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Can you get influenza and then a week or to later get the stomach flu?
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∙ 13y ago
I believe so. The stomach flu isn't the flu at all and is a digestive system ailment. The flu is influenza, a respiratory virus.
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∙ 13y ago
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What is the abbreviation for influenza?
There is none since "flu" is already an abbreviation for "influenza".
What does flu mean?
Flu stands for influenza. As you can tell, it's just a shortened version of the word.
What is the difference between influenza and flu?
'Flu' is just the abbreviation of 'Influenza'.In - 'Flu' - enza
What is the throw up flu?
Influenza (flu) is a respiratory infectious viral disease. "Throw up flu" is not the medical name for any influenza infection. You may be thinking of what is incorrectly called "Stomach Flu," which is not really influenza, but is gastroenteritis, most often caused by a different kind of viruses that affect the tissue in the digestive system. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.
Is an influenza like a flu?
They are the same thing. Influenza is the full name of the viral infection and flu is a shortening of the word influenza.
How do you use the word influenza in a sentence?
This is the correct word that is usually abbreviated as "flu." Here are some sentences.The influenza epidemic left many dead and thousands weakened.I have had my influenza vaccine.She caught influenza and was sick for a whole week.
Will the flu shot prevent the norovirus?
No. The influenza vaccine is only for preventing respiratory influenza (flu).The norovirus ("Norwalk Flu") is one of the viruses that cause the "stomach flu", more correctly called viral gastroenteritis, since it is actually not the flu. There is no available vaccine yet, but one is in clinical trials, so it could be licensed for use in the US in a relatively short time.
What is responsible for avian influenza?
Avian influenza is also known as the "Bird Flu". Influenza is caused by viruses. The virus that causes avian flu is the H5N1 influenza virus.
Can you have the flu without vomiting and diarrhea?
If you have influenza caused by the influenza viruses (affects the respiratory system), then you might have vomiting and diarrhea but they are not typical symptoms of influenza. It was a common symptom in some people who had the 2009 pandemic swine flu H1N1. But it usually is not common with most influenza viruses. It can occur due to a related problem such as dehydration, but not usually directly due to the virus in most bouts of the respiratory flu. If you are talking about the "stomach flu", which is really not the flu and is just called that by tradition, then it would involve diarrhea but may or may not have associated nausea or vomiting. All three, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting are the most common symptoms of gastroenteritis. Stomach flu is not a real medical diagnosis, though. We now know that this problem with vomiting and diarrhea and mild flu symptoms of mild fever, fatigue, aches and pains that we have called stomach flu, is actually gastroenteritis (inflammation of the stomach and intestines) and can be caused by bacteria or viruses. The most common cause of gastroenteritis in the US is the Norovirus. This is known also as the Norwalk Flu.
How do you spell flu?
That is the correct spelling of "flu" (the flu, viral influenza).
What is the medical term meaning bird flu?
Avian Influenza, H5N1 or Avian Influenza, H7N9.
What is the common medical name of the flu?
'Avian Influenza' is not the scientific name, the scientific name is actually Orthomyxoviridae, Influenza Type A, subtype H5N1. The common names are: Avian Influenza, bird flu, and fowl plague.
