Lungs of People Killed by H1N1 "Swine Flu" are Very Similar to Lungs of People Who Die From H5N1 "Bird Flu"

Is there more to this whole H1N1 "swine flu" issue than the media is telling us? It was first reported on here that a couple of patients have been infected with both H1N1 and H5N1 viruses. Now it is being reported by CTV that the lungs of H1N1 victims and H5N1 victims look substantially similar, which would mean that H1N1 may have the potential to mimic H5N1. H5N1 has a 60% kill rate. If you combine H1N1's rapid ability to spread worldwide along with H5N1's kill rate, watch out!

The lungs of people who have died from swine flu look more like those of the victims of H5N1 avian influenza than those of people who succumb to regular flu, the chief of infectious diseases pathology at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control says.

The damage to lung tissue is consistent with that inflicted by ARDS or acute respiratory distress symptom, Zaki says, referring to an often-fatal, difficult-to-treat syndrome that can have a number of causes. The U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute estimates about 30 per cent of people who develop ARDS die. "In terms of the disease, yes, it (H1N1) is remarkably different than seasonal flu," Zaki says. "The pathology looks very similar to H5(N1)."

Has the H1N1 merged with the H5N1? Has the swine flu merged with the bird flu?

I guess when pigs fly!

Source: CTV