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How does a family practitioner identify the H1N1 virus as it differs from other flu viruses?
The family practitioner doesnt actually identify the H1N1 virus. If a local test shows up as positive, they send those results to a more specialized hospital to determine if that result is of the flu or the H1N1 virus.
What would H1N1 be called if it came back even more advanced?
The influenza viruses are identified by and given names that correspond with the proteins on the capsid of the virus (outside coating of the virus). For example, the two proteins on the H1N1/09 virus are Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase, therefore the virus is called H1N1.The name of any mutations of the H1N1/09 influenza virus, would follow this same naming convention and it would be called by the name that is descriptive of the particular proteins it has on the capsid after the mutation.See the related question below for more information on the naming of influenza viruses.
Is H1A1 the scientific name for Swine Flu?
No, A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)v-like virus is the scientific name. It is more commonly called A-H1N1/09. See the related question below for more detail on the many names world wide for this influenza.
What is H1 virus?
The term "H1 virus" typically refers to influenza A viruses that are categorized based on their hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N) proteins. These viruses can cause seasonal flu outbreaks in humans and can also lead to more serious pandemics. Influenza A(H1N1) viruses, for example, were responsible for the 2009 swine flu pandemic.
What type of symbiosis is H1N1?
H1N1/09 Swine Flu is caused by a virus. Viruses invade a host to reproduce. Since the invasion is only beneficial for the virus and detrimental to the host, it is more an example of parasitic than symbiotic relationships. The Turkish name for swine flu is " Domuz Gribi". "Pink ill"
What is the antibiotic you take when you have H1N1?
An H1N1/09 (swine flu) infection is caused by a virus. Antibiotics only work on bacterial infections. So you do not treat H1N1 with any antibiotics. There are some anti-viral drugs on the market that can make the flu less severe and shorten the duration of the illness (Tamiflu, for example) but they don't really work to "kill" the virus like antibiotics kill bacteria. See the related question below for more information on how the swine flu (H1N1) is treated.
What disease killed more than 10000 Australians in 1918?
Influenza, specifically the H1N1 influenza virus, was the disease which killed more than 1000 Australians in 1918.
Does having pre diabetes make you more likely to get gestational diabetes?
Yes, having a history of diabetes makes you more likely to develop gestational diabetes. It's best to maintain a diabetic diet (low carb, low sugar) during pregnancy, whether or not you are diagnosed with GD.
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.
Where does the term novel flu come from?
"Novel" is used in the adjective meaning of the word, which is defined as "Strikingly new, unusual, or different" in thefreedictionary.com definition (see link below). The 2009 pandemic virus, also called Swine Flu, H1N1, and various other names across the world now, is more officially called either Novel H1N1 Influenza, the name coined by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the newest World Health Organization name: A-H1N1/09 Virus. See more information about the naming of this virus responsible for the 2009 Influenza Pandemic at the related questions listed below in the related question section.
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.
What are the dangers of getting gastric bypass surgery when having diabetes?
Having diabetes and getting gastric bypass surgery is no more risky than someone who doesn't have diabetes. The only additional risk is the aftercare of the surgery. Diet will have to be strictly monitored. Gastric bypass is good for diabetes patients. It is a proven way to help reverse type 2 diabetes.
