Genetic Mixture Animal-Human provokes Pandemic Virus spreading from Mexico to the US and Worldwide ! ... "Scientists have warned for years about the potential for a pandemic from viruses that mix genetic material from humans and animals."
"Mexicans ....may be ground zero for a global epidemic of a new kind of flu — a strange mix of human, pig and bird viruses that has epidemiologists deeply concerned."
"Scientists have long been concerned that a new killer flu could evolve when different viruses infect a pig, a person or a bird, mingling their genetic material."
"The resulting hybrid could spread quickly because people would have no natural."
" it is unclear how much protection current human flu vaccines might offer.
"A "seed stock" genetically matched to the new swine flu virus has been created by the CDC, said Dr. Richard Besser, the agency's acting director....The CDC says two flu drugs, Tamiflu and Relenza, seem effective against the new strain"
"Roche, the maker of Tamiflu, said the company is prepared to immediately deploy a stockpile of the drug if requested. ..Mexico has enough Tamiflu to treat 1 million people — only one in 20 people in greater Mexico City alone..."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090425/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/med_swine_flu>>> The US declared an "Emergency", while Canada, Russia, France, Spain and Latin American Countries are checking suspicious incidents.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/med_swine_fluhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_swine_flu_emergency
