Now concerns tick upwards as parallels between 1918 and swine flu are discovered.

Reuters: "There is a misunderstanding about this virus," he said in a statement. "There is clear evidence the virus is different than seasonal influenza."

TheTimes.co.za: The National Institute for Communicable Diseases said that the virus spreads in the same way as ordinary seasonal flu.

SHOOT: About a month ago, on June 19, I was already describing the effects of Swine Flu as leading to pneumonia (which is deep lung tissue damage). http://www.nickvanderleek.com/2009/06/h1n1-death-in-australia-link-between.html

There also seems to be a lack of resolve to publicly acknowledge the similarities [of the current economic malaise] to the Great Depression and the irrefutable evidence that we're in the same circumstances again, except minus oil discoveries and many other natural resources, and with an additional 4-5 billion people on board.

clipped from www.reuters.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new H1N1 influenza virus bears a disturbing resemblance to the virus strain that caused the 1918 flu pandemic, with a greater ability to infect the lungs than common seasonal flu viruses, researchers reported on Monday. Tests in several animals confirmed other studies that have shown the new swine flu strain can spread beyond the upper respiratory tract to go deep into the lungs -- making it more likely to cause pneumonia, the international team said. In addition, they found that people who survived the 1918 pandemic seem to have extra immune protection against the virus, again confirming the work of other researchers. The new swine flu virus has caused the first pandemic of the 21st century, infecting more than a million people, according to estimates, and killing at least 500. The World Health Organization says it is causing mostly moderate disease but Kawaoka said that does not mean it is like seasonal flu.