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'Flu' is just the abbreviation of 'Influenza'.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y ago"Flu" is just a shortened form or abbreviation for the word "Influenza".
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∙ 14y agoDo you mean influenza? 'Flu' is simply the shortened name of 'influenza'; it's exactly the same thing.
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∙ 13y agoNo, they are both the same thing. "Flu" is just a shortened word for influenza.
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∙ 15y agoyes,its just a shortened name
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What is the difference between Type B flu viruses and the Swine Flu?
They are different types of influenza viruses. Human "Swine flu" (H1N1/09) is caused by Type A viruses.
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 type A and type B?
Influenza Type A is your typical flu...its the one everyone gets. Influenza Type B is much slower than type A and can last twice as long with the symptoms gradually coming on.
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 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.
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.
Can you get influenza and then a week or to later get the stomach flu?
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.
What are three characteristics of influenza that are not true of the common cold?
The flu has moderate to severe muscle pain, there may be vomiting, high fever and fatigue. In the early stages it can be hard to tell the difference between a cold and the flu. But when the fever and fatigue set in, you know it is the flu.
What is a sentence with the word influenza?
Influenza is commonly known as the flu.
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.
