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3Jun/0912

What is the difference between the swine flu and the bird flu?

smartypants22 asked:


Other than the swine flu started in Mexico and the bird flu starting in Asia?

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30May/0924

How bad is swine flu and is it anything to do with bird flu?

Alex_Link asked:


I am getting very worried about this pandemic warning about the swine flu. I live in britain and there hasnt been any confirmed cases yet but how bad is the disease and does it have anything to do with the H5N1 influenza?

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20May/0911

How worried should we be about the Swine Flu epidemic/possible pandemic?

Autumn Bean asked:


Is Swine Flu the same as Bird Flu but in human from?
How worried should we be, really?
I live in England, would they shut the schools and stuff here and will it spread this far?

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