Swine Flu Could Cause Pandemic


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BIBLE PROPHECY TODAY
Swine Flu Could Cause Pandemic
by Ray Gano
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The Swine flu virus that has had an outbreak in Mexico has crossed the border. Cases have been reported in California and in Texas. "It has pandemic potential," Margaret Chan, the director-general of the WHO (World Health Organization), told reporters during a telephone briefing. "It is infecting people."

What is a Pandemic? It is medical epidemic (a disease) that spreads over a wide geographic area and affecting a large proportion of the population. Already over 60 people have died due to the flu in Mexico and eight cases have already contracted the disease in the US.
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RELATED LINKS

News roundup: WHO says swine flu outbreak has 'pandemic potential' - USA Today

WHO chief to oversee handling of swine flu crisis - AP

Bloomberg News - The first case was seen in Mexico on April 13. The outbreak coincided with the President Barack Obama's trip to Mexico City on April 16. Obama was received at Mexico's anthropology museum in Mexico City by Felipe Solis, a distinguished archeologist who died the following day from symptoms similar to flu, Reforma newspaper reported." See
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/newspid=20601087&sid=aEsNownABJ6Q&refer=worldwide


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