Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Virus Hybrids Could Cause Pandemic Flu

Basically, this article is about how genetic interaction between avian flu and seasonal human flu could lead to another viral outbreak on the scale of the H1N1 pandemic only, you know, wayyyy worse. The full article is at http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2010/02/22/virus_hybridization_could_create_pandemic_bird_flu.html

It's full of big words and omens of doom and is, as a whole, kinda unsettling. I can't belive dateline hasen't done a feature on this. They LOVE scaring the crap out of people. Seems like just their cup'o'tea.

2 comments:

  1. wow this is serious.I would never want to see an outbreak happen at all.

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  2. Quite honestly I am getting tired of hearing about all this flu hype, If it happens it happens, it won't be the end of the world. Also I hate how people resort to overusing hand sanitizer because of these scares. Don't people realize your body's immune system only gets stronger after each attack. At this rate everyone will become so germ free that the littlest cold will become a fatal disease. You can't live life in a bubble.

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