The media is making this "swine" flu out to be the next possible black plague.
People don't think about why it is spreading more effectively and killing people more effectively than in countries like the U.S.A. Mexico is not known for it's sanitary conditions, nor for it's advancement in technology and in whatever health care system they might have it place. It is (I've heard) a dirty country (compared to countries like U.S.A, etc), so of course this illness will spread worse there.
In my opinion, I don't think this swine flu is a big deal at all. I think the media perhaps was running out of ideas, so when news of this first popped up, they over reacted. If Egypt felt that was a good way to protect their people, then good for them. Bird flu turned out to be a disaster, so I'm sure after being scarred by that, they wouldn't want to take any chances.
The pigs were going to die eventually, so nobody is really affected by this massive sudden slaughter.
I hate pork chops anyways. They're always so dry, no matter where I got them from.
I can't even swallow it because it is so dry, and I have dry mouth anyways, so I just gave up.
And as long as you don't eat undercooked pork, like always, you will be fine. Cooking it kills anything in there that could be harmful. The internal temperature should be 160 degrees F.