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How is the H1N1 influenza different from seasonal influenza?

April 26, 2017different h1n1 Influenza seasonal

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How is the H1N1 influenza different from seasonal influenza?

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They are both type A influenza viruses, but H1N1 virus is a new quadruple reassortant virus with a unique combination of gene segments of the viruses that cause influenza in pigs, birds and humans. Because it is a new virus most people don’t have immunity and are susceptible to getting it.