Original article for Indonesian readers. Scroll down for English version.
- Keep your self prepared (adm).
Prof Dr drh CA NIDOM, MS Ketua Laboratorium Flu Burung Universitas Airlangga (Unair) mengatakan, virus flu babi merupakan gabungan dari virus-virus di tubuh babi. Virus ini lemah tapi jika berkumpul akan menjadi sangat ganas.
Secara umum flu babi kata NIDOM sama dengan flu burung malah lebih ganas flu burung tapi kecepatan untuk menimbulkan kematian lebih cepat flu babi, karena sudah menular ke manusia.
Dilaporkan RANGGA reporter Suara Surabaya, Selasa (28/04), meski demikian dari penelitian NIDOM saat ini belum ditemukan babi lokal yang mengandung virus flu babi dari Meksiko.
Dari kesimpulan awal NIDOM, flu babi bisa diobati dengan Tamiflu atau obat flu burung, laboratoriumnya di kampus C Unair juga terus meneliti tentang persebaran virus itu.(yrp/ipg)
English Version
Dr CA Nidom, Head of Avian Influenza Laboratory Airlangga University (UNAIR) said pig flu is combination of certain viruses in pig’s body. This is categorized as weak virus, but when the viruses mixed inside pig’s body, it’s possible to mutate to deadly strain.
In general, bird flu is more dangerous compare to pig flu. But the death caused by pig flu may occur faster since it has been rapidly infecting human.
Nidom said, according to their study until now there is no local pig in Indonesia that has Mexico pig flu strain. Pig flu also can be treated with Tamiflu, a bird flu drug.
His laboratory in UNAIR will keep studying the spreading of this virus.
Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Suara Surabaya.
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