The outbreak of swine flu has caused the World Health Organization to steadily raise its alert levels. But what do they mean? Weekly World News breaks it down.

NEW YORK, NY – With the Swine Flu continuing to spread, people all over the world are stocking up on products to prevent infection. Top designers are offering high fashion alternatives to the common face mask.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Swine Flu epidemic has reached the United States. This new mutated strand of influenza starts as a normal flu, then turns people into pigs.

Just when you thought we had enough to worry about, there’s a new disease going around.

SPOFFORD, TX – An outbreak of swine flu is being controlled in Mexico City, but the first infected pig was just found and killed in the States!