H1N1
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Influenza nomenclature
Etymology
The strain classified as containing hemagglutinin type 1, and neuraminidase type 1.
Noun
H1N1 (uncountable)
- (medicine) A strain of influenza, the most common cause of flu in humans; also the strain responsible for swine flu.
- 2010, Malcolm Knox, The Monthly, April 2010, Issue 55, The Monthly Ptd Ltd, page 44:
- The current H1N1 virus (swine flu) is a mixture of avian flus that passed through pigs to humans.
- 2010, Malcolm Knox, The Monthly, April 2010, Issue 55, The Monthly Ptd Ltd, page 44:
Related terms
- H5N1
See also
- Mexican flu / Mexican influenza
- Mexican Flu
- Spanish flu
- Spanish Flu