Within the last few months or so, swine flu (also known as H1N1) has blown up to be a worldwide concern. First, the influenza began in Mexico, then it was said to travel into America then so on and so forth. People in all kinds of countries are panicking and preparing for the worst of the worst to happen. But will the swine flu outbreak really become as dangerous as people expect it to be?
In the United States, President Obama and the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) are still trying to determine if the spread of swine flu will become a pandemic or not. Just for statistics…In Mexico, 60 out of 800 cases have died from swine flu and, in America, there have been 91 confirmed cases out of 363 or more suspected cases.
Now, the definition of pandemic is: an epidemic that is geographically widespread. However, most people get the image of the when the black plaque was still around. That is not the case though. The question “Is Swine Flu the next Pandemic?” is no, at least in my opinion. As of now, the amount of deaths has not become high or drastic enough to make a huge impact on the human population. Not only that but, there have been outbreaks of the swine flu in the early 1900’s. With the information that scientists already know, people should be able to find a substantial cure before the outbreaks becomes too drastic.
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