I have an honest and curious question this morning if anyone can help answer it.  You know I often write “tongue in cheek”, but this is an real question for a serious problem. 

I heard this morning that we are not to call the swine flu, swine flu anymore because it is not caused by pigs.  This revelation comes after Egypt ordered 300,000 pigs slaughtered. Hence my question, “If swine flu is not caused by pigs, then why was it called swine flu in the first place?”

Somebody please help my understanding. If you have an answer, please leave it in the comments.