The situation of the 'swine flu' could turn nasty if it not properly contained. Back in 1918 the Influenza pandemic began around the same time as we see the swine flu pandemic starting now (March to April). It didn't pose as a serious threat as cases were as minimal as we see today. It was only until around October in the same year that cases and fatalities rose sharply (due to the recirculation of contaminated air more common in the winter period when people are indoors for longer). And over the winter period the world saw one of the worst pandemics in recorded history.
The only problem is, that I think that we are falling into the same trap of this false sense of security that it doesn't look to bad at the moment. Hopefully the governments of the world will realise this sooner rather than later. I think that all of this media hype is quite necessary, and we should not just shunt the threat to the back of our minds and continue worrying about the current economic climate.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pandemic-flu/Pages/Introduction.aspx?WT.srch=1
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