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What makes Swine flu different from other types of flues?

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What makes Swine flu different from other types of flues?

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There is currently no vaccine for this strain. There are 3 types of virus, A,B and C. Swine flu is a type A virus and has already appeared 3 times, with differing levels of virulence. It was originally circulated around North America in pigs. It is an RNA virus and its geno is in at least 8 different segments from 4 different sources. This makes it a hybrid and very difficult to assess.