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.
You might be thinking of the avian/bird flu. Avian means bird and this type of avian flu can be passed to humans through direct contact with infected birds or their saliva or feces.
But, having said that, birds did play a role in the development of the new virus A-H1N1/09, known also as "Swine Flu". The new 2009 pandemic influenza virus contains genetic material from five sources: three swine (pig) flu viruses (European, Asian, and American swine flu); avian (bird) influenza; and human influenza. This kind of five-source influenza virus mutation is called a quintuple reassortant. Birds can get the A-H1N1/09 virus, and it is possible that a human could become infected by contact with them or their saliva or feces, although there have been no reports of this so far.
See the related question below about what caused the swine flu of 2009.
birds cannot get infected from the swine because part of the swine is because of birds, actually half of the results. swine flu in a mixture of bird flu and pig fever... it spreads and spreads and it will not end. u cant get rid of it just by getting treated it takes quite some time. my school(eisenhower middle school in Oregon, OH) has 190 people calling in sick. it is all because of a bird and a pig..
Yes, this is how the new H1N1/09 swine flu of the 2009 pandemic was started, first pigs had it, then birds got it, then people got it, now all can get the H1N1/09 virus. See the related question about the cause of swine flu H1N1/09 for more detail.
It is really the other way around, viruses cause bird flu; the bird flu does not cause other viruses, just the viruses of bird flu.
There are various types of bird flu. The two types of avian (bird) flu currently known to infect humans are H5N1 and H7N9.
Yes, from chickens in China. The chickens in China are inside the house and mix with pigs and people. The chickens got the flu, gave it to the pigs, the pigs passed it to humans. As it went on the virus mutated and made the transfer from animal to human.
It comes from pigs and it broke out in Mexico first. See the related question below about what caused the pandemic swine flu.
yes if they were sick
She never had swine flu, it was just ordinary flu
If they have the swine flu at the time, Yes.
In Britain the Swine Flu motto is: CATCH IT BIN IT KILL IT
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Yes. Once you have caught swine flu you cannot catch it again.
If you catch swine flu once, if you catch it again then it won't be as serious.
Yes pigs and birds can die of swine flu (H1N1). With the pandemic swine flu of 2009, H1N1/09, there were various animals, besides humans, birds and poultry, and pigs, which were known to have had it, such as dogs, cats, ferrets, and one cheetah.
Catch it Bin it Kill it
Birds can catch H1N1/09 swine flu. However, if you mean can you get swine flu from eating chicken, then the answer is no. Normal cooking temperatures deactivate virus particles and they can not infect you after reaching those temperatures.
No you cant get it from avian flu directly, because swine flu is literally pig flu, so it originated from pigs, or so the name says. Same thing for avian flu, its, bird flu. S.o no, but you can get swine flu from birds, because flus can be carried from organisms to organisms. So, cutting it short, you can't get it from avian flu, but you can get it from a bird that has swine flu. A bit tedious but that's my answer.
No, swine means the same as hog or pig. The swine flu is called that because it was originally found in pigs. Bird flu comes from mostly water birds and poultry.