Swine Flu is Spreading

The Swine Flu virus seems to have no sign of stopping and is spreading across the Atlantic to Europe and moving onwards. Asia is expected to get hit by swine flu soon. The latest statistics indicated that 64 laboratory cases have been confirmed swine flu in the United States with no deaths, 26 confirmed cases of infection including 7 deaths in Mexico, 6 in Canada, 3 in New Zealand, 2 in United Kingdom, 2 in Israel and 2 in Spain and all with no deaths..

New York, where was a hard hit area by swine flu had 45 laboratory confirmed cases alone according to the latest figure of Centers for disease Control and Prevention in the United States. The bad news was that the outbreak of (H1N1) in New York might have spread from one school to another in New York City, probably bringing the infected number up even more.

Although the disease is related to pig, officials from the World Health Organization advised that there is no risk of infection from the virus from consumption of well-cooked pork. People should stay calm and not to be over react to the current situation. Also, medical professionals advised that people should not take Tamiflu unnecessarily and use it only under the prescription of a doctor.