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A flu virus is an organism that causes a respiratory infectious disease in animals and man. This type of virus attacks the respiratory system and gives you the symptoms of the flu. Influenza viruses such as these are not living organisms, like bacteria and fungi, but they are inanimate particles that can attach to our cells and make the cells start reproducing the virus instead of the cell's ordinary job for the host animal. They can not reproduce without a host's living cell. A virus is a "package" of proteins and DNA or RNA that can act as an organism to "hijack" your cells/the host's cells to replicate more packages like itself.
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Is the flu linked to a virus?
Yes flu is a virus
What cause Avion Flu?
Avian Flu is caused by the virus like Flu virus in man. This virus has evolved with birds.
What is the avian flu virus?
its a flu
Is the flu a bacteria?
No, the flu is caused by a virus.
Flu virus gestation?
How long does it take from contact with the flu virus to showing symptoms?
How is the flu virus pervasive?
The flu virus is pervasive in that it is a common virus which is spread from person to person generally in the cold months. There are several sub-categories of the flu virus, and the flu shot will usually contain 2 or three of these variations annually.
Flu epidemic of 1918 more bacterial or a virus?
Flu is always caused a virus, not bacteria, so no flu epidemic will be due to a bacterial agent. This is true of the 1918 "Spanish Flu", it was caused by a virus.
Is the flu caused by a bacterial or viral infection?
Influenza is caused by a virus. its straight up a virus...
Is the Swine Flu caused by a virus or a bacteria?
It is caused by a virus called A-H1N1/09 influenza virus (aka swine flu).
Can Swine Flu mix with another virus?
Yes. In fact the way the H1N1 pandemic swine flu was formed by the mixing of a human flu virus, a bird flu virus and a swine flu virus in a pig. When two similar viruses that are infecting the same cell exchange genetic material this is known as reassortment. They go on to form a new virus.
Is the flu a protist?
No. The flu (influenza) is caused by a virus. See related questions below.
What do you have a another of when you have the flu?
Influenza is a virus, so you have a virus.
