By Yan Fortin
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews

With all the fear mongering that is happening right now with the swine flu craze, we figured that quite a few of you would be interested in learning what exactly is swine flu and how it actually crossed the species barrier in the first place. To answer the question, the Geeks are Sexy blog published an interesting post answering most questions you’ll have on the disease.

Have you been watching the news at all recently? If so, you’ve probably heard the term “Swine Flu” bouncing around a lot. While most people come down with the normal human flu at some point, it’s not really a danger to anyone but the very young and the very old. Why is this flu different and what does it have to do with pigs?

What is Swine Flu? How Does an Animal Disease Spread to a Human Host?