H1N1+Pandemic

The Swine Flu Strikes:
====In March of 2009, the first known case of the now known “swine flu” was diagnosed in a young boy in Mexico. This severe flu quickly spread into the United States, causing its citizens to take drastic measures. Having almost identical symptoms as a regular flu, swine flue, or H1N1, was hard to recognize or diagnose. The warnings grew quickly, as over 20 cases of the sickness were recorded just a month later, not only in the United States, but all over the world. This rare form of influenza was quickly put on watch to becoming an international pandemic. In fact, in was official declared a pandemic on June 11, and people began to take drastic measures, wearing facial masks to cover their nose and mouths in public, and using hand sanitizer after every breath. Finally, in October of 2009, a vaccine was put in place for the symptoms and bacteria causing H1N1, but many cases were still reported in the final months of 2009.==== [|News Report] [|News Report]