Posted on 06/21/2023 10:52:49 AM PDT by algore
Because US health officials were mentioned I thought the case might have happened in the US, so I violated FR protocol and clicked on the article. The Brazilian woman died, of all places, in Brazil.
Warning ... keep your distance from pigs, even those wearing lipstick or Biden stickers.
” US health chiefs are investigating the death of a Brazilian woman who became the latest victim of swine flu.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials plan to probe samples collected from the patient, 42,
who died from an H1N1 variant spreading in pigs. “
”Her death earlier last month has sparked concern because she had no direct contact with pigs — which may signal onward transmission from someone else.
Occasional spillovers of H1N1 swine flu are recorded every year in the US,
normally linked to agricultural workers or fairs, but these rarely prove fatal. “
” There were six cases recorded last year, with the most recent being registered in September at a fairground in Michigan.
In this case, the patient had come into contact with an infected pig. “
” Scientists are concerned that the next pandemic could come from flu viruses
— such as H1N1 — which can be spread by pigs. “
” Scientists are concerned that the next pandemic could come from flu viruses
— such as H1N1 — which can be spread by pigs. “
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They already DID swine flu!!! “concerned” means “We’re doing gain of function to see if it could spread human to human and - OOOPS.”
Sparks ‘terror’? Really?
Oh geez, my young adult son is in Costa Rica working on an animal reserve. The wild pigs keep getting loose and he’s needing to bring them back.
He’s now on sloth duty. Glad he’s away from the swine flu carriers
Yeah why the “panic” now?? H1N1/Swine Flu has been around since 2009, and influenza in general kills about 400K people yearly....what make this case special? Her age? (Under 65 at 42 y/o).
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/swine-flu/symptoms-causes/syc-20378103
https://ourworldindata.org/influenza-deaths
HollyB :” Sparks ‘terror’? Really? “
As metmom has frequently said before : "They warn us in order to tell us what they may be planning.
Another poster stated that there are numerous instances of people catching 'swine flu' (H1,N1), just not the fatalities.
I attribute the :'terror' statement to the British source of the news article'
however, the possibility of 'gain of function' research is not outside the realm of possibility.
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