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The H and N stand for the two proteins on the capsid (coat) of the virion that causes this influenza. The H stands for Hemagglutinin, and the N stands for Nueraminidase. The numbers in the names of flu viruses refer to the configuration of these proteins. See the related questions below for more details.

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