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Is influenza an hereditary disease

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

No, it is an infectious disease (viral) and is transmitted by contact of the virus particles with mucous tissues of the body. There is no familial or genetic factor involved in getting the flu, just as there is none with a bacterial infection, for example, like strep throat.

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12y ago

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