Hong Kong: Swine Flu Mutation Gives Unpredictable Toxicity

If suspected Swine Flu cases in South Korea turn out to be real, then Asia could face an epidemic. Thats coming from a Hong Kong microbiology expert who claims that genes in the flu have already mutated, adding extra unpredictability to the problem. Heres more on this story.
Hong Kongs Center for Health Protection is issuing a warning that some recent cases of Swine Flu in the U.S. suggest that the virus could spark a pandemic.

This is because the virus has begun to mutate, says the Head of Hong Kong University Microbiology, Professor Yuen Kwokyung. He said that a local swine flu test will be ready in one to two weeks. They are delaying its release to test new strains of the virus.

[Professor Yuen Kwokyung, Head of Hong Kong University Microbiology]:
If you look at the patients, excluding the patients in Mexico, their symptoms are like what's seen in seasonal influenza. Therefore, we have reason to believe that a quick test method would be effective.

But because the swine flu gene has mutated, its toxicity is unpredictable.

[Professor Yuen Kwokyung, Head of Hong Kong University Microbiology]:
When a virus is able to spread easily, that usually means it is not very toxic. But I think that after the SARS outbreak we should not think like we used to. When it becomes more toxic, if we are not well prepared, then this epidemic will become very serious.

Kwokyung is calling on the Hong Kong public to fight the epidemic until the scientific community have more information about the virus.

Kwokyung advised the public to maintain personal hygiene and said there is no need for alarm.

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[UrbanDestruction100]

so do you still got it or what

[KarlLad2205]

lol i had sqineflu it is really bad and a lot of my friends have got it xD

[davidbaine07]

No zombies or monsters.

[Kanasore]

Really sad! One or two people in the school I go to has the flu!

[SmexyNamine]

GO HONG KONG!!!!

[sisisze2007]

We must know not only mexican people stay at hotel..Most of HongKonger stay for a long time at hotel as well!!

Of course,Someone complain about the China Government..+_+BUt I want to say that HK Governemnt don't want to do that

[arturogrozo]

thats happen when you only take for mexican people and no for the other international people

[RadicalNewBreeds]

Press him further on the avian flu issue!!! Pharma -Merck is known to contaminate vaccines with HIV. Bayer sent contaminated medicine with HIV in them and gave China and France and a few other countries Aides. What? Ooops. Our mistake is not good enough. They systematically make these errors as if they are doing this on purpous. Ever heard of Biological/ Bio-Chemical Warfare??? It's a common practice in this industry. Domestic crimes should and will be punished. Pharma is not above the law!

[anzeldavid]

i think it was because the remaining people had a swine flu so it did spread the virus to anyone

[xMLGxStumpy]

people are not mutating from this virus?