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H1N1 Appears To Be Transmittable From Human To Pig

Posted by timothy on from the reciprocity-is-just-good-manners dept.

mpetch writes "In an interesting twist, it appears that H1N1 influenza can be transmitted from humans to swine. Apparently a Canadian pig farmer vacationed in Mexico, returned to Canada and infected about 10% of the swine on an Alberta farm. The swine subsequently developed flu symptoms."

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  1. Re:We need a new name, now by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I wonder how Muslims feel about swine flu. I mean, dune coons really hate pigs. They really, really hate it when you throw ham at them, or leave a piece of it under the handle of their car door so they don't realize what it is until after they touch it. Priceless.

  2. Re:Vaccines destroy your health. Go natural, not A by theNetImp · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    (16) Bite my shiny metal ass.