Number of flu cases in Britain has spiked. Bad winter ahead

The next four years are just going to be another Rick and Morty episode aren’t they?

Well, yes. The usual way pandemics start: Some new virus “crossbreeds” with an established one.

For those wondering how tf 2 viruses merge:

“For example, if a human gets infected with a bird flu and also carries a human influenza A virus, these two viruses can exchange genetic material. This is known as genetic shift,” Michael previously told Fortune. “That can form very new viruses [and] cause epidemics.”