Why is #swineflu popular right now?

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From @Newser The World Health Organization believes the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico and the southwestern United States could grow into a pandemic, the Washington Post reports. “It has pandemic potential,” said WHO’s director-general. “It is infecting people.” Margaret Chan cautioned that the WHO is still collecting information and that it's too early to know "whether or not it will indeed cause a pandemic." CNN http://tinyurl.com/dx3d4z quotes Dr. Jay Steinberg, infectious disease specialist at Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia. "The new strain of swine flu only meets one of these [pandemic] criteria: its novelty. On the other hand, bird flu meets two of the criteria: novelty and ability to cause significant disease in humans. " And, no The Who is not getting back together. (Different Who) (as of May 2 at 12:41 UTC)
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Last verified definition: Another name for the H1N1 virus, people used this hashtag to tweet their concerns, rears and reactions as news of the virus spread. (as of May 6 at 13:16 UTC)

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