H1N1

English

Influenza nomenclature

Etymology

The strain classified as containing hemagglutinin type 1, and neuraminidase type 1.

Noun

H1N1 (uncountable)

1. (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

• H5N1

See also

• Mexican flu / Mexican influenza
• Mexican Flu
• Spanish flu
• Spanish Flu