Swine flu seems to be the most serious pandemic after the bird flu. The saddest part – it spreads like a wildfire and seems to be omnipresent. Every day reporters tell us awful news about new outbursts of disease all around the world. A lot of school and other public places have already been closed both in the USA and Mexico and it is just a beginning.

The most interesting fact about the swine flu is its name. As soon as people had realized the actual meaning of the first part of a word combination, they refused to eat pork. They blame swines for the following disease and don’t feel like eating them because of threat to die.

The question everybody would like to know the true answer is: whether I can get the virus while eating pork? The answer is NO, it is impossible and no swine has been diagnosed with strain.

The following flu spreads the same way the rest of flu viruses spread. However, you should still keep to the rules of cooking pork: freeze it greatly and stew it for a long time. You shouldn’t eat swine with blood.

Nevertheless, I think the following rules of protecting yourself from the virus will be of great help:

• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue or a special mask;
• Wash your hands as often as possible; 
• Don’t touch your eyes, nose and mouth while in public places; 
• Avoid crowded places;
• Stay home if you do get sick.

The symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of ordinary human flu, I mean: fever, cough, headache, sore throat, and fatigue.

Let God Bless You!