Flu pandemic in the United States by state

The flu is spreading across the globe. To put this in perspective, we return to epidemiologist Dr. Richard Wenzel, who is Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University.

An outbreak of swine flu that started in Mexico appears poised to spread across the globe, with confirmed cases in California, Texas, Ohio and New York. The possibility of a pandemic is causing worldwide concern.

Hundreds of schools nationwide received unexpected vacation days this week for thousands of school kids because of concerns about swine flu. In Fort Worth, Texas, all 144 schools were closed because of a suspected swine flu case.

The Obama administration says its acting aggressively at all levels to respond to the spread of the swine flu. This as U.S. officials have confirmed the first death from the swine flu on U.S. soil. The World’s Matthew Bell reports on the latest developments on the outbreak.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with epidemiologist Richard Wenzel about a 1976 swine flu outbreak in the United States — and how the fight to contain and treat it then compares with authorities are facing today. Dr. Wenzel diagnosed some of the earliest swine flu cases in 1976.