Swine Flu, Israel Do Not Use Term "Flu Pigs"

Israel Do Not Use Term "Flu Pigs"

Jerusalem - The whole world called flu pigs (swine flu). But a senior Israeli officials is about to change these terms flu pigs. The goal, that does not mention the name of the animal that is declared off-limits for Jews.

"We will use the term Mexican flu that does not need to mention the word pig," said Vice Minister of Health of Israel Yakov Litz's ultra-religious party United Torah Judaism as mentioned by daily News.com.au, Tuesday (28/4/2009).

Eating pork forbidden in Judaism, religion of the majority of citizens of Israel. Similar restrictions apply in Islam.

Israel has not been confirmed cases of swine flu that has killed more than 100 people in Mexico and has spread to the U.S. and Europe. However, a man aged 26 years Israel is being treated in hospital after returning from Mexico. Israeli authorities are still awaiting test results to ascertain whether he was infected swine flu virus or not.

A man of Israel who recently returned from Mexico have been quarantined on Monday, 27 April local time. Quarantined after he examined himself to the hospital because of sore throat complain, one of the symptoms of swine flu.

From Detiknews