Q. Why would an influenza virus such as Swine Flu or H1N1 take a year or so to reach us? Dr Smith: Each and every year, the flu spreads around the planet. It starts China and then travels, often not noticed in the Northern hemisphere (where most … [Read more...]

Back in 1976 there was a genuine concern that Swine Influenza would break out. In the USA 45 million Americans got flu shots. However, the campaign to vaccinate against Swine Flu was stopped after several hundred people came down with Guillain-Barre … [Read more...]

Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza that regularly cause outbreaks of influenza among pigs. Although humans are not usually infected, a new strain in March 2009 A (H1N1) is causing growing alarm for … [Read more...]