Swine fever: how flu becomes a killer

News Fri 8 May, AT 18:11

The impact of swine flu may prove less severe than feared, but the threat of a pandemic remains

Pic of the Day: Swine flu patient

swine flu pig

British press suffers from a case of swine fever hysteria

News Wed 6 May, AT 12:20

Unsubstantiated and sensationalised coverage of pig flu and its possible origins at a Mexican farm has made the British media a laughing stock

Swine flu leaflets are delivered in Glasgow; Ian Dalton, swine flu tsar

Swine fever: Government appoints a ‘flu tsar’

News Wed 6 May, AT 08:59

Meanwhile at schools, coursework may be graded and exams cancelled if flu spreads among students taking GCSEs and A levels

A man carries a box of the anti-viral drug, Tamiflu, as he leaves Alleyn's School in Dulwich, south east London

Swine fever: exam chaos feared as schools close

News Tue 5 May, AT 10:11

Independent schools closed - but a 12-year-old flu sufferer says that ‘it’s nothing to worry about’

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