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If I were born in 1950 do I have immunity to the current H1N1 Influenza?
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∙ 14y ago
No, sorry. The current strain of "Swine Flu" (A-H1N1/09 Virus) is very different from the prior strains of H1N1 Influenza that have surfaced from time to time over the years since first identified in the 1930's. This one has genetic material from two strains of hog flu (Asian and European), along with the human flu, and some genomes from Avian (bird) flu. Because it is so different from those in the past, it is moving quickly in the pandemic across the world. Luckily, it is milder than it had potential to be, so it has a lower mortality rate than caused initial concern. No one will have immunity to this unless they take the vaccination specifically being developed from "seed viruses" at the present time, or unless they contract the virus. Both of those will cause life long immunity.
Although the occurrence of this virus among those aged 65 and older is much lower than is typical in other influenza strains and much lower than predicted for this one. There is some speculation that it is because of their possible exposure to the strain in the 1930's but it is under study to try to determine what the factors are in this unexpected result. You are much too young for this advantage.
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If you have had Asian flu in the 1956 pandemic might you have some immunity to Swine Flu?
No, probably not. There is genetic material from Asian Pig Influenza in the A-H1N1/09 "Swine Flu", but it also has components of Avian (bird) Flu, European Pig Influenza and Human Flu. The new strain is very different from prior strains of the H1N1 flu or any other Type A Influenza viruses, so there should be no antibodies effective for A-H1N1/09m
What is the latest H1N1 infection being called officially by WHO?
Swine influenza A (H1N1)
What strain of influenza is the seasonal flu?
Seasonal flu vaccines carry an H1N1 component, an H3N2 strain and an influenza B strain. The H1N1 component is not the Novel H1N1 strain that is in the swine flu vaccine
Can black people get H1N1?
yep, influenza does not discriminate
What does Swine Flu stand for?
It stands for Influenza A H1N1.
Is Swine Flu a type of influenza?
Yes, it is the Influenza caused by the Type A H1N1/09 virus.
Are all influenza Type A viruses the Swine Flu?
No, the pandemic A-H1N1/09 "swine flu" is just one of many Type A influenza strains. It is also one of many H1N1 flu subtypes. Besides Type A influenzas, there are also influenza Types B and C in humans.
What is the other word for swin flu?
Influenza A virus subtype H1N1
What type of virus is the H1N1 classified as?
It is a Type A Influenza virus with RNA genome.Also called Swine Flu, the 2009 Pandemic Flu, 2009 Swine Flu, and A-H1N1/09.
Can penicillin be used to treat H1N1?
NO!!!! penicillin, and all other anti-biotics are NOT affective against viruses, of which H1N1, and regular influenza are.
Can you build an immunity to H1N1 by caring for someone with it?
Yes, but only if you catch it.
What is influenza A subtype N1H1?
H1N1 is a grouping of viruses that are subtypes of the Type A Influenza viruses. There are three types of influenza viruses that people get: Type A, Type B, and Type C. The type A H1N1 subtype of viruses are the most common cause of flu in humans (around half of all flu cases in 2006, for example). Some strains of H1N1 are also found to cause disease in other animals such as birds and pigs. The H1N1 subtype has been responsible for some major flu pandemics in recent history, for example, the post-World War 1 Spanish flu in 1918 and the 2009 swine flu pandemic (A-H1N1/09) were both due to Type A H1N1 virus subtypes.See related question below for more information about the virus that caused the 2009 Pandemic: Novel H1N1 Swine Flu also known as A-H1N1/09 virus.
