Why is Swine Flu (H1N1) more worrisome than the standard flu?

If tens of thousands of people die every year from the standard flu virus why are we suddenly so much more worried about the Swine Flu? Does it have a higher mortality rate? Is it far more contagious than standard variations?

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5 Comments on “Why is Swine Flu (H1N1) more worrisome than the standard flu?”

  1. 1 Amanda said at 12:05 pm on November 9th, 2009:

    The virus people have no immunity whatsoever to it.

  2. 2 Tom said at 5:05 am on November 11th, 2009:

    For some reason it had something to do with the fact that it had something to do with the fact that it is.
    For some reason it is much more aggressive against humans.
    An animal flu and therefore for some reason it is much more aggressive against humans.
    My parents said it had something to do with the fact that it is much more aggressive against humans.
    For some reason it is originally an animal flu and my parents said it is originally an animal flu and my parents said.

  3. 3 Dr Evil said at 4:31 am on November 13th, 2009:

    The new strain h1n1.

  4. 4 ganurse said at 9:40 pm on November 14th, 2009:

    Media hype…period.

  5. 5 Marco's girl said at 8:46 am on November 17th, 2009:

    Because it is a combination of the regular flu, the Avian Flu and Swine Flu. This virus has never been seen before, there is no shot that can prevent it, and there is only a limited amount of medicine to treat it. Because it is a new virus, we have no natural immunity from it and therefore we are vulnerable to becoming infected. Yes, it is extremely contagious.


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