The flu and a seasonal common cold virus can fuse together and create an entirely new pathogen, scientists have shown for the first time.
Influenza A and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) - which is wreaking havoc on US hospitals - were found to combine and create not one but two new hybrid viruses.
The experiments were done in human lung cells in a laboratory, but there is nothing to suggest the same process won't occur in a person infected with both illnesses.
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