Do you think they will let me travel to Italy in June?
I live just a couple of hours from the Mexican border.
Can I get my money back for the plane ticket?

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MEXICO CITY – The swine flu epidemic entered a dangerous new phase Monday as the death toll climbed in Mexico
and the number of suspected cases there and in the United States nearly doubled. The World Health Organization
raised its alert level but stopped short of declaring a global emergency.

Villa, I hope it works out for you! I guess I may face the same situation if the swine flu hits Connecticut! Keep us updated, please!

I hope everything works out!

I wonder why there's such a high death toll in Mexico but not anywhere else... What do you think? Does it have something to do with the sanitary conditions of their hospitals or something? 'Cause from what I gather, those affected in U.S. and Canada are in stable and healing condition... apparently!

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So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this,
And this gives light to thee.

VitaBella, Two weeks after the first known swine flu death, Mexico still hasn't given medicine to the families
of the dead. It hasn't determined where the outbreak began or how it spread. And while the government urges anyone
who feels sick to go to hospitals, feverish people complain ambulance workers are scared to pick them up.

A portrait is emerging of a slow and confused response by Mexico to the gathering swine flu epidemic.
And that could mean the world is flying blind into a global health storm.

Despite an annual budget of more than $5 billion, Mexico's health secretary said Monday that his agency
hasn't had the resources to visit the families of the dead. That means doctors haven't begun treatment
for the population most exposed to swine flu, and most apt to spread it.

It also means medical sleuths don't know how the victims were infected — key to understanding how the epidemic began and how it can be contained.

Foreign health officials were hesitant Monday to speak critically about Mexico's response, saying they want to
wait until more details emerge before passing judgment. But already, Mexicans were questioning the government's
image of a country that has the crisis under control.

"Nobody believes the government anymore," said Edgar Rocha, a 28-year-old office messenger. He said the
lack of information is sowing distrust: "You haven't seen a single interview with the sick!"

The political consequences could be serious. China was heavily criticized during the outbreak of SARS for failing to release details
about the disease, feeding rumors and fear. And Mexico's failed response to a catastrophic 1985 earthquake is largely credited with
the demise of the party that had ruled the country since the 1920s.

It's because of inadequate, inefficient Public Health policy and practice. It's a matter of a lack of proper epidemiological strategies and implementation in the event of an outbreak, combined with everyday poor living conditions/sanitation.

List of most populated cities in the world

1. Tokyo, Japan - 28,025,000
2. Mexico City, Mexico - 18,131,000 (Too many people living in close contact)
3. Mumbai, India - 18,042,000
4. Sáo Paulo, Brazil - 17, 711,000
5. New York City, USA - 16,626,000
6. Shanghai, China - 14,173,000
7. Lagos, Nigeria - 13,488,000
8. Los Angeles, USA - 13,129,000
9. Calcutta, India - 12,900,000
10. Buenos Aires, Argentina - 12,431,000

Population of Italian cities

Name Population Region

1. Rome 2,553,873 Lazio
2. Milan 1,299,439 Lombardy
3. Naples 1,071,744 Campania
4. Turin 902,255 Piedmont
5. Palermo 675,277 Sicily
6. Genoa 605,084 Liguria
7. Bologna 374,425 Emilia-Romagna
8. Florence 368,059 Tuscany
9. Bari 328,458 Puglia
10. Catania 305,773 Sicily
Venice 271,251 Veneto
Verona 259,068 Veneto
Messina 247,592 Sicily
Padua 210,821 Veneto
Trieste 207,069 Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Taranto 199,012 Puglia
Brescia 192,164 Lombardy
Prato 185,757 Tuscany
Reggio di Calabria 183,041 Calabria
Modena 180,110 Emilia-Romagna
Parma 174,471 Emilia-Romagna
Cagliari 161,465 Sardegna
Livorno 155,986 Toscana
Perugia 157,842 Umbria
Reggio nell'Emilia 155,191 Emilia-Romagna
Foggia 154,780 Puglia
Ravenna 146,989 Emilia-Romagna
Salerno 135,818 Campania
Rimini 134,700 Emilia-Romagna
Ferrara 131,907 Emilia-Romagna
Sassari 124,929 Sardegna
Syracuse 123,332 Sicily
Pescara 122,577 Abruzzo
Monza 122,263 Lombardy
Bergamo 116,510 Lombardy
Vicenza 113,483 Veneto
Latina 111,946 Lazio
Forlì 111,495 Emilia-Romagna
Trento 110,142 Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Terni 108,999 Umbria
Giugliano in Campania 105,951 Campania
Novara 102,746 Piedmont
Ancona 101,797 Marche

HOUSTON, Texas – A 23-month-old toddler in Texas became the first confirmed swine flu death outside of Mexico
as authorities around the world struggled to contain a growing global health menace that has also swept
Germany onto the roster of afflicted nations. Officials say the death was in Houston, Texas U.S.A.

ITALY - Pamphlets are being handed out to passengers at Rome's international airport. Italy has 10
million doses of Zanamivir (Relenza) and 60,000 doses of Tamiflu as well as enough
Tamiflu powder to make 30 million doses.

Yes, but this unfortunate child was in Mexico last week, so it seems like it is spreading from there.
Just don't panic, more people are dying from guns and auto accidents and we don't panic from that.