Swine Flu

Recent news in highlight across the world has been the outbreak of swine flu which originated in pig farms in Mexico and is rapidly spreading across the globe. Usually considered to be restricted to pigs alone , the new strain H1N1 has spread to humans as well and medical experts are still to come out with a definite cure of same. Whether it is over hyped by the media remains to be seen but as of now it seems to be spreading fast .esp in Mexico and US. WHO has raised the alert level to 5 ( max6) and is tracking the progress on daily basis on its website to update all and has sent a team to Mexico as well to unearth more details. The Internet has come in handy to spread the awareness of the flu but it has its limits esp. in developing countries where majority still do not have access to net ...newspapers and other media channels are making up for that. I just browsed through BBC and came across this article showcasing the major pandemics in the past century.It is too early to say that swine flu will compare to these.....Hope it does not. On other thought seeing the numbers as big as 50 million I wonder does nature have its own way of eradicating access through such outbreaks. With so many wars being fought across the globe it does not seem nature has to put in much additional effort. Hope the flu is brought under control and goes off as quickly as it came.

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