The swine flu is a disease that is spreading rather rapidly in the United States, from Mexico where it was first reported. Among the United States’ first fatalities resulting from swine flu infection were reported in Utah.

Over 10 people have died so far in the United States from the much feared flu that is said to have been a mutation of the flu in pigs.

At least one fatality was also reported in Arizona. Overall, worldwide, more than ten thousand people have fallen sick due to swine flu. The number of deaths is about eighty, with the majority being in Mexico. Seventy five people have died in Mexico alone because of the swine flu. Ten deaths have been reported in the United States. Both Costa Rica and Canada have reported one each. Read the rest of this entry »