Pig Flu

The CDC epidemiologist expert Joseph Bresee, describes how to recognize the signs and symptoms of swine flu including how swine flu is transmitted, appropriate medicines for treatment and steps to take to prevent or treat illness.

Obama on Pig Flu

Obama made a speech from Washington, DC urging people to be calm and assuring them that the US CDC (Center for Disease Control) was taking the necessary steps to ensure a potential pandemic. Part of this included a more tight control at the US-Mexico and US-Canada borders. Source: Routers

Funny note on Obama shaking hand of Person with Pig Flu in Mexico. True or Hoax?

There are "rumors" that say that Obama might have shaked the hand of a person who later died of pig flu. This might have occurred during Barack Obama's visit to Mexico on April 16, three days after the first cases started showing in Mexico. Source: Anorak (UK)

Obama video on Pig Flu

CBS-YouTube video where Obama tries to calm the public about the global Pig Flu outbrake.

Sources: CBS,

As of April 25 at 7:30 PM ET, The Center for Disease Control has confirmed 11 human cases of swine-pig flu in the United States: seven in California, two in Texas, and two in Kansas. CDC continues to investigate other suspected cases.  Investigations are ongoing to determine the source of the infection and whether additional people have been infected with similar swine influenza viruses.

CDC is working very closely with state and local officials in California, Texas, as well as with health officials in Mexico, Canada and the World Health Organization. On April 24th, CDC deployed 7 epidemiologists to San Diego County, California and Imperial County, California and 1 senior medical officer to Texas to provide guidance and technical support for the ongoing epidemiologic field investigations. CDC has also deployed to Mexico 1 medical officer and 1 senior expert who are part of a global team that is responding to the outbreak of respiratory illnesses in Mexico.