The most prevalent epidemic that is occuring at the time is the break out of the swine flu. Spawning from a pig farm in Mexico, it has caused national concern with repeated reports of the disease. With an epidemic, comes a lot of speculation on how serious the outbreak is. Many believe that the swine flu will cause deaths in the United States, similar to the 150 people who were killed by the infectious disease. The president, Barack Obama, has asked congress for 1.5 billion dollars to help combat the disease. Reports have stated that the flu is spreading throughout the United States. U.S. officials however say that there is no need to panic over the flu outbreaks, since they are quite common each year. Those who are less alarmed about the outbreak point to new advances in a vaccine in early may. Swine flu is an enigma, I do not know whether to be overly cautious or go on as I usually do.
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