Swine Flu Scare

1. The Swine Flu is not a "Pandemic"

Swine Flu Cases Overestimated?
Study Of State Results Finds H1N1 Not As Prevalent As Feared
CBS News

The test results reveal a pattern that surprised a number of health care professionals we consulted. The vast majority of [reported] cases were negative for H1N1 as well as seasonal flu, despite the fact that many states were specifically testing patients deemed to be most likely to have H1N1 flu, based on symptoms and risk factors, such as travel to Mexico.



With most cases diagnosed solely on symptoms and risk factors, the H1N1 flu epidemic may seem worse than it is. It’s unknown what patients who tested negative for flu were actually afflicted with since the illness was not otherwise determined. Health experts say it’s assumed the patients had some sort of cold or upper respiratory infection that is just not influenza.