The swine Flu

A new kind a flu has been going around, called Swine Flu, originating from a virus that infected pigs. It hit Mexico hard, killing around 80 people, and causing Mexico to close down public schools and other public events. This flu has been declared a "public health emergency" making it of some concern. Some scientists believe that it will not be too long before a Pandemic Status to be reached, where travel may be banned to and from infected countries. Cases of this flu have been spotted in California, New york city, and Texas, meaning that it has reached the United States. In other places, detention of possible cases are more severe. China has made so that anybody with a fever over 100.4 degrees must be put in detention immediately to avoid further spread. Even worse is that this virus is constantly mutating and evolving, making it very difficult to get immunization from. Currently, the flu is not extremely serious, however these strains of influenza are very unpredictable.