A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53218704
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53218704
Spoiler FFS!!Yeah, just like Jurassic World.
One can't kill all the pigs, ask the Spanish explorers how that went in America.I'd say kill all the pigs as preventative measure but Im pretty sure you can't taste the flu in bacon.
Lets hope they take stringent measures asap. Better to be safe than sorry.A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53218704
Vegetarianism/ veganism or however pedantic one wants to be... for the winAnd the source of this virus is... Animals reared for food. What a surprise.
About that...On the bright side, with everyone already social distancing it hopefully won't get very far.
Death by dehydration is a thing.If we cook the pigs like I did my recent steak, we will be safe.
Easy to say about the country with the highest population in the world and that's been ridden with famines. It's not like they happily and purposely chose to having to resort to such dietery choices.If China as a country would turn vegetarian the world would be a better place
If you’re worried about viruses, mixing with animals for any reason isn’t a great idea. MERS was transmitted by camels (not bred for food) and the main interaction with bats that occasionally cause their viruses to jump to man involves picking up bat shit to use as fertiliser (to grow vegetables to eat)And the source of this virus is... Animals reared for food. What a surprise.
Not really serious, tongue in cheek.Easy to say about the country with the highest population in the world and that's been ridden with famines. It's not like they happily and purposely chose to having to resort to such dietery choices.
Good luck getting inOne more virus and I'm fecking off to NZ.
It depends on the nature of the strain, some of them haven't been properly managed since their discovery, iirc H3N2 is one of them. Others are easily manageable.Is a new strain of flu easier to manage because we have more experience with them (yearly flu shots) or is that wrong?
Isle of Man is the place to be (assuming you’re uk based). Getting in might be a struggle but beyond that life is completely back to normal here now. 42 days I think it is now without a new case.One more virus and I'm fecking off to NZ.
It's not unique to China though. Apparently, there has been an H3N2 flu variant on US pig farms since the 90s that has dangerous potential, but they still have not been able to eradicate. (But that's just one example compared to multiple from China and Hong Kong since SARS.)Not really serious, tongue in cheek.
they do need to look at their food hygiene practices though, too many viruses originating from animals there
Fingers crossed it ends up the more manageable case. I don't want to imagine having two strains in the wild on top of Brexit loomingIt depends on the nature of the strain, some of them haven't been properly managed since their discovery, iirc H3N2 is one of them. Others are easily manageable.