The Centers for Disease Control said that during the 2009 pandemic, the H1N1 (Swine Flu) affected as many as 55 million Americans. In the fall of 2009, President Obama declared a national emergency as the illness spread across the country. The CDC says the pandemic killed at least 12,000 people. In late 2013 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) received an unusually high number of reports of severe respiratory illness among young and middle-aged adults in the last two months of 2013. Many of the cases were linked to forms of H1N1. Texas has been hardest hit in the
The Centers for Disease Control said that during the 2009 pandemic, the H1N1 (Swine Flu) affected as many as 55 million Americans. In the fall of 2009, President Obama declared a national emergency as the illness spread across the country. The CDC says the pandemic killed at least 12,000 people. In late 2013 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) received an unusually high number of reports of severe respiratory illness among young and middle-aged adults in the last two months of 2013. Many of the cases were linked to forms of H1N1. Texas has been hardest hit in the 2013-2014 flu season with 35 deaths from flu as of 02/06/14, the majority H1N1.
1. What does “H” stand for and how does it assist the virus in infecting a host?
2. What does “N” stand for and how does it assist the virus in infecting a host?
Step by step
Solved in 2 steps
