The impact of the swine flue continues to grow, stretching beyond human life to world economies, at least in some small ways. For instance, the value of the Colombia peso has decreased by a few percent, largely because of the threat of the disease. For Mexico, the effect is becoming increasingly devastating. The country has already suffered from the growing drug wars. Now it is the center of a deadly disease the World Health Organization warns could be a pandemic.

Instances have been diagnosed in the US, Spain, Peru, Scotland, England and several other counties. Within hours of us even posting this article, we're sure even more people wil be confirmed victims.