This summer, health news was dominated by information on the H1N1 flu virus. And just like a child’s game of “telephone,” the facts about the disease got mixed up by the time they’d traveled person to person.
So we’ve put together a list of the most important swine flu facts and myths, as well as information on what you can do to keep you and your family healthy this cold and flu season.
How many people have been affected?
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
The swine flu (H1N1 influenza virus) is still spreading, but there's no need to panic. This flu does not appear to be as virulent (deadly)... Read more »
The swine flu is making its way around the country with symptoms such as fever, sore throat and aches, similar to the seasonal flu. As with... Read more »
The news reports about the H1N1 influenza pandemic (popularly known as "swine flu") keep coming, but one aspect of the story is constant:... Read more »
April 28, 2009MILWAUKEE – As news of the swine flu situation develops, it is important for those with asthma or other respiratory conditions to be... Read more »
The new strain of swine flu has killed 103 people in Mexico and spread across North America and possibly as far afield as Spain and New Zealand. And... Read more »
Swine flu is caused by type A influenza (also known as H1N1). Swine Flu symptoms are similar to the flu that normally infects humans.Symptoms... Read more »
What is swine flu?As its name suggest, swine flu is a type of flu virus that usually only affects pigs. Four different swine flu strains commonly... Read more »
Cities that were hard-hit by outbreaks of the H1N1 swine flu virus in the spring----including Philadelphia and New York--aren't seeing as many cases... Read more »