Apparently, there is a case in South Bend, IN, about an hour and a half East of me. The Swine flu that is going around is a mutated form, a combination of swine, bird, and human flu. Typically, swine flu does not jump interspecies, however, this mutated form has. Sure, it's highly contagious, and if your immune system is for shit already anyway, you can have a real bad time. The more you clean and disinfect everything you come into contact with, the more you weaken your immune system, not allowing yourself to build up antibodies. It's becoming more of a scare because there isn't anything else news worthy right now, so that's all news outlets have to talk about. It's ridiculous. Is it important to keep an eye on it? Yes. Should we all panic? No.
