The Daily Show and Colbert are having a lot of fun with swine flu. It seems very clear (to me, anyway) that you're absolutely right. Swine flu is a whole lot of panic. You need to be careful, sure, but you ALWAYS need to be careful in flu season. You don't need a quarantine in your house. Everything will be fiiine.

And holy crap, the asthma attack. ~rubs your back~ I mentioned something in my LJ just now about you breathing a sigh of relief. Who knew how accurate that would be? :)