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Mutation identified that might allow H1N1 to spread more easily

In the fall of 1917, a new strain of influenza swirled around the globe. At first, it resembled a typical flu epidemic: Most deaths occurred among the elderly, while younger people recovered quickly. However, ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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Study suggests H1N1 virus more dangerous than suspected

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new, highly detailed study of the H1N1 flu virus shows that the pathogen is more virulent than previously thought.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (20) | comments 3

Biologists provide molecular explanation for the evolution of Tamiflu resistance

Biologists at the California Institute of Technology have pinpointed molecular changes that helped allow the global spread of resistance to the antiviral medication Tamiflu (oseltamivir) among strains of the seasonal H1N1 ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study reveals H1N1 unexpected weakness

The H1N1 influenza virus has been keeping a secret that may be the key to defeating it and other flu viruses as well.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (19) | comments 7

Researchers find human protein that prevents H1N1 influenza infection

Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have identified a naturally occurring human protein that helps prevent infection by H1N1 influenza and other viruses, including West Nile and dengue virus.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Broadening immune protection by supplementing the seasonal flu vaccine

(PhysOrg.com) -- Supplementing seasonal flu vaccines with a viral protein that remains relatively constant may provide broader protection against emerging flu strains such as the 2009 H1N1 pandemic strain, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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Over-reactive immune system kills young adults during pandemic flu

On November 19, Jason Martin returned to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for the first time since he nearly died there during last year's H1N1 flu pandemic. The ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 05, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Swine Flu vs. Seasonal Flu: Be Prepared

It hit in April but continues to wreak havoc locally and globally. H1N1 -- also known as swine flu -- has sickened over 43,000 people nationwide and it’s not disappearing anytime soon, says University of Cincinnati infectious ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 1

H1N1 flu virus used new biochemical trick to cause pandemic

(PhysOrg.com) -- The influenza virus, scientists well know, is a crafty, shape-shifting organism, constantly changing form to evade host immune systems and jump from one species, like birds, to another, mammals.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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Earlier Flu Viruses Provided Some Immunity to Current H1N1 Influenza, Study Shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Davis, researchers studying the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, formerly referred to as "swine flu," have identified a group of immunologically important sites on the ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Insect cells provide the key to alternative swine flu vaccination

Scientists in Vienna have developed a new technique for producing vaccines for H1N1, 'swine flu', based on insect cells. The research, published today in the Biotechnology Journal, reveals how influenza vaccines can be pro ...

Biology / Biotechnology

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Tamiflu should not be given to children with flu: study (Update 2)

Children with seasonal flu should not be given Tamiflu because harmful side effects may outweigh relatively meagre benefits, according to a study released Monday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

WHO says swine flu deaths surge to 1,154

(AP) -- The World Health Organization said Tuesday that 1,154 swine flu victims have died since the virus emerged in April.

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Mutation found in swine flu virus: WHO

The World Health Organisation said Friday that a mutation had been found in samples of the swine flu virus taken following the first two deaths from the pandemic in Norway.

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

H1N1 influenza adopted novel strategy to move from birds to humans

(PhysOrg.com) -- The 2009 H1N1 influenza virus used a new strategy to cross from birds into humans, a warning that it has more than one trick up its sleeve to jump the species barrier and become virulent.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Influenza A virus subtype H1N1

Influenza A(H1N1) virus is a subtype of influenzavirus A and the most common cause of influenza (flu) in humans. Some strains of H1N1 are endemic in humans and cause a small fraction of all influenza-like illness and a large fraction of all seasonal influenza. H1N1 strains caused roughly half of all human flu infections in 2006. Other strains of H1N1 are endemic in pigs (swine influenza) and in birds (avian influenza).

In June 2009, World Health Organization declared that flu due to a new strain of swine-origin H1N1 was responsible for the 2009 flu pandemic. This strain is commonly called "swine flu" by the public media.

For more information about Influenza A virus subtype H1N1, read the full article at Wikipedia.
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