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Smithy 29-06-2020 09:19 PM

Flu Strain with ‘pandemic potential’ discovered in China
 
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A new strain of flu that has the potential to become pandemic has been identified in China by scientists.

It emerged recently and is carried by pigs, but can infect humans, they say.
The researchers are concerned that it could mutate further so that it can spread easily from person to person, and trigger a global outbreak.

They say it has "all the hallmarks" of being highly adapted to infect humans - and needs close monitoring.

As it's new, people could have little or no immunity to the virus.

A bad new strain of influenza is among the top disease threats that experts are watching for, even as the world attempts to bring to an end the current coronavirus pandemic.

The last pandemic flu the world encountered - the swine flu outbreak of 2009 that began in Mexico - was less deadly than initially feared, largely because many older people had some immunity to it, probably because of its similarity to other flu viruses that had circulated years before.
2020 just will not give us a break will it

Cal. 29-06-2020 09:44 PM


armand.kay 30-06-2020 12:10 AM

not another one...

Cherie 30-06-2020 05:35 AM

Oh well

JerseyWins 30-06-2020 06:20 AM

At least 2020 is a nice round number for the end of the world

JerseyWins 30-06-2020 06:23 AM

Just realized I made that post at 02:20 ET. It's the prophecy :o

caprimint 30-06-2020 06:33 AM

This is a damn mess

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Originally Posted by JerseyWins (Post 10872065)
Just realized I made that post at 02:20 ET. It's the prophecy :o

:skull:

Kazanne 30-06-2020 08:08 AM

Payback by all those animals treated so cruelly by people , I would like to think so anyway, but shame so many innocents get caught up in this, some of the festivals and wet markets were supposed to be banned , but still they carry on with their torture for their weird appetites, it's a pity these virus's don't just infect those people who inflict harm .The human race slowly destroying themselves and the planet.The part in bold is tongue and cheek just incase some think it's serious,:hehe:

Nicky91 30-06-2020 08:19 AM

time to all head back into lockdown then


chinese government ''close monitoring'' i don't trust them, they are not capable of containing this, we saw that with covid, how the chinese amateurs failed

Mystic Mock 30-06-2020 08:25 AM

If it's a type of Swine Flu like I've been hearing, then just don't eat Pork in this particular case.

Nicky91 30-06-2020 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Mystic Mock (Post 10872083)
If it's a type of Swine Flu like I've been hearing, then just don't eat Pork in this particular case.

or just no more people from China to europe, no more trade with China to europe and rest of the world

Mystic Mock 30-06-2020 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Nicky91 (Post 10872085)
or just no more people from China to europe, no more trade with China to europe and rest of the world

That would harm a lot of countries Economies Nicky.

user104658 30-06-2020 08:31 AM

These things crop up with "potential" all the time, they're just keeping a closer eye on things because of Covid and also it makes "bigger news" for the same reason. There are literally dozens of diseases with the potential to jump to the human population from animals being monitored. You just didn't know about them. Reassuring or terrifying? :joker:

Livia 30-06-2020 08:56 AM

Maybe it's nature trying to get rid of the parasite that's turned the sea into a dumping ground, who rips down rain forests for money, who screw each other over for a percentage... There are more people in the world than is sustainable.

Cherie 30-06-2020 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 10872087)
These things crop up with "potential" all the time, they're just keeping a closer eye on things because of Covid and also it makes "bigger news" for the same reason. There are literally dozens of diseases with the potential to jump to the human population from animals being monitored. You just didn't know about them. Reassuring or terrifying? :joker:

yep every year there is a slightly different strain of flu that they have to tweak the vaccine for and you don't hear a word about it or the number of people old and young who die of flu every year in the world

Liam- 30-06-2020 10:34 AM

Mother Nature wants her planet back

arista 30-06-2020 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Liam- (Post 10872169)
Mother Nature wants her planet back


Its not available

Cal. 30-06-2020 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Livia (Post 10872099)
Maybe it's nature trying to get rid of the parasite that's turned the sea into a dumping ground, who rips down rain forests for money, who screw each other over for a percentage... There are more people in the world than is sustainable.

!

Denver 30-06-2020 11:20 AM

The obvious thing is to slaughter all infected pigs

Kizzy 30-06-2020 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Livia (Post 10872099)
Maybe it's nature trying to get rid of the parasite that's turned the sea into a dumping ground, who rips down rain forests for money, who screw each other over for a percentage... There are more people in the world than is sustainable.

Yeah problem is if you call for anything that opposes any of those things you're a loony lefty or a weird kid :/

user104658 30-06-2020 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by arista (Post 10872173)
Its not available

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bots 30-06-2020 12:05 PM

i think it's clear now that we should all move into Arista's bunker for the duration. I call dibs on the sex robot

The Slim Reaper 30-06-2020 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by bitontheslide (Post 10872238)
i think it's clear now that we should all move into Arista's bunker for the duration. I call dibs on the sex robot

He won't even play ps4 with me, and you think he's going to afford you entrance to his bunker?

user104658 30-06-2020 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper (Post 10872239)
He won't even play ps4 with me, and you think he's going to afford you entrance to his bunker?

We're doing an Avenger's LAN party down there, he just didn't want you involved :(

The Slim Reaper 30-06-2020 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 10872252)
We're doing an Avenger's LAN party down there, he just didn't want you involved :(

Haha, great bantz

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I'll be waiting outside the door, playing tetris if you need an extra player.


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