Study: possible Severe Flu Hit Chinese 6 times larger

Study: possible Severe Flu Hit Chinese 6 times larger

jakarta, several cases of a deadly flu outbreak could shake the world several years ago. after a further search, it turns out most such cases originated in china. researchers found it turns out most people china has 6 times greater chance of developing a severe flu.researchers from oxford university led by dr. tao dong trying to investigate why the citizens of china often experience a very severe flu. it turns out the variant gene called rs12252-c pembawanya have the possibility of making a 6 times greater than those suffered severe influenza that did not have the gene.researchers from the united kingdom and china combined found that genetic variants are found in nearly 70 percent of chinese patients who suffer from severe swine flu in 2009. in patients who experienced mild flu, only 25 percent who have this gene variation."understanding why some people are worse affected than other influenza is very important to improve our ability to manage swine flu and prevent deaths from the virus," said dr. tao dong, as reported by the counsel and heal, thursday (29/1/2013).study published the journal nature communications does not explain susceptibility to the flu, but explain why people in certain regions experience more severe flu. the researchers say that this occurs because the proteins that maintain the body functioning ifitm3 of infection does not work effectively because of changes in the dna.according to researchers, this research will help identify the high-risk populations and provide treatment to those groups more quickly. this is important to prevent growing wider outbreaks."it remains to be seen how these genes affect all cases of influenza in southeast asia, may also help explain why the new influenza virus often appear first in a particular area," said professor andrew mcmichael, one of the researchers from the university of oxford.(pah/vit )
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