Swine Flu Pandemic

An understanding of pandemics and how they are managed is part of the new AS syllabus. The Sky News website has lots of useful information about the current swine flu pandemic. Click here to go to the website. If you scroll down through the information you can find out more about the virus, how it is transmitted, the definition of a pandemic, advice on what to do if you suspect you may have Swine Flu. They are using antiviral drugs to treat this flu. Click here to find out how these are different to antibiotics.