H1N1 now most common flu virus worldwide

(HealthFinder) UPDATED 2009-11-05

The H1N1 swine flu virus is now the most common flu virus worldwide, World Health Organization (WHO) officials say, but it does not appear to be mutating into a more dangerous virus. WHO experts say the virus continues to target the young, but it produces only mild-to-moderate flu symptoms in most people. Read full story >

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H1N1 now most common flu virus worldwide

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