Swine

1999/01/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Medikuntza

After investigating the viruses that have created the worst pests of this century, it has been discovered that their origin is in the mutation of human viruses and bird viruses. Therefore, the virologists have long suspected that the third animal was involved in the transmission of pests and after long research have discovered this animal: the pig.

In fact, they have shown that bird viruses are not able to develop in humans, but in pigs, along with human viruses. This animal is in permanent contact with birds and humans, so it is easy to develop both types of viruses at the same time and create new viruses through the mutation. These were the viruses that caused the most dangerous pests, such as the Hong Kong hen virus.