World Crisis scenarios for the 21st century - Bird Flu (H5N1) and other pandemic Virus concerns (update 9 )

World Crisis scenarios for the 21st century - Bird Flu (H5N1) and other pandemic Virus concerns (update 9 )

There is a high probability that this virus [H1N1] or swine flu is mutating rapidly into global pandemic that human immunity has not confronted before. Therefore this influenza virus could end up being deadly to healthy immune systems. The WHO organization has lifted the pandemic alert to 5 (closer to 6 which is the final pandemic alert). Screening at airports is probably useless, in the sense the infection is probably already in most countries, either incubated in carriers, or as a mild form of flu. It should be noted that the Spanish Flu out break of 1918 started mild and then became a serious pandemic. This new outbreak could be the same.

The Swine flu is unknown in it's genetic makeup, this influenza could be a whole different ball game, as there is speculation that this virus could be passed onto pets, dogs and cats from humans. Although this needs to be rigorously studied before evidence of human to animal can be determined.