Life at Ground Zero of an Epidemic

Here's a taste if life for five-year-old Édgar Hernández, who suffered and is recovering from the first confirmed case of swine flu. 

Each knock on the door brings a surprise to the Hernándezes: fumigators who sprayed her home but did not tell her for what; scientists who asked to take a swab of Édgar’s throat; even the governor of Veracruz, who arrived by helicopter on Monday with an entourage in tow and left Édgar with a soccer ball and a baseball cap.

All of the above would be in addition to visits from reporters from the NY Times, the Telegraph, the Washington Post, and the AP, among surely many others.