Swine Flu

An outbreak of the dreaded H1N1 influenza virus that started in Missouri late last month now appears to be spreading to Kansas. Right now the death count stands at nine, though reports suggest that total could increase substantially in the next few days. Unlike many illnesses of its kind, the H1N1 impacts every age group, […]

Never fear; despite the name, you cannot contract Swine Flu (or H1N1) from eating bacon, pork chops, or touching a live pig. This highly contagious infection appears and spreads in ways very similar to influenza—via tiny particles in the air emitted when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or touches another person with germy hands. H1N1 […]