blog 47

Blog #47 – What is the Swine Flu? What is happening in the world as a result of it? Where did it originate from? On a scale of 1 to 6 (6 being extremely dangerous to the world), what is the Swine Flu rated at?

Swine influenza (also called swine flu, hog flu, pig flu and sometimes, the swine) is an infection by any one of several types of swine influenza virus. Swine influenza virus (SIV) is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs.As of 2009, the known SIV strains include influenza C and the subtypes of influenza A known as H1N1, H1N2, H3N1, H3N2, and H2N3.

Swine influenza virus is common throughout pig populations worldwide. Transmission of the virus from pigs to humans

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