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