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Bookmark or Share- CDC 2009 H1N1 FluCDC recommends a yearly flu vaccination as the first and most important step in protecting against the flu. The U.S. 2010-2011 seasonal influenza vaccine will protect against an H3N2 virus, an influenza B virus, and the 2009 H1N1 virus that emerged last year to cause the first global pandemic in more than 40 years and resulted in substantial ...
- 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. This virus is a combination of viruses from pigs, birds and ...
- 1976 swine flu outbreak - WikipediaIn 1976, an outbreak of the swine flu, influenza A virus subtype H1N1 at Fort Dix, New Jersey caused one death, hospitalized 13, and led to a mass immunization program.After the program began, the vaccine was associated with an increase in reports of Guillain-Barré Syndrome, which can cause paralysis, respiratory arrest, and death.The immunization program was ended after approximately 25% of ...
- Swine Flu: Risk Factors, Causes & SymptomsSwine flu, also known as the H1N1 virus, is a relatively new strain of an influenza virus that causes symptoms similar to the regular flu. It originated in pigs but is spread primarily from person ...
- The Long Shadow of the 1976 Swine Flu Vaccine 'Fiasco ...Smart News Keeping you current The Long Shadow of the 1976 Swine Flu Vaccine ‘Fiasco’ Some, but not all, of the hesitance to embrace vaccines can be traced back to this event more than 40 ...
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