Another name for the H1N1 virus, people used this hashtag to tweet their concerns, rears and reactions as news of the virus spread.

It's the contraction of swine flu

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. "

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)

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. "

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."