http://www.explainstuff.com/2009/05/02/swine-flu-explain-stuff-fact-of-the-day/ Interesting Short Science Articles on science, health, technology, medicine. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:54:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.explainstuff.com/2009/05/02/swine-flu-explain-stuff-fact-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-617 Acne Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:39:16 +0000 http://www.explainstuff.com/?p=186#comment-617 If you look at the pandemic of 1977, when H1N1 or Swine Flu re-emerged after a 20 year absence, there is no shift in age-related mortality pattern. The 1977 “pandemic” is, of course, not considered a true pandemic by experts today, for reasons that are not entierely consistent. It certainly was an antigenic shift and not an antigenic drift. As far as I have been able to follow the current events, the most significant factor seems to have been that most people, who were severely affected, were people with other medical conditions. If you look at the pandemic of 1977, when H1N1 or Swine Flu re-emerged after a 20 year absence, there is no shift in age-related mortality pattern. The 1977 “pandemic” is, of course, not considered a true pandemic by experts today, for reasons that are not entierely consistent. It certainly was an antigenic shift and not an antigenic drift. As far as I have been able to follow the current events, the most significant factor seems to have been that most people, who were severely affected, were people with other medical conditions.

]]> http://www.explainstuff.com/2009/05/02/swine-flu-explain-stuff-fact-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-613 JunLee Arandia Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:50:39 +0000 http://www.explainstuff.com/?p=186#comment-613 My brother got infected with H1N1 or Swine Flu in Mexico. He got a mild fever and luckily he did not die. My brother got infected with H1N1 or Swine Flu in Mexico. He got a mild fever and luckily he did not die.

]]> http://www.explainstuff.com/2009/05/02/swine-flu-explain-stuff-fact-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-498 flu vaccine researcher Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:14:48 +0000 http://www.explainstuff.com/?p=186#comment-498 It's really nice to read it, but you have to work on your style a bit ;) Cheers! It’s really nice to read it, but you have to work on your style a bit Cheers!

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