U.S., World: Five quick facts on swine flu that you should know
- The swine flu virus was first isolated in 1930; this is not a new type of virus. source
- The virus transferred from pigs to humans because it mutated. source
- You can’t get swine flu from eating cooked pork or handling uncooked pork. source
- Swine flu symptoms are essentially the same as regular flu strains. source
- The last outbreak of swine flu happened in 1976. One died. source