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FAQs and current stats on swine flu

Frequently asked swine flu questions answered, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Is it contagious?

Yes, the new, never-before-seen strain, like most flu strains, is highly contagious. City authorities note the unusually rapid onset of symptoms in students at a high school in Queens but don't yet know if this virus matches molecule for molecule with the one in Mexico....

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