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They are not the same exact virus but they are similar. The virus that causes bird flu in humans first mutated from a virus that birds had so that it then could be passed to humans and now it is passed from human to human. The same thing happened with swine flu that started among pigs as a virus they got and then mutated to spread to humans. Viruses replicate rapidly and are able to mutate very quickly in some cases to create new strains that can multiply in other areas and hosts.

For information on how to help prevent the spread of viruses like bird flu and Swine Flu, see the information in the related question below. (Viruses are also known as microbes.)

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