[Smithy]

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.]

Youtube video

[armand.kay]

not another one...

[Cherie]

Oh well

[JerseyWins]

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

[JerseyWins]

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

[caprimint]

This is a damn mess

Originally Posted by JerseyWins

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

[Kazanne]

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,

[Nicky91]

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]

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

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

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]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

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]

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?

[Livia]

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]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

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?

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-]

Mother Nature wants her planet back

[arista]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Mother Nature wants her planet back

Its not available

[Cal.]

Originally Posted by Livia

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]

The obvious thing is to slaughter all infected pigs

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Livia

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]

Originally Posted by arista

Its not available

[bots]

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]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

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]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

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]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

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

Haha, great bantz



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