Swine Flu Will Likely Sicken Billions But Kill at a Low Rate

A "fast and dirty" analysis of the spread of swine flu thus far has led researchers to believe that the virus will eventually turn into a true pandemic infecting about a third of the world's population--but they hasten to add that the analysis also suggests that the flu doesn't have a devastating death rate. Lead researcher Neil Ferguson, a member of the World Health Organization's emergency committee for the outbreak, says: