What does H1N1 mean?

photopat · November 8, 2009, 5:53pm

Pretty straightforward question. What does the designation H1N1 stand for/refer to? I know that the bird flu from a few years ago was H5N1, so I’m just curious about the coding.

srzss05 · November 8, 2009, 6:09pm

photopat · November 9, 2009, 4:42pm

Thanks SRZSS05.

Mahaloth · November 9, 2009, 9:10pm

If I’m reading that correctly, it means:

Hemagglutinin 1 Neuraminidase 1

Right?

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What does H1N1 mean?

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