swine flu
By sheetal2900
@sheetal2900 (336)
India
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
8 Sep 11
"Swine flu" is the popular name for a strain of a virus which previously was mainly confined to pigs but which changed or mutated in such a way as to enable it to cross species and become infectious to humans.
It's danger and virulence is mainly because it was a 'new' strain for which the human immune system had not built up enough resistance. There is now a vaccine for it which helps to protect people likely to be exposed to it.
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@rebelann (111164)
• El Paso, Texas
30 Jan 20
I have to wonder about all those flu shots. How the heck does a flu shot become a deterrent to a new strain of flu they had not yet encountered?
@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
30 Jan 20
It's good that the vaccine is available now. Corona virus is an epidemic as found on twitter explore section and it was pronounced by WHO. 
@rebelann (111164)
• El Paso, Texas
30 Jan 20
I never get flu shots, I think they're a waste of time and the one I did get decades ago made me sicker than the flu ever would have @oahuwriter
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