Dr, Fabian Villasenor took a mucus sample to detect swine flu in 1-year-old Ulises Gabriel Sanchez in Mexico City yesterday.
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How the virus is spread, how to protect yourself
Dr, Fabian Villasenor took a mucus sample to detect swine flu in 1-year-old Ulises Gabriel Sanchez in Mexico City yesterday.
(Luis Acosta/Afp/Getty Images)
How do people catch the swine flu? Public health officials believe the swine influenza A (H1N1) virus is spreading the way that the seasonal flu spreads every year - when people infected with the flu cough or sneeze and others breathe in airborne droplets containing the virus. People may also be getting swine flu from touching surfaces such as doorknobs ... (Full article: 396 words)
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