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If there was a pandemic coming, how would we know?
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This explains the naming of viruses based upon H (hemagglutinin) groups and N (Neuraminidase) groups.
Most influenza in this era is H1N1 and H3N2.
Humans get Influenza A and B. Influenza A affects humans, but also birds and mammals. Influenza B affects humans and seals.
Because type A can affect birds and mammals, an influenza type A can jump species from a bird, affect a pig, which is a major concern since a pig has a very similar circultory sysytem (we actually used to use replacement heart valves from pigs), then pass the illness to a human.
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