Swine flu seems to be the buzz word of April. This strain of Swine Influenza is a hybrid of regular swine flu, bird flu and the good old human flu. How the Swine Flu epidemic started is unknown and the CDC is actively trying to get up to speed on the outbreak. Locally, Pittsburg school officials scrambled Wednesday to cope with an apparent outbreak of swine flu that closed one school in the district and raised concerns that students at a second school may have been infected.

On the same day Highlands Elementary was closed after three probable cases of swine flu were identified, nine students at a second city school were referred to county health officials with flu-like symptoms.

Marina Vista Elementary Principal Lynne Plunkett said the ill students from her school are from different classes, and include a couple groups of siblings.

The outbreak of disease in people caused by a new influenza virus of swine origin continues to grow in the United States and internationally. Today, CDC reports additional confirmed human infections, hospitalizations and the nation’s first fatality from this outbreak. The more recent illnesses and the reported death suggest that a pattern of more severe illness associated with this virus may be emerging in the U.S. Most people will not have immunity to this new virus and, as it continues to spread, more cases, more hospitalizations and more deaths are expected in the coming days and weeks.

I think this is alot more media hype than we need to worry about. Granted, I’m canceling my trip to Mexico next week and I am going to be getting me one of these fashionable head bubbles but other than that I don’t think I should be worried about anything.

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