The Ministry of Health reports 3,000 cases of swine flu (H1N1) in Mexico since the beginning of the year and the number of people infected is expected to increase, reports News.am. 

Jesus said that before His return these signs would begin, "Nation will rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines, pestilences (illnesses) and earthquakes in various places" Matthew 24:7.  There are many reports of epidemics, swine and bird flu, too many to report on this site.  As we can see from the graph included in posts below, the volume of earthquakes has drastically increased in only the last year, and famines are prevalent in Asia and Africa.  We should know that from all of this, the Lord's return is very near, even at the door.