Yeah, the strain types are "A" and "B" this year.  There is a type "C",
but it's not common.  The "bird flu", or H5N1 virus, is type "A".  The
H5 stands for the fifth order of hemagglutinin protein and the N1 stands
for the first order of neuraminidase protein (useless info, I know).
This year's most common variety is A(H1N1) but it didn't show up on the
hit list for some reason.  I'd hate to be on the panel that has to
determine what ingredients are going to be in the next year's "soup", as
you put it.

Kyle

-----Original Message-----
From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of ken barber
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 2:55 PM
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Subject: Re: The Flu

oops i was wrong i thought they said "d". i can't hear
as well as i could once. 

--- "Cleveland, Kyle E."
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> You are correct!  My family contracted a "type B"
> strain that was pretty
> rare for this year.  The nine year-old, Alex, is
> "Typhoid Mary"
> reincarnated.  If anything's going around at school,
> he's sure to bring
> it home.  It's hard to get a boy that age to give a
> rat's behind about
> hand washing and hygiene.
> 
> Kyle
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> Of Kathy
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 1:55 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: The Flu
> 
> Flu shot this year didn't protect against the strain
> that's going round 
> right now.  And yes I got one.
> 
> Kat
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