Question

74. H1N1 virus is sometimes mentioned in the news with reference to which one of the following Diseases?

• A. a) AIDS
• B. b) Bird flu
• C. c) Dengue
• D. d) Swine flu

Answer 1

The correct option is D d) Swine flu

Ans. 74. D

Explanation:

H1N1:

1. Influenza A (H1N1) virus is the most common cause of human influenza (flu)

2. In June 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new strain of swine-origin H1N1 as a pandemic.

3. This strain is often called swine flu by the public media

4. Influenza A viruses are negative-sense, single-stranded, segmented RNA viruses

5. The several subtypes are labeled according to an H number (for the type of hemagglutinin) and an N number (for the type of neuraminidase)