H1N1 en · NOUN
Etymology
The strain classified as containing hemagglutinin type 1, and neuraminidase type 1.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A strain of influenza, the most common cause of flu in humans; also the strain responsible for swine flu.
The current H1N1 virus (swine flu) is a mixture of avian flus that passed through pigs to humans.
2010, Malcolm Knox, The Monthly, April 2010, Issue 55, The Monthly Ptd Ltd, page 44
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