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H1N1
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English
thumb|Influenza nomenclature
Etymology
The strain classified as containing en hemagglutinin type 1, and en neuraminidase type 1.
Noun
- H1N1
en 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.
Related terms
en H5N1
See also
en Mexican flu / Mexican influenza
en Mexican Flu
en Spanish flu
en Spanish Flu