Can pigs get the 2009 H1N1 flu from people?
Flu can spread from people to pigs in the same way that it spreads from person to person. If you or anyone else with you has flu-like symptoms, stay away from pigs.
In a recent USDA laboratory study scientists found that the 2009 pandemic H1N1 flu virus found in humans can infect pigs quickly and that the pigs recovered as they usually do when infected with endemic swine flu.
Last Reviewed: 10/14/2009
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