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Is swine a virus

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15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

yes it is

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Is the Swine Flu caused by a virus or a bacteria?

It is caused by a virus called A-H1N1/09 influenza virus (aka swine flu).


What happens to a pig if infected with the swine virus?

NOTHING, the swine virus does not affect pigs...and if it did then humans can't get it from pigs. NOTHING, the swine virus does not affect pigs...and if it did then humans can't get it from pigs.


What is a H1N1 virus?

Swine flu is a respiratory disease caused by type A influenza virus that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza in pigs. The "classical" swine flu virus (an influenza type A H1N1 virus) was first isolated from a pig in 1930. Swine flu viruses cause illness in pigs, but the death rates are low. This new virus, although it is being called "swine flu," is not the same virus.


Why did they rename Swine Flu?

the official name for the swine flu is the H1N1 virus. At first, it was believed that the virus came from pigs, but now that we are convinced it actually does not, we refer to it as the H1N1 virus. However, it is still very commonly known as the swine flu.


Is the swine flue a fungus?

Swine Flu A-H1N1/09 is caused by a virus, not by a fungus. The virus is a Type A Influenza strain named A-H1N1/09 or also called the Pandemic Swine Flu virus among other names around the world.


What is A H1N1?

Swine Flu is a respiratory disease caused by type A influenza virus that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza in pigs. The "classical" swine flu virus (an influenza type A H1N1 virus) was first isolated from a pig in 1930. Swine flu viruses cause illness in pigs, but the death rates are low. This new virus, although it is being called "swine flu," is not the same virus.


Is the Swine Flu a fungus or a parasite?

Neither. The H1N1/09 "Swine Flu" is caused by a virus.


How can you use the word swine as the subject of a sentence?

The swine ran over the cliff into the lake. His swine were inspected for traces of the influenza virus.


Which kind of animal was involved in the origin of the Pandemic H1N1 virus?

The H1N1 virus, otherwise known as "swine flu" originated from none other than swine.


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 Swine Flu mix with another virus?

Yes. In fact the way the H1N1 pandemic swine flu was formed by the mixing of a human flu virus, a bird flu virus and a swine flu virus in a pig. When two similar viruses that are infecting the same cell exchange genetic material this is known as reassortment. They go on to form a new virus.


What H1HA1 virus?

An H1A1 virius is the swine flu.