Thread: H1N1 FTW!
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Old 11-12-2009, 04:19 PM   #34
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Swine flu and Avian flu are strains of H1N1, influenza A.
Quoted because I guess I was not clear.

Swine flu, like Avian flu, is a strain of the H1N1 virus.

Saying that H1N1 = Swine Flu implies that all types of H1N1 are Swine Flu, which is wrong.

However, Swine Flu H1N1 is a subset of the H1N1 virus classification. So Swine Flu IS H1N1.


This is essentially like having a set of "Chevy V8s" and a subset of "Gen III"s.

ALL Gen IIIs are Chevy V8s.
NOT all Chevy V8s are Gen IIIs.

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