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Influenza is Italian for "influence", Latin: influentia. It used to be thought that the disease was caused by a bad influence from the heavens.
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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.
What is influenza bacterium or virus?
It is a type of bacteria that can cause pneumonia. Although the name sounds like influenza, it is unrelated to the flu, which is caused by viruses and not bacteria.
What is the name of the virus that causes influenza?
Influenza is caused exclusively by viruses in the Orthomyxoviridae family.Viruses are not true cells and are metabolically inert until they are attached or inside of a host cell of a plant or animal (including humans).
Are you immune to Influenza after you have had it?
You are not immune to Influenza. Even getting the yearly flu vaccine is no guarantee that a person won't get the flu. You can get the flu but it won't be as bad as it could be if you hadn't received the flu vaccine.
What is the name of the microorginism in influenza?
Influenza is an infectious disease also commonly known as Flu. It’s an acute respiratory infection caused by Influenza Virus A and Virus B. Central BioHub's is an online biospecimen marketplace. It offers high-quality, well-defined influenza disease biospecimens collected from patients suffering from influenza infections. To check more visit our website.
What is the difference between influenza and flu?
'Flu' is just the abbreviation of 'Influenza'.In - 'Flu' - enza
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.
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.
Is the flu a deases?
yes flu is a virus (influenza is the long name for it)
What is the name of a flu epidemic in 1818?
Spanish Influenza a.k.a the Black Death
What is the name of the new flu going around?
influenza
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 scientific name of flu pathogen?
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What is the name of the microbes that cause swine flu?
The initial outbreak was called the "H1N1 influenza", or "Swine Flu"
What is the scientific name for influenza?
Influenzavirus (one word) is the scientific name. There are 3 Types of influenza viruses that humans and some other animals get: influenzavirus A, influenzavirus B, and influenzavirus C. The influenza virus is a negative single strand RNA virus and is a member of the viral family orthomyxoviridae.
What is the scientific name of bird flue?
Avian influenza. or avian flu.
