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Link: WHO: Swine flu pandemic has begun, 1st in 41 years
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The World Health Organization has told its member nations it is declaring a swine flu pandemic- the first global flu epidemic in 41 years.
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Link: Don't Panic: WHO Declares Swine Flu Pandemic
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jTkkEKE...
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has told its member nations it is declaring a swine flu pandemic — the first global flu epidemic in 41 years. The move came Thursday as infections climbed in the United States, Europe, Australia, South America and elsewhere. In a statement sent to member countries, WHO says it decided to raise the pandemic alert level from phase 5 to 6, meaning that a global outbreak of swine flu has begun. The decision was made after the U.N. health agency held an emergency meeting on swine flu with its experts.
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Image: The Swine Flu Pandemic, Visualized
If you're wondering how the Swine Flu Pandemic of 2009 has changed the face of history, then look no further than this handy diagram.
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Swine Flu Makes You Racist
Science Buzz Wondering if you've got the most-feared disease of our time? One test is to see whether you've started making racist statements in public. Ryan Air CEO Michael O’Leary, for instance, just told a press conference that swine flu is only a risk to Asians and Mexicans “living in slums”. He's since been quarantined.
