It could be Pandemic!

Hey Man!
It's the new, brand new swine flu and it has killed as many as 68 people. Yes that's right people. You don't have to be a swine. That may sound silly but I was asked that question before. At least 1000 more people have become sick because of the flu, the swine flu that is. The disease has gone from Mexico and it has reached Texas and California already. They said that the outbreak of the never before seen virus is a very serious situation and has "pandemic potential". But thankfully it is too early to tell if it would become a worldwide outbreak. But on the bad side the situation is evolving quickly. This virus is a mix of human, pig, and bird strains and that is why this is considered a health emergency. The bad thing about all this is that it is so very hard to contain. The CDC and some experts said it is almost impossible to contain this flu. They are screening passengers from Mexico but that doesn't seem to help at this time. One big reason to really worry is that the flu doesn't seem to be killing only the vulnerable infants and the elderly. The Spanish flu which killed at least 40 million people worldwide in 1918-19, also first struck healthy young adults just as this Swine flu is doing. Remember this unlike regular flu, humans don't have natural immunity to a virus that includes animal genes. And how about this, new vaccines can take months to bring into use. So until then we could be defenseless against such a flu. It may sound a little funny but even the Mariachi Musicians are covering their faces with cloths or masks while they wait for business in the Garibaldi Plaza in Mexico City. How would that make you feel if you were looking to get some of the band to play at your party and they were covering their faces from something like the swine flu. Wow!