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Is the bird flu a problem?
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What is the origin of the name swine lu?

Swine flu was first discovered in people working with pigs. Flu
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pigs, and birds. Sometimes bird flu is transmitted to pigs, and
sometime pig flu is transmitted to people. What actually happens is
that a pig has pig flu and catches bird flu. A chromosome from the
bird flu gets mixed with the pig flu and changes it to a different
type of flu. Then a person with human flu catches pig flu. A
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chromosomes. It got the name swine flu because people working with
pigs caught it first. Because it has the pig and bird chromosomes,
people with resistance to human flu, have less resistance to swine
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Asked in Improbable History, Bird Flu, Swine Flu (H1N1/09)
What would happen if Swine Flu and bird flu mutated into each other Would you get flying pig flu?

Actually, the 2009 Swine Flu (Influenza A, Novel H1N1) is just that, a mutation of the swine flu and bird flu combined that people are able to get now as a human virus. See the answer in the related question section below for a more in depth answer to what caused the 2009 Swine flu.
I believe you would get oinking bird flu instead.
I think it would be flying pig flu but it would be given a scientific name. :)
No the answer is ........ Pink oink flying bird flu!
Scientific Names:
Oinking Bird Flu -- O1B1F1, Influenza Vocalus Porcinious Aviosoarium
Flying Pig Flu -- F1P1F2, Influenza Aerosoarus Porcinium
Pink Oink Flying Bird Flu -- O2F2B2F3 (P), Influenza Vocalus Porcinious Aerosoarus Aviosoarium, Pinkii