Here's the answer from ksla.com:
"So why is it called "swine flu?" Viruses from those human cases have been sequenced and they appear to share sequences with viruses isolated from swine. Pigs are easily infected with all three types of flu, and can function as "mixing vessels" in which flu viruses exchange genetic material and emerge in new forms.
The A/H1N1 swine flu confirmed in the Mexican, U.S. and Canadian cases is actually a whole new combination of pig, human and avian flu viruses."
Keep informed of what's happening in your community. Your local health department to have important information about the swine flu develops in your area. For example, parents may wish to consider what they would do if their child at the school closed due to flu.
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