H1N1 flu unlikely to recombine with seasonal flu
Monday, September 7, 2009 - 02:07
in Health & Medicine
The swine flu grows quicker, so it probably won't exchange genetic material with more common flu viruses. A new study eases fears that the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus will recombine with seasonal flu to mutate into a more lethal form. The study, reported in the online journal PLoS Currents, shows that the pandemic virus, commonly known as swine flu, grows much faster than...