Swine Flu Info Blog

I just want to know if there's a good reason for all the talk about the swine flu. So people have died from it, haven't people died from the normal flu?

What makes the H1N1 virus different than the "common seasonal flu?"
Could someone please give me a short summary of this. thanks!

My question is like how to they determin if a person is sick enough to be admitted to a hospital if they have H1N1. I know lots of people who have it now but no one is been sent to the hospital, is it just there symptoms? Or can they test if its bad enough? If its the symptoms, what are they for a serious case that requires hospitalization?

How come everyone is freaking out about swine flu? I know its killed some people in Mexico but barely anyone in the US has gotten it and no one here has died. Why are people dying from it in Mexico but not in the US?
Also, what makes the swine flu a pandemic when there are plenty of other diseases that are spread throughout the world?

Sadly,people die from the flu every day--but we are only hearing about the swine flu.