Dogs could transmit deadly flu to humans, causing a pandemic that can kill millions of people.



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DOGS could end up spreading a deadly flu to humans and cause a Spanish flu pandemic that could kill millions of people.

Scientists fear that the best friend of man will loose the super virus while sneezing on them.

    It may look cute but it could carry a deadly insect

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It may look cute but it could carry a deadly insect
    Doctors may not recognize mutant viruses

Getty – Contributor

Doctors may not recognize mutant viruses

A 10-year study conducted at the Korean University of South Korea found that types of flu spread between animals could actually be able to mutate and pbad from dogs or even cats to humans.

But what makes this really dangerous is that the strains will be unknown.

Because doctors and scientists will not know the nature of insects at first, treatments will take time to develop.

Dr. Daesub Song, from the University of Korea, warns of the new influenza strain at the Microbiology Society's annual conference next month.

He said: "Until now, dogs were considered neglected hosts in the field of influenza research.

"However, after the first report of inter-species transmission, surveillance of influenza viruses from pets should be further enhanced."

The findings add to other research done by scientists at Mount Sinai University in New York, released last year.

They discovered swine flu, which is currently ravaging hog farms in China and leaving huge amounts of unusable meat. Avian flu could spread to dogs.

    The most deadly influenza pandemic was the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic, which infected a third of the population and caused nearly 100 million deaths

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The most deadly influenza pandemic was the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic, which infected a third of the population and caused nearly 100 million deaths


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