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Next Pandemic virus found in China: Pig Influenza with "high potential for deadly outbreak
Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:24 pm
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53218704?
quote:
A new strain of flu that has the potential to become pandemic has been identified in China by scientists.
It emerged recently and is carried by pigs, but can infect humans, they say.
The researchers are concerned that it could mutate further so that it can spread easily from person to person, and trigger a global outbreak.
They say it has "all the hallmarks" of being highly adapted to infect humans - and needs close monitoring.
As it's new, people could have little or no immunity to the virus.
Pandemic threat
A bad new strain of influenza is among the top disease threats that experts are watching for, even as the world attempts to bring to an end the current coronavirus pandemic.
The last pandemic flu the world encountered - the swine flu outbreak of 2009 that began in Mexico - was less deadly than initially feared, largely because many older people had some immunity to it, probably because of its similarity to other flu viruses that had circulated years before.
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Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:25 pm to musick
Cancel the world
Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:25 pm to musick
Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:25 pm to musick
"Pigfluenza" - You heard it here first
This post was edited on 6/29/20 at 4:26 pm
Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:27 pm to TexasTiger90
Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:28 pm to musick
ZhuFlu
Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:28 pm to musick
Hell yeah. We ridin
Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:31 pm to musick
well people will squeal over this news
Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:31 pm to musick
quote:
The last pandemic flu the world encountered - the swine flu outbreak of 2009 that began in Mexico - was less deadly than initially feared, largely because many older people had some immunity to it, probably because of its similarity to other flu viruses that had circulated years before.
Which is why unlike Covid it actually killed college students. But we didn't shut down school, or bars, or shite over it.
Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:32 pm to musick
China going scorched earth, gonna hit us with all of the biological weapons they can. Let’s nuke them and call it a day.
Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:32 pm to musick
What the frick are the Chinese doing over there?! Bats, pigs, lord knows what else. Seriously, what else after this?
Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:33 pm to Malik Agar
Not extreme enough. Draft every Karen we have in the country and send them over there. Your country needs you Karen.
Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:33 pm to musick
Can we call this one the Chinavirus or no?
Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:33 pm to The Boat
China will be the Country that has a direct hand in ending Earth
Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:34 pm to musick
Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:35 pm to musick
quote:
found in China
Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:36 pm to musick
I remember reading about this mid April. If this is all the steam it has got, meh 
Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:36 pm to musick
Didn't we already have a Swine Flu?
Posted on 6/29/20 at 4:37 pm to musick
“China flu #2”
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