Swine flu

Worried about the swine flu outbreak? Well don’t panic—in this BrainPOP UK movie, Tim and Moby give you the basic facts about this new disease. In this educational, animated movie discover how a virus that usually only affects pigs crossed the species barrier to threaten humans. Learn all about the new strain of influenza that has dominated recent news. Compare the symptoms of swine flu to those of the more common types of flu, and pick up a few tips that’ll help you protect yourself against this contagious disease. Learn why an outbreak is different from an epidemic or a pandemic, and find out how organisations like the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are trying to keep outbreaks like these at bay!

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