Could swine flu be the result of a lab accident? The evidence that it’s made up of viruses from both Mexican and European pigs points to this, because it’s illegal to export pigs from Europe to South America, and we know that scientists are working on creating a universal flu vaccine.
A claim by an Australian virus researcher that swine flu may have been created by human error is being investigated by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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The recent Swine Flu scare reminds us yet again that humans catch a lot of diseases from animals. And who’s most likely to get these diseases? Veterinarians! Just because it’s controversial doesn’t mean it’s not true.
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To help you decipher all the confusing information coming out about Swine Flu, we have an new Insight about how dangerous it is (or isn’t) and what you should do to prevent it or treat it if you get it. Theletter was intended for the friends and family of the doctorwho wrote it, but it ended up in the public domain when itwas published on a blog. Distorted versions of the letterhave been circulating on the internet, but we believe thisto be the original document. Remember that the letter doesNOT say that the H1N1 virus now circulating is moredangerous than authorities are claiming, just that it ishighly contagious and, due to the 2-3 day lag in the CDCreporting process, it is probably spreading relativelyrapidly.read more
Swine Flu spreads all over New York City – The Swine Flu outbreak in New York started in one private school in a borough of Manhattan, probably from a student whose family had recently taken a trip to Mexico, but the flu has now spread across the city to hundreds of people. Since New Yorkers commute to the city from New Jersey, Connecticut and even Pennsylvania, it will soon show up there too. Many of them also have weekend houses upstate. It has also quickly spread to other New York schools. Thank goodness the pandemic is not expected to be as serious as it was feared it would be at first.
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