Now even national suppliers say they're tapped out of surgical mask supplies..

Another unwanted swine flu side effect -- internet scammers. Using the public's thirst for knowledge over new swine flu outbreaks to trick the unsuspecting into opening fake emails that end up installing computer viruses and stealing personal information.

So state attorneys general say avoid emails from any unknown person with anything swine flu related in the subject line..

Finally -- air travel. Locally air carriers aren't seeing a drastic decrease in the number of passengers flying but many residents we spoke with say they plan to travel only within the U.S. -- most telling us they'll avoid flying altogether.