Swine Flu Related News
Swine flu is here and we need to be ready
Emerging information about the swine flu -- officially the H1N1 flu virus -- may cause alarm for some. Any amount of alarm, fear or panic about swine flu is the wrong response.
As with anything else, knowledge and preparation is what is required to respond to a potential crisis, whether it's the flu or an earthquake. Read more…
Influenza A (H1N1) Pandemic
In the 2009 flu pandemic, the virus isolated from patients in the United States was found to be made up of genetic elements from four different flu viruses – North American Mexican influenza, North American avian influenza, human influenza, and swine influenza virus typically found in Asia and Europe – "an unusually mongrelized mix of genetic sequences." This new strain appears to be a result of reassortment of human influenza and swine influenza viruses, in all four different strains of subtype H1N1. Read more…
What Scientists Know About Swine Flu
Preliminary analysis of the swine flu virus suggests it is a fairly mild strain, scientists say. It is believed that a further mutation would be needed in order for the H1N1 virus to cause the mass deaths that have been estimated by some. Read more….
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