The Swine flu is not the son of the 1918 flu. The Swine flu is the 1918 flu! A flu shot that stops the swine flu can stop the 1918 flu. That flu killed up to 50/100 million people. These findings are by Dr Gary Nabel an expert at the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID). These findings could have grave implications.
There are 91 years separating the 1918 flu from the swine flu. “It’s very rare for viruses that are separated by more than a couple of years to cross-neutralize," said Nabel. He means it is very rare that a flu shot can still work on virus’s years later. Flu germs change so quickly that experts make new flu shot formulas each year. The CDC and the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California made the same findings. Click here for more information.
“In Essence, it’s like the pandemic H1N1 virus was frozen in pigs” Said Adolfo Garcia-Sastre he is a flu expert at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York. Think about it the record-breaking worst pandemic virus known to man is spreading here now. Clearly, it is not the same as it was in the past. However, it could evolve to a more deadly form.
Nabel said, “It’s kind of like a celebrity wearing a hat on the airplane.” Celebrities wear hats/beards/sunglasses to hide them but, eventually the real person will show.
How could this happen? A virus must attach to our cells to infect us. Our immune system sees that and will defend so that the germ cannot attach next time it tries. We become immune to that version of the virus. That is why a virus will mutate in order to keep spreading/survive. Once a certain level of immunity exists, the flu wave will stop. As time goes on, the germ will change more and more to keep up with our immune system.
The last two outbreaks in 1957/1968 are from the 1918 flu family. However, in those outbreaks many changes occurred from the mother 1918 flu.
Evolution in a pig is much different from evolving in a human. A virus evolves in humans over about 75 years. However, a pig’s lifespan is only about 10 years. The pigs system does not force the germ to change as much. One reason is due to pigs dying off in only 10years.
The breed of a gene is important. The gene in the 1918 flu is of the most dangerous class. The swine flu today is the 1918 flu wearing a hat.
In an article entitled “The alarming Spike in H1N1 Hospitalizations and Deaths in Georgia?” The Georgia Department of Community Health reports see the table below:
Swine Flu Hospitalizations Swine Peak of Fall wave (record week) 81, flu Deaths 8
Swine Flu Hospitalizations Recent (1 week before) 80, flu Deaths 2
Swine Flu Hospitalizations March 24, 2010 72, Deaths 14
As you can see, there were eight deaths during the height of the flu wave in the fall. They had many more people sick with the flu at that time. Recently, there were 14 deaths in a time with much less sick cases. This could be a sign of a more lethal H1N1 flu swine flu wave coming next time.
There are many reports that say more severe/fatal cases could occur soon.
Look at the following mutations that could cause problems in the next flu wave:
1. The E627K
2. D225G/N
3. G158E
4. H274Y
Click here for facts on the mutations above.
The fact that the H1N1 swine flu is the 1918 flu changes things. Before, you might doubt the quality of the gene. Maybe this strain does not have what it takes. That is to change enough to survive our 2010 sciences. If this pandemic turns into something nasty, you have no excuse. Use your common sense. This virus is the worst germ in history. Since it evolved in pigs, time stopped for it like a mummy. Clearly, it is not the same germ it was in 1918. However, I bet you when it has to change to survive; it will give us a run for the money.
Sadly, the virus could catch most people off guard.
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