Initially, swine flu outbreak was treated separately from the normal seasonal flu. Now for many people, swine flu is the strain of flu they catch during the flu season. The symptoms of swine flu are similar to those of other strains of seasonal flu: 1  Temperature over 38C/100.4F.  Unusual tiredness.
The Quaking Aspen grove is the largest organism on earth because its roots resurface, creating new trees What is the largest living thing? Not animal, but living organism? The biggest living thing is not, in fact, an animal at all, but a plant. The Quaking Aspen forest holds the record. The Quaking Aspen sends out underground shoots that re-emerge elsewhere as new trunks.
How big is the largest living organism on Earth? We all know that the giant Redwoods of California grow larger than any whale. However, there are other living organisms that dwarf even the Redwoods. The mushrooms that spring up in your yard or the forest are actually only the fruit-bearing part of a larger fungus. The main part of the fungus exists as a mass of filaments that grows underground. In 1992, scientists discovered such a fungal growth in the state of Washington and declared it to be the largest known living thing. It covered 1,500 acres. The only sign of the fungus were the golden mushrooms that popped up each fall.