1. The Evolution of Influenza
For instance, there are annual flu, weather flu, avian flu, swine flu and depending on each type, the lethality, the infectious degree are seriously different. ... Sometimes, people distinguish their name by referring to the host that they are adapted to like Swine flu, Bird flu, Horse flu and even Human flu. ... For example, Avian inlfuenza, the subtype H5N1, which are well known for its high deadliness, generally are transmitted between birds and from birds to other mammals like pigs, horses, whales and humans. ... The mixture of genes gives the current H1N1 the contagiousness of normal swin...
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