Studies: Novel H1N1 affects deep lung tissue, transmits fairly well
Maryn McKenna and Lisa Schnirring Staff Writers
Jul 2, 2009 (CIDRAP News) – The novel H1N1 (swine) influenza now circling the globe causes more serious lung disease than seasonal flu strains and sheds from the lung and throat tissue where it reproduces at higher rates, according to two animal studies published today—findings that could explain autopsies and case reports of severe pneumonia as well as the virus’s rapid spread.
And while the studies, conducted in ferrets and mice, agree that the new flu passes fairly well between individuals, they disagree over the effectiveness of different modes of transmission.
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“We all anticipate that H1N1 will be a dominant if not the dominant influenza strain.”
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http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/swineflu/news/jul0209h1n1.html
The lady working at the florist dept in the local grocery store said she has been hearing alot of recent cases were
quite a few people are in the hospital with pneumonia ....