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Swine Flu Might Hop Back to Pigs
Submitted by LiveScience Staff
posted: 09 July 2009 09:53 pm ET
In a twist, scientists now say pigs could catch the new H1N1 flu strain, or swine flu, from humans. Influenza virus strains are known to hop back and forth between animals and humans, and when they do, they often evolve into new strains. The worry now is whether the flight back to pigs could foster the morphing of the virus into a deadlier strain. We're also wondering: If pigs could talk, would they call this people flu?
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