Swine Flu and the Media

While this swine flu is very unnerving, it’s important that people know that this virus does not kill everyone it comes in contact with. Just take a look at what has happened to the first person the swine flu has attacked:

Mexican officials also said they believe they may have found “patient zero” — the first case of the global outbreak — in the small mountain village of La Gloria.

Edgar Hernandez, 5, survived the earliest documented case of swine flu. He lives near a pig farm, though experts have not established a connection between that and his illness.

Edgar has managed to bounce back from his symptoms and playfully credits ice cream for helping him feel better.

I wish the media did a better job of calming people down instead of creating more of a hysteria. We need more stories of the people who have contacted it and are fine, instead of photos like this plastered every where: