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2009-04-30 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Swine Flu Genes From Pigs Only, Not Humans or Birds

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Posted by Steve White 2009-04-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 It appears from this article H1N1 is in fact H1Nx.

It is generally accepted that flu pandemics occur when a HN combination not previously in circulation in the lifetimes of most people arises.

Posted by phil_b 2009-04-30 04:03|| 2009-04-30 04:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Can I immunise myself from Swine Flu by injecting myself with bacon extract?

Posted by Classer 2009-04-30 08:03|| 2009-04-30 08:03|| Front Page Top

#3 No, Classer, but the more bacon you eat the happier you'll die...

Posted by Spot">Spot 2009-04-30 08:25|| 2009-04-30 08:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Due to the nature of Human to human transmission, doesn't that mean it's a hybrid of pig strains and human strains?

Posted by Anon4021 2009-04-30 12:11|| 2009-04-30 12:11|| Front Page Top

#5 150 killed, 1600 hospitalized. Where are these numbers coming from? Last I looked, as of yesterday, the WHO website said there were 148 confirmed cases with 7 fatalities. CDC today says 104 in the US. Does anyone have a reliable source that can confirm the 150 actually died of swine flu? And of those 150, what underlying conditions did they have? And still, outside of Mexico, no one has died or even been overly sick.

Posted by AllahHateMe 2009-04-30 13:12|| 2009-04-30 13:12|| Front Page Top

#6 AllahHateMe,
The 1918 pandemic began with a first wave of patchy distribution and relatively low morbidity in the spring (non-flu season). It kind of subsided until the normal flu season in the fall, when it returned with a vengeance, and extremely high morbidity. Then in 1919 a third wave hit, catching the places missed by the second wave and still carrying high morbidity. AFter that it seems the population had built up resistance (except for the 40 million who died, of course.) This Mexican flu outbreak could follow a similar pattern - we just can't tell, but that is a legitimate concern.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2009-04-30 19:44|| 2009-04-30 19:44|| Front Page Top

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