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A process that happens if two different types of influenza virus infected a

single cell and it can produce a new strain of influenza is called

re-assortment.  It will act as a “mixing vessel” in which re-assortment can

occur between flu viruses of several species such as pigs are prone to

influenza viruses that can also infect both humans and birds.  This is

because if the virus allows pieces of RNA from different viruses to mix

together and form a novel type of virus as a new virus particles are being

assembled from a virus splitting between eight independent pieces of RNA.

On the other hand, the World Health Organization raised the pandemic alert

level from phase four to phase five, signaling that a pandemic is

“imminent”.

To know more about different phases of Swine Flu as defined by the WHO, I

enlisted six of them” defined by the WHO:

If a virus circulated among animals but there are no reported cases of

infections to humans will fall under phase one.  An example of this phase

is an outbreak of flu symptoms in your hog race backyard.
In phase two there is an identified animal flu virus and caused infections

to human, and it will be considered a potential pandemic threat.

An example is when the owner either the child or an adult within the hog

race backyard got infected with a flu from their animal symptoms.
Phase 3 specified that a confirmed animal or human-animal flu virus has

caused small outbreaks in human race, but has not resulted in

human-to-human transmission that is sufficient to sustain community-level

outbreaks. An example in this phase is when a child within the hog race

backyard got infected together with his father, his mother and his

siblings.

Radically in Phase 4, there is a cause of community-level outbreaks of

human-to-human transmission of an animal or human-animal flu virus.  This

phase will focus to contain the spreading of the virus.  The United Nations

will then inform different countries asking to advice their people such as

traveling to containment areas.  All countries with infected with the swine

flu must also consider in deploying a pandemic vaccine. An example of this

when the infected family member went out from their backyard decided to

talk to his friends and unaware that he’s spreading the virus.

In the 5th phase, if there are at least two countries in one region and

spread the virus by means of human-to-human transmission.  The signal of

the pandemic is imminently strong.  The infected countries are required to

advise people with respiratory illnesses to stay home.  There should be an

advisory of suspension of classes.  An example of this is when a

man-infected virus either a family member or any of his friends travel to

another neighboring country.

The sixth and final phase also called the pandemic phase.  A pandemic phase

is just like a spread of virus in phase 5 but extended at least one other

country outside their geographic region.  There must be an implementation

of contingency plans of health systems in all levels.  An example of this

is when a man-infected virus travel to another continent.

Whatever phases of Swine Flu outbreak, we are experiencing in our country

or geographic region we must prepare and prevent it to spread to lessen the

death toll.