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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.
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Has pig's tongue been banned because of the Swine Flu?
No. Eating pig does not in any way give you a higher chance of getting swine flu. The virus started out as a pig virus, but it mutated and humans became susceptible to it. Pork may have been banned in some countries, but not in the US. Most other countries also have not banned it, since it is now known that you can not get infected with the A-H1N1/09 "Swine Flu" by eating pork. The influenza virus is destroyed by heat of 167-212°F [75-100°C], so by simply cooking it normally all risk of infection is eliminated.
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.
Can Swine Flu mix with another virus?
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.
How pig fever spreads?
Pig fever? Swine flu? It spreads just like any other flu - mostly airborne droplets expelled by infected people.
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.
What animal did the spanish flu come from?
Pigs spread the original swine flu virus among themselves. The mutation, known as the 2009 Swine Flu (Influenza A, Novel H1N1 virus), that is now a human virus is spread by humans. It is a mutation of the swine flu and avian (bird flu) that has combined with a human virus.
How does the Swine Flu infect your body?
If you are asking about the pandemic swine flu of 2009 (H1N1/09):The virus comes in contact with your mucous tissues and is able to attach to those cells and infect you to begin the development of more viruses using your cells to do the work. The virus contacts your mucous tissue in different ways such as direct contact with an infected person. Or it can reach you by riding respiratory droplets that come out of your nose and mouth when you cough and sneeze (usually a 6 ft diameter around the sick person), hence the need to cover your nose and mouth when you cough or sneeze. If you touch where the droplets have landed, you can get the virus on your hands and then touch your nose, mouth or eyes introducing the virus to the mucous tissues. See more information in the related questions.If you are asking about the swine flu that pigs get (H1N1):This type of swine/pig flu does not normally infect humans. Only people with intensive daily contact with pigs, such as farmers, have a somewhat higher risk of catching this swine flu (aka pig flu). They get infected in the same way that other people get infected by 'human' flu varieties, by being exposed to coughs and sneezes and direct contact with other infected pigs.
What is another name for swine?
Another name for swine is hog or pig.
Where did swine flu emerge from?
Swine, is a type of pig, so the flu came from a pig
Can you get the Swine Flu from a pig?
Yes, certain strains of Swine Flu can go from pig to pig, human to human, and pig to human or human to pig. If it is the right type of flu that has been mutated in the pigs, then it can be passed that way. The US CDC and World Health Organization are giving those in close proximity to pigs advice to be very careful when with the swine and to practice good hand washing techniques after touching the swine or their habitat.
Synonym for pig?
Hog or Swine. (hog being a male pig, swine being female)
