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Yes. In fact the way the H1N1 pandemic Swine Flu was formed by the mixing of a human flu virus, a bird flu virus and a swine flu virus in a pig. When two similar viruses that are infecting the same cell exchange genetic material this is known as reassortment. They go on to form a new virus.
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Who spread the Swine Flu?
Nobody started it; it is just a virus that mutated and is now affecting people. Normally viruses change when more than one infect a single cell, and reassortment of their genetic material produces an altered virus. In the case of the swine flu, the virus has a mix of genetic sequences from swine, avian, and human viruses (pigs, birds, and people). It is called the "swine flu" because the original virus is linked to influenza in pigs. But infection from pigs to humans is exceedingly rare. Now it is known as H1N1 Virus. The first outbreak was in Mexico, and later in the US and Canada. By October, 2009, the death toll had reached over 450 in the US and more than 3000 worldwide. (see related links)
Is Swine Flu zoonotic?
Yes, H1N1 (swine flu) originally infected humans through contact with infected pigs (hence the name swine flu). The newest swine flu (H1N1/09) is able to pass directly from human to human without an animal in the mix, but originally it was zoonotic. Around 60% of all human infectious pathogens are zoonotic.
Can you catch the Swine Flu from birds?
No, there are forms of flu that are in various animal species besides pigs and birds such as cats, dogs and horses. Very many of the flu viruses that humans get do come from mutations of viruses in birds and swine, but not all of them do. Some flu viruses also infect only people and some chimpanzees.
What do you get if you mix rabies with the flu virus?
Most likely crack spackle of the oj da wonka juice
What should you do if one of your employees has Swine Flu?
If you have come into contact with someone with Swine Flu and your are starting to shwo symtomns then I suggest you quarantine yourself and try not to mix with anyone for a week. Stay at home, drink plenty of fluids and enjoy the time off! It wont kill you! it is the same as any other flu virus really
Why is the Swine Flu bad?
Four main virus subtypes - H1N1, H1N2, H3N2 and H3N1 - have been isolated in pigs, though the virus, like all influenza viruses, constantly mutates. When influenza viruses from different species infect pigs, the viruses can trade genes to create new versions that mix swine, human and/or avian influenza.The swine H1N1 virus is not the same as the human H1N1 virus, so vaccines for the latter won't protect from the former.
Where did the flu originate?
There was speculation that it may have started at an American owned pig farm in Mexico, a Smithfield Foods facility. However, the following article states that Mexico's Agriculture Department has proven it was not the original location:Press Release from the National Pork Producers Council:"Washington, May 14, 2009 -Mexico's agriculture department today said the influenza strain that now has infected almost 4,300 people in 33 countries did not originate from hogs at a Smithfield Foods operation that had been singled out by some, including critics of modern pork production, as the source of the A-H1N1 flu virus.Test results released today by the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture, Ranching, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA) confirmed that the novel A-H1N1 virus was not in pigs at the Granjas Carroll de México farm in Veracruz. The pigs also tested negative for other viruses. "The generic virus itself is not new-swine flu caused a brief panic in 1976 when it appeared in a U.S. army base and sickened many of the soldiers stationed there. Ironically the biggest fallout from that incident of swine flu came from the vaccine that President Gerald Ford urged citizens to get: only one person died from the actual flu while twenty-five died and five-hundred took sick from the vaccine. To further complicate our understanding of where this virus came from, researchers are now saying that "swine" flu isn't even the correct description of what this current one is, since this virus is made up from a mix of porcine, avian and human flu strains. Swine flu, in it's purely "piggy" form, is actually found in pigs worldwide, literally in every country. The World Animal Health organization is recommending the virus be renamed to "North-American influenza" to reflect its presumed origins. It is being called "Influenza A, Novel H1N1 (formerly Swine Flu)" by CDC and WHO and most of the world nations' ministries of health now.For this particular incarnation of swine flu to transfer to humans would have taken a fairly complicated series of events. A pig with swine flu would have had to come into contact with a human with "human" flu and then the two viruses would have had to hybridize in the pig. Eventually a new strain of flu would be created that could be caught by humans, and would perhaps be carried back to humans via flies.For a more scientific or medical explanation to answer the question, see the related answer below about the cause of the 2009 "Swine Flu" H1N1 Virus.
Has Rupert grint died?
No, he had swine flu but did not die from it.
When can you mix with people after the flu?
when ya sick
How do you make flu on droid alchemy?
You mix air + bacteria in the game. However, in real life, the flu is a virus not a bacteria and it is not airborne, it is more often passed along by touching things with your hands. It can remain in the air only for short distances from someone's cough or sneeze.
What you happens if you mix lemon and tea?
You get tea with leamon, this is a good remedy if you have a flu or bad throat.
What happens if you mix extacy with pain pills?
Hospital? Death? It's never wise to mix drugs.
