What is a flu pandemic?

H1N1 pandemic spreading too fast to count: WHO http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090716/ts_n… "The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that the H1N1 flu pandemic was the fastest-moving pandemic ever and that it was now pointless to...

Why are government and health officials the world over so worried about a flu pandemic? I thought flu, at most, will only give you a fever and a running nose, and then you recover? What is so dangerous about flu?

If the WHO says that swine flu is a pandemic, what will change in the way countries are reacting to it? Is it just a label or will it actually affect our lifestyles until swine flu is under control?

I'm a little worried about the swine flu and i would like to know what a pandemic is, and how it will affect the country. I heard from a friend that schools will be shut down. Please give me all the information you can. Thanks.

Yesterday they raised the swine flu outbreak to pandemic phase 5. It's almost inevitable that it'll raise to phase 6. So I'm asking; what will happen if they do? I ...show more

Not in a general sense, but very specifically... How prepared is Citigroup in the event of an avian flu pandemic in regards to business continuity, IT, medical and other policies?

It looks as though the flu pandemic will reach us sooner or later. What should we be doing? Do we need to start wearing masks? Is there anything we can eat or drink which will build up our immunity? Will it help if we get lots of sleep so our bodies...

Where do you think its come from? (I know its from Mexico though!) Do you think its the end of the world? Do you think its serious,like the Great Plague,and we'll have a world fire next year? Or do you think its like bird flu,where its just the media...

As has been suggested, the WHO is on the verge of raising the status to Level 6, an official pandemic of the Swine Flu virus. I'd like to know how this will affect everyday life ...show more