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no they are not pigs they are more related to hamsters
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What happens to a pig if infected with the swine virus?
NOTHING, the swine virus does not affect pigs...and if it did then humans can't get it from pigs. NOTHING, the swine virus does not affect pigs...and if it did then humans can't get it from pigs.
Do Yorkshire pigs carry the Swine Flu virus?
Yeah buddy! As soon as Obama became president is the day "pigs could fly" then everybody got swine flu!
Can you get Swine Flu from guinea pigs?
no. guinea pigs are not related to pigs at all. it is just a name. they are actually rodents.
Who brought swinflew?
Swine flu literally came from swines, so it came from pigs. However, this question shouldn't be in the guinea pigs section, because Swine flu has nothing to do with guinea pigs. This is because Guinea pigs are rodents, and are not actual pigs.
What is a virus that is named for what it infects?
swine flu- affects pigs
What is a H1N1 virus?
Swine flu is a respiratory disease caused by type A influenza virus that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza in pigs. The "classical" swine flu virus (an influenza type A H1N1 virus) was first isolated from a pig in 1930. Swine flu viruses cause illness in pigs, but the death rates are low. This new virus, although it is being called "swine flu," is not the same virus.
What is A H1N1?
Swine Flu is a respiratory disease caused by type A influenza virus that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza in pigs. The "classical" swine flu virus (an influenza type A H1N1 virus) was first isolated from a pig in 1930. Swine flu viruses cause illness in pigs, but the death rates are low. This new virus, although it is being called "swine flu," is not the same virus.
What is swing flu?
Swine Flu is a respiratory virus that usually happens in pigs
What is a group of swine is called?
A group of swine is called a sounder or drift
Why do people say oink oink when they have swine flu?
because a swine is a pig and pigs go oink oink. Also that were the virus started, pigs passed it on to humans.
Why did they rename Swine Flu?
the official name for the swine flu is the H1N1 virus. At first, it was believed that the virus came from pigs, but now that we are convinced it actually does not, we refer to it as the H1N1 virus. However, it is still very commonly known as the swine flu.
What diseases do guinea pigs carry?
Pigs only get diseases from u...lol
