Original report from Washington
24 September 2009
On June 11, the WHO signaled that a pandemic of H1N1 flu had begun. The virus, sometimes called swine flu, has spread from Mexico to all corners of the world, but it has also been less deadly that initially feared.
Still, a leading health expert told reporters in Washington Tuesday, the illness should not be underestimated.
“As far as the severity of the disease, so far we’ve been lucky,” Dan Rutz, a former CNN health reporter who has conducted seminars around the world on swine flu, said. “It seems that this pandemic flu has not caused the severe illness for most people. Now having said that, it is still a dangerous disease, and it causes severe illness in some people, especially pregnant women and people who have other underlying health problems, such as asthma, heart disease or diabetes.”
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