A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)v-like virus is the name of the specific strain that is used to create the vaccines for the Pandemic A-H1N1/09 flu.lu is just a shorten … ed form of the word Influenza. The full name of the virus that causes what has been called the 2009 Swine Flu is Influenza Type A, Novel H1N1 Virus (A-H1N1/09). Other strains of flu circulate each year and are referred to as the seasonal flu.