vaccine given each years is always based on the previous years strain which is usually not the same as the strain going around…

you are contagious 1 day before you start showing symptoms, it is like this with all flu's

it can last just as long as a flu. to the first dumb blonde who answered ur question, STFU LOLLLL. do you live in mexico. ha. 30 states have it retard. but a girl in my town has it and its been 5 days n shes feelin much better. it can last up until june if it wants too. generally 2-4weeks.

nothing to worry about? ARE YOU GAY?!

1-5 days. Don't worry, you probably just have a cold. If you had swine flu, you would have felt sick sooner.

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“You here about on the news…bitch.”LOL

Hey don't worry its just like the flu its not that bad my boss had it like three weeks ago and he recovered and my bro works at the hospital were they have 8 cases and only one person had to be hospitalized because that person was of old age, I really don't know why there dieing in Mexico maybe it isn't true. most Mexicans in Mexico are ignorant they use stupid Mexican remedies for the flu and i know I'm Mexican American with family down there and they don't know about Tylenol extra strength which lowers the deadly fever of a flu . may I add they do have really good doctors. all i know is im washing my hands cuz i dont want to miss 1 weeks worth of work or school! and if you do get it get rest go to your doctor and keep hydrated its just a flu the good part is that if you do get it you will be immune to bird flu and other crazy flus' worry if old

There aren't any differences in fact the seasonal flu is more dangerous than the swine flu, it kills 36,000 people in the US alone. But the view of swine flu as a dangerous flu is because of many reasons including almost all the people it killed are young healthy youth and the higher chances of the virus mutation which can lead to something more deadly like the spanish flu which killed like millions of people.