Monday, 11 May 2009

NEWS: What a PORKER!!

So, the current swine flu genetic medley that had "Never been seen before", has apparently been the subject of a study commenced in December 2005.
According to Medical News Today, 11 sporadic human infections by triple-reassortant swine influenza A (H1) viruses were studied, that occurred in the three or so years leading up to the current swine flu epidemic.
Before the current epidemic of swine-originating flu, there were sporadic infections of triple-reassortant swine influenza A (H1) viruses among humans in the US.

"Although all the patients recovered, severe illness of the lower respiratory tract and unusual influenza signs such as diarrhea were observed in some patients, including those who had been previously healthy," they added.


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