Claim: You can't spell "pandemic" without "panic," and news about swine flu has put people in a tizzy. As with any tizzy, this has resulted in some misinformation getting mixed in with the real-time updates. We present a few misconceptions about swine flu that we've seen or heard in the last few days. 1. You can get swine flu from eating pork. No more than you can get avian flu from eating birds, human flu from eating humans,
Fact-check: Swine Flu Fact and Fiction - FactCheck.org
Verdict: you can't spell "pandemic" without "panic," and news about swine flu has put people in a tizzy. as with any tizzy, this has resulted in some misinformation getting mixed in with the real-time updates. we present a few misconceptions about swine flu that we've seen or heard in the last few days. 1. you can get swine flu from eating pork. no more than you can get avian flu from eating birds, human flu from eating humans,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jess Henig
Date published: 2009-04-29T15:39:24