Swine Flu Scare

People are now really scared of this A(H1N1) disease. I have seen the changes it has made. I went to the airport the other day to pick up my cousin from Europe. I was supposed to bring along my son but I was told by my mom not to due to the said virus. So I did not. Even though there has been no confirmed cases here in the country most are still scared of it. When I got to the airport I have seen people wearing masks and airport staffs getting more strict checking out their infrared cameras to check the temperatures of the passengers mostly those coming in to the country. Even airline companies are affected by this outbreak issues, as a matter of fact some airline companies are having flight promotions thinking that this might affect their flight loads.

I don't really know how this all started but from what I have heard from the daily news updates ,they said this was detected last April 2009 and is common in pigs in the Midwestern US as well as Mexico and some neighboring countries. And that this is infecting people and is spreading fast. This outbreak they say is mainly spread through coughs and sneezes. But I am just wondering why has this just occurred today? Why haven't we heard anything about such virus from the past? Whatever the explanation is, this is also making me feel scared.

I know that there are antidotes sold for this said virus, but does this really completely heal those infected? Well, I hope that if this so called H1N1 virus doesn't stop, then more medicines will be available too.