OK, I'd bet you a plate of carbonara that this one passes the rest
Mmmmm, will be interesting to see. It is now nearly 40 years since I graduated from medical school, and in that time I've seen more press-induced sensations than I could possibly remember. Remember how HIV / AIDS was going to obliterate the human race ? Guess what, the world population continues to rise ! Remember how fashionable it was to be affected by cyclamates / aspartame ? Old hat now, my dear !
Then it was the ones already mentioned here, BSE, SARS, bird flu. But all, of course, relegated from the front pages by a politician or a footballer within a matter of days !
Let's review this thread in exactly two weeks from now, and consider just how much coverage is still being given to piggy flu by then, eh ?