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Flu's Severity Studied

The World Health Organization raised its pandemic threat level from 3 to 4 on Monday - two levels below a full-scale pandemic - in response to a unique virus not seen in pigs or humans before. A look at what is known about the virus.

SOURCE: CDC and Prevention, NIAID, WHO | BY BRENNA MALONEY AND LAURA STANTON - The Washington Post - April 29, 2009

This Story CDC Says Flu Responses Will Vary Article \| The acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday that there is no single best way for communities to respond to the growing outbreak of swine flu, and he played down the role the nation's chief public health agency will play in managing the illness around the country. : Swine Flu: Worldwide Outlook Flu's True Severity Is Still Unknown Bush Team Strategy Now Obama's Swine Flu Playbook Many States Do Not Meet Readiness Standards Heat, Closures, Flu Spur Some to Flee Mexico City Swine Flu Spreads Across D.C. Region Va. Man and Woman Contracted Virus Separately in Mexico Hundreds of Schools, Most in Tex., Shut New Swine Flu Cases Confirmed in U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland Forget Germs. The Real Contagion Is Our Paranoia New Blog: Swine Flu Report Questions and Answers About Swine Flu Countries Take Action Against Swine Flu Swine Flu Hinders Tourism in Mexico Flu's Severity Studied Swine Flu Videos Interactive Map: Distribution of Cases Swine Flu: Your Experiences Full Coverage: Swine Flu Officials Warn of Pandemic Alert Level Raised to 5 Making a Flu Vaccine Antiviral Stockpiles		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: CDC and Prevention, NIAID, WHO \| BY BRENNA MALONEY AND LAURA STANTON - The Washington Post - April 29, 2009 ¬es=The World Health Organization raised its pandemic threat level from 3 to 4 on Monday - two levels below a full-scale pandemic - in response to a unique virus not seen in pigs or humans before. A look at what is known about the virus." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: CDC, Prevention, NIAID, WHO \| BY BRENNA MALONEY AND LAURA STANTON - The Washington Post - April 29, 2009 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic		More on washingtonpost.com • More World News » washingtonpost.com
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