H5N1 Combined with H1N1 New Pandemic?
The scare brought about by the new and rising threat from the new and improved H1N1 Swine Flu Virus has scientists clamoring for an immediate cure with the H5N1 still fresh on their minds. The H1N1 strain is still part of the flu family but with a very dangerous twist, it is a combination of the H1N1(swine), H5N1(Avian) and the Human Flu virus that like the other strains is transmittable and can be transmitted from species to species. From animal species it jumps easily to humans and that cross-species jumping trait is a very dangerous combination.
Mexico is considered to be ground-zero as determined by the CDC which has identified the so-called zero-patient, a child who has recovered from the flu. He has recovered fully and the Mexican authorities has been putting in place extreme checks such as closing off city centers for a week or so to stem the spread of the new flu strain. The dangers are exaggerated by modern travel, Mexico being a very tourism dependent country. More updates on the new scourge of the new flu scourge, in the coming posts.