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...this spring introduced scary words like “novel virus” and “pandemic,” bumping the financial crisis off the headlines. The attention-grabbing RNA virus took the world by surprise and, thanks to air travel, spread rapidly from its origin in Mexico to every continent. The virus’ spread was a perfect storm of mutation (a combination of swine, human, and avian elements), little to no human immunity, and no available vaccine against it. To make matters worse, everyone was touting its similarity to the 1918 H1N1 virus that had wiped...
...plague," he says. Current President Viktor Yushchenko - Tymoshenko's former partner in the 2004 Orange Revolution and now her bitter rival - also attacked her for holding a campaign rally, saying it was "criminal irresponsibility" if it allowed the disease to spread. (See pictures of the swine-flu outbreak in Mexico...
...pictures of the swine-flu outbreak in Mexico...
...pets - including cases of bird flu - are known to have moved from animals into people. And even among the animals, the virus does not appear to spread easily, which may further suggest that pets are not ideal reservoirs for influenza. (See pictures of the swine flu outbreak in Mexico...
...pictures of the swine-flu outbreak in Mexico...