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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.
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∙ 14y agoInfluenza A virus subtype H1N1, also known as A(H1N1), is a subtype of influenzavirus A and the most common cause of influenza (flu) in humans. Some strains of H1N1 are endemic in humans, including the strain(s) responsible for the 1918 flu pandemic which killed 50-100 million people worldwide. Less virulent H1N1 strains still exist in the wild today, worldwide, causing a small fraction of all influenza-like illness and a large fraction of all seasonal influenza. H1N1 strains caused roughly half of all flu infections in 2006.[1] Other strains of H1N1 are endemic in pigs (swine influenza) and in birds (avian influenza). answered by: "ZCINNAEHD:gmub" of Urdaneta City National High SchoolUrdaneta City, Pangasinan
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∙ 11y agoThe influenza subtype H2N1 is a Type A influenza virus that is common as one of the regularly seen seasonal flu viruses that circulate in the environment. It has no "common name" like swine flu or bird flu. It is called a "Type A seasonal influenza subtype, H2N1", or a "regular seasonal flu virus".
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∙ 14y agoYes, H1N1 is a type of flu called the "Swine Flu" which is very contagious.
I had the Swine flu H1N1 and it was so not fun at all.
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Which type of influenza is the worst?
Influenza A virus subtype H3N2
What is the common medical name of the flu?
'Avian Influenza' is not the scientific name, the scientific name is actually Orthomyxoviridae, Influenza Type A, subtype H5N1. The common names are: Avian Influenza, bird flu, and fowl plague.
What is the other word for swin flu?
Influenza A virus subtype H1N1
What causes Swine Fever?
The cause is the Influenza virus of the subtype H1N1Please see related link below answer for full information about Swine Influenza from WHO World Health Organization
What is the h1n3 virus?
H1N3 is a subtype of the Influenza virus also known as the swine flu. If left untreated it might cause death.
Is there a virus called h1n2?
H1N2 is a subtype of the influenza "A" virus - Hong Kong virus of 1968-69 winter and part of other preious influenza epidemics worldwide.
Is the bird flu a virus or Bacteria?
Influenza A virus H5N1, is known as "bird flu". H5N1, is a subtype of the influenza A virus which can cause illness in humans and animals. A filtered and purified influenza A vaccine for humans is being developed.
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.
Is it H1N1 or the H1N1?
It is a flu (influenza) virus. All flus are caused by viruses. A virus is categorized by type such as Influenza Virus Type A, Type B or Type C. Viruses are always changing and mutating, and flu viruses are especially quick in their ability to mutate. When a mutation occurs, they are categorized further as subtypes and then to a finder degree as strains. H1N1 is a subtype of Influenzavirus A. The pandemic swine flu is further identified as A-H1N1/09 indicating the specific mutation of A-H1N1 into the type that caused the pandemic of 2009. Beyond that, the individual strains are broken down and named usually according to the year they were isolated and the location where they were first found. See the related question below for more information on how viruses are named.
What is a novel influenza?
The word novel used in this context means new or unusual. The 2009 pandemic swine flu H1N1/09 was initially dubbed the Novel Influenza by the CDC as a means of identification in communications since it was a brand new and never before seen subtype of influenza unnamed at the time. So if someone refers to novel influenza, they are likely currently talking about H1N1/09 swine flu.
What is the difference between N1H1 and H1N1?
MRSA is a bacteria (Staph A) that is resistant to the usual antibiotics and therefore hard to treat when it causes an infection. H1N1 is a virus that can cause influenza, like swine flu. Both can be severe infections that require hospitalization and intensive treatment measures.
In 1997 Hong Kong recorded the first instance of H5N1 subtype of this disease to jump from animals into the human population what disease is this?
It is the pathogenic avian influenza virus commonly known as 'bird flu'
