Judy Stone of SciAm explains the alphabet soup that describes flu viruses.
Muddled about all the new flu viruses?
It’s hard to keep up with the changing names in the news. H1Nwhat? Bird flu. Pig flu. MERS. SARS. Here is a quick overview of this dizzying, dyslexia inducing array, with what you need to worry about, even if some aren’t yet in your backyard.