7 Steps To Protect Yourself From Swine Flu

Well, first of all, what is swine flu?

Swine flu is a respiratory disease of pigs, just as the name implies. However, people do not normally get swine flu. Occasionally human infections can and do happen.

In the past Swine flu viruses have been reported to spread from person-to-person, but this transmission was limited and not sustained beyond about three people. The majority of people who have swine flu are usually not seriously ill, and symptoms of infected people outside Mexico appear to be much milder than those in Mexico for reasons not yet known. Read more