The flu is a lot different then the common cold in that it can incapacitate the infected person completely.  The virus can be found in all mammals as well as countless birds. There are 3 core kinds of influenza virus labelled as A, B and C. When domesticated poultry is infected with the type A flu bug, predominantly carried by wild marine birds, it simply enters the human body causing epidemics and the recent avian and swine flu outbreaks. Type B influenza bug is almost limited to humans and mutates a good deal less than type A, thus it is less diverse and persons commonly acquire a level of natural immunity to it, however this might not be life – long. Pandemics caused by the Type B bug have never been reported. Lastly there is the Type C bug.  It can be found in human beings, dogs and pigs and are able to initiate a number of very local epidemics although the majority of commonly causes mild illnesses in children.|The Type C bug are able to be found in dogs, pigs and human beings.  It can spread through a local community however is best known to set off mild illness in children.

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