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Bookmark or Share- H1N1 flu (swine flu) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicThe H1N1 flu, sometimes called swine flu, is a type of influenza A virus. During the 2009-10 flu season, a new H1N1 virus began causing illness in humans. It was often called swine flu and was a new combination of influenza viruses that infect pigs, birds and humans.
- 2009 swine flu pandemic - WikipediaThe 2009 swine flu pandemic, caused by the H1N1/swine flu/influenza virus and declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) from June 2009 to August 2010, was the third recent flu pandemic involving the H1N1 virus (the first being the 1918–1920 Spanish flu pandemic and the second being the 1977 Russian flu).
- About Human Infections with Variant Influenza Viruses | Swine Flu - CDCSwine flu is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that regularly cause outbreaks of flu in pigs (not people). When an influenza virus that normally spreads in pigs but not people is found in a person, it is called a "variant influenza virus."
- Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak - World Health Organization (WHO)Unlike typical seasonal flu patterns, the new virus caused high levels of summer infections in the northern hemisphere, and then even higher levels of activity during cooler months. The new virus also led to patterns of death and illness not normally seen in influenza infections.
- 2009 H1N1 Pandemic (H1N1pdm09 virus) | Pandemic Influenza (Flu) | CDCSince the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, the (H1N1)pdm09 flu virus has circulated seasonally in the U.S. causing significant illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths. Additionally, CDC estimated that 151,700-575,400 people worldwide died from (H1N1)pdm09 virus infection during the first year the virus circulated.**
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