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The Spanish flu was a deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 virus that infected 500 million people and killed 25-50 million. It broke out near the end of World War I and was misnamed after Spain, where it was widely reported.
The real number of swine flu cases in the United States could be “upwards of 100,000,” a top public health official estimated on Friday — far higher than the official count of 7,415 cases confirmed by laboratories. [34] On September 1, 2009, several new virus isolates were tested for neuraminidase inhibitor resistance.
A comprehensive overview of the outbreak, characteristics, severity and response of the H1N1 influenza virus in the US. Includes state-by-state data on confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths, as well as international comparisons and external links.
The United States experienced the beginnings of a pandemic of a novel strain of the influenza A/H1N1 virus, commonly referred to as "swine flu", in the spring of 2009.The earliest reported cases in the US began appearing in late March 2009 in California, [114] then spreading to infect people in Texas, New York, and other states by mid-April. [115]
Learn about the swine origin influenza A virus that caused the 2009 swine flu pandemic. Find out its viral characteristics, origins, transmission, and impact on human health.
The H5N1 virus has mutated into a variety of types with differing pathogenic profiles; some pathogenic to one species but not others, some pathogenic to multiple species. [15] The ability of various influenza strains to show species-selectivity is largely due to variation in the hemagglutinin genes.
Learn about the global outbreak of H1N1/swine flu virus that started in Mexico in 2009 and lasted until 2010. Find out the causes, symptoms, transmission, prevention, and impact of the pandemic that affected millions of people worldwide.
This web page lists some of the notable people who died from the 1918–1920 flu pandemic, also known as the Spanish flu. The list is alphabetical by surname and includes dates of death, nationalities, and occupations of the deceased.