BY ANNA KELLAR
Why are we panicking about swine flu? Sometimes it seems like we are in danger of becoming the boy who cried wolf, with one too many warnings of an impending catastrophe that never arrives. The previous epidemic scares – SARS, Bird Flu – have fizzled out without much fanfare. The massive pandemics of [...]

We are excited to introduce our second topic question – one that is on everyone’s minds, and maybe some people’s hands: swine flu. You’ve read about it in papers, seen it on television. Perhaps you’ve started carrying mini bottles of antiseptic or are even bedridden right now, reading this post. But what we’re interested in [...]

BY REBECCA DISTLER
When you take a class on infectious diseases, there is a certain set of vocabulary you begin to incorporate into your discussion on the flu: vaccination, patient zero, vectors, transmission rates. However, as the swine flu “pandemic” continues to build, the fear spreading just as quick, if not quicker then the actual virus, [...]

BY ERIN SCHUTTE
The outbreak of swine flu has drawn concern from all parts of the globe, and as with all other big news stories, the media has significantly altered the public’s perception of the disease. Everyone on Yale’s campus has been exposed to the abundance of personal safety precautions, such as warnings to wash your [...]