Swine Flu.

We've all been hearing this term being thrown around quite a bit recently, but what exactly caused this? Or for a more important reason, who?

Three vials of swine flu virus samples were stolen from a Maryland government owned facility.

"The vials contained samples of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis, a virus that sickens horses and can be spread to humans by mosquitoes. In 97 percent of cases, humans with the virus suffer flu-like symptoms, but it can be deadly in about 1 out of 100 cases, according to Caree Vander Linden, a spokeswoman for the Army's Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases. There is an effective vaccine for the disease and there hasn't been an outbreak in the United States since 1971."
(source: www.cnn.com)

My personal belief, it's bullshit.
About 35k people die from the regular influenza a year. This is just another thing to worry about.
Don't panic, and be informed people.

Sources:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/22/missing.virus.sample/
http://www.jonahsgospel.com/topics/107-pandemic/261-swine-flu-a-comprehensive-guide


-Shogun