if swine flu developed from combinations of pathogens from bird,pig and human, this needs multiple antidotes!?

Well technically they would only need one antidote but have something for all three. I really dont see them going and making people have to get three different things just so that they can get cured. But they are working on something right now and hopefully it will be done soon.

Since this is a virus an antidote isn't probable. This mutation no longer affects all of these things. It's true that the virus we know as swine flu started as a problem in birds. Since then the illness has mutated to were it effected first swine and then humans. We are no longer putting diseased pigs to death as the virus then mutated again to humans. When this happens it can no longer effect the animal it mutated from. If an illness started in humans and mutated to an animal then it would no longer be able to survive in a human. I would rather see a vaccine for these virus's so we don't get them in the first place. I don't know how far off from this we are, but I don't believe that they would release too many at one time. The worlds population would be too great if this were to happen. If it was then there would be no land to grow food on or no where to build any housing for everyone. Good luck with your question and God Bless

BTW- I have seen people suffer from different diseases and believe in keeping them comfortable, but still would not want to live to be 130 yrs. old.

Finally someone who understands!! And this could snatch another virus's genetic material and become even more deadly. All the updates you need are on the WHO website or BBC News but there are over 11000 cases now and the WHO director Margret Chan has told countries in the southern hemisphere to get ready for a more severe wave of swine flu as winter is fast approaching and it may combine with seasonal flu making it even more difficult to make a vaccine. She has also said she will not hesitate in declaring a pandemic if necessary (which would put the planet on red alert). All in all it will get worse before we even start of thinking of our future as a species as this virus may kill millions.

You're in need of a better education.

The genes are from several sources, but that's a common thing among viruses and bacteria. It's still just one virus. That one virus will be affected by the same one antibody.

Many people in the older generations appear to already have the antibodies, due to previous incarnations of the H1N1 from 19xx spanish flu.

The virus will be included in this year's flu vaccine, but it's just not that important for most people. It's a very weak strain.

There is no such thing as an atidote for a virus -

they are preparing a VACCINE which ASSISTS your immune system in recognizing the virus in order to battle the virus

But its not a cure aka antidote.

Not to mention, that any virus has multiple DNA strands that require a multi-faceted compound to make a vaccine etc.

Why do you think it takes them 4-6 months to grow the cultures etc?

No, it is just one strain of the flu, and it needs just one vaccine, if it is the right vaccine. For more about protecting yourself from the flu, read this:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4937558_select-swine-flu-m...

They are already working on an antidote.

tamiflu works just fine on it already, if you take it when you first come down with the flu.

They would probably put all of the antibodies into one vaccine.