Ive read that the World Health Organization may still decide to raise its pandemic threat level from 5 to 6. Does that change how I should view this flu outbreak?
A. If the WHO pandemic threat level changes from 5 to 6 it means that the H1N1 virus has spread around the globe to the point that it has become a pandemic. It is important to remember that pandemic is a term that refers to the spread of a disease and not the severity. Since the virus has already spread to most parts of the U.S. and the severity of illness has been similar to that of seasonal flu, it doesn’t change anything for us.
