Well it has been over due for a few years already and the world has tried to embrace the fact that we’re going to be hit by a viral pandemic. But of which kind and when? Now I’m sure most people think a pandemic of pig flu, today. But can it be real? Yes it can. Humans are so weak in structure that even a cough can kill us. Letting an influenza virus into our bodies is just hell.

Now the Swine Influenza “H1N1” isn’t supposed to infect humans but somewhere, somehow two different H1N1 viruses got together, joined and made this human transmissible virus. Whew that was a long sentence. Ok back to my little scientific theory, now where there were two viruses, there is now just one. One that can infect humans. It stared in Mexico sometime before April 2, 2009 when a child was thought to have the normal flu, now it’s believe he was infected with H1N1. After 20 or so infections in Mexico, America became infected on April 17, 2009 when some children from California got infected. Today, April 29, 2009, there has been 114 laboratory confirmed cased of H1N1 infections.

Ok, now you know some history, here’s the details I’ve been able to assemble together. Swine Flu (H1N1) is normally a pig virus that affects pigs just like the human influenza affects humans, BUT it’s not really transmitted that easy. Here’s what’s supposed to happen. Pig gets sick, owner gets close, owner gets infected with flu like symptoms, and that’s all. It isn’t supposed to go from owner to wife then kids then all over the world. So what makes H1N1 so hyper? It has 3 genes in the RNA that makes it over hyper and jumps easy. It has Swine, Bird, & Human genes that allows it to infect us. Humans, like I said before, are easily infectable with the right viruses. H1N1 seems to be the right virus.

So how did it get that way? Never does it happen that fast for a virus to join with 3 genes and two strains to make a super virus in less than a few centuries. Although a virus can mutate at, sometimes, a rapid rate, it stays the same structurally. I’ve found some articles that claim H1N1 to be a lab made virus to control the population, other’s say that it does happen naturally, I’ve found one that states that America made it. Who knows? Well if it was made to infect us, only the people who got paid to make it know. Other than that no one really knows.

So how do you protect yourself? Take the same procedures you do with the Human Influenza. If you aren’t infected yet, keep your hands clean at all times, try not to travel, and stay tuned to your local news channel for updates. If you are infected, go to the doctor ASAP, take your meds, stay home, and try not to have physical contact with the outside world.

So what do I think? I think this IS the next pandemic. Millions will die. But don’t get freaked out, that’s what I think. Remember, Humans ARE overdue for this. Maybe this is our time :)

Peace out readers :)