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Bookmark or Share- H1N1 Flu Virus (Swine Flu): Symptoms, Causes, Tests, and ...H1N1 flu is also known as swine flu. It's called swine flu because in the past, the people who caught it had direct contact with pigs. That changed several years ago, when a new virus emerged that...
- Information on Swine/Variant Influenza | CDCSwine influenza is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that regularly cause outbreaks of influenza in pigs. Influenza viruses that commonly circulate in swine are called “swine influenza viruses” or “swine flu viruses.”
- Swine influenza - WikipediaSwine influenza virus (SIV) or swine-origin influenza virus (S-OIV) is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs. As of 2009, the known SIV strains include influenza C and the subtypes of influenza A known as H1N1, H1N2, H2N1, H3N1, H3N2, and H2N3. Swine influenza virus is common throughout pig populations worldwide.
- Fact check: Swine flu spread rapidly but was not as deadly ...In spring 2009, a new strain of the H1N1 virus that became known as "swine flu" began circulating in the United States. On June 11, the World Health Organization declared the virus a pandemic.
- H1N1 flu (swine flu) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicThe H1N1 flu, commonly known as swine flu, is primarily caused by the H1N1 and H3N2 strains of the flu (influenza) virus. Symptoms of the H1N1 flu are the same as those of the seasonal flu. In the spring of 2009, scientists recognized a particular strain of flu virus known as H1N1.
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