The h1n1 came from a pig
pig
Of course not!
Yes.a pig can eat a bird and even a steak
No, probably not. There is genetic material from Asian Pig Influenza in the A-H1N1/09 "Swine Flu", but it also has components of Avian (bird) Flu, European Pig Influenza and Human Flu. The new strain is very different from prior strains of the H1N1 flu or any other Type A Influenza viruses, so there should be no antibodies effective for A-H1N1/09m
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NO! a hog is a pig. A hog is a mammal. A duck is a water bird. A BIRD! NOT A PIG!
Flying Pig.
you idiot its a pig you freak of nature
no its a pig
No, there are the pigs who got the original H1N1 (Swine Flu) that pigs get and a few pig farm workers who have caught that type of the H1N1 viruses. For the Pandemic Swine Flu H1N1/-09, there are cases that have been discovered and reported in pigs, humans, dogs, cats, turkeys and other birds, and ferrets so far.
The original Influenza Type A, H1N1 was a disease only in pigs, before a few people who worked very closely with the pigs started to get it. The different and newer Pandemic A-H1N1/09 (2009 Swine Flu) has also been transmitted back to a pig from a human with H1N1/09, this worker at a pig farm was in very close contact with the hogs. Other mammals that have been known to have the pandemic flu are ferrets, cats, and dogs. It is not yet proven by laboratory samples, but it is also believed that perhaps a bird could get Novel H1N1 from a person since it does contain components of genetic material from the Avian flu. This may have happened already among turkeys in Columbia, and is being investigated. There are significant concerns about the potential for a mutation of the Avian (bird) flu (which is very virulent), with the H1N1/09 Swine Flu, which is highly contagious. The combination of a highly contagious and virulent form of the flu this could create has epidemiologists monitoring very closely.
The original H1N1 was pig influenza and it was first noted in the 1930's. Over the years other H1N1 flu strains have also been discovered with the most recent one being A-H1N1/09, which was identified in 2009 and caused the 2009 Swine Flu pandemic.