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Italian wordInfluenza meaning "influence" and refers to the cause of the disease. Initially, this illness was said to be due to unfavorable astrological influences.Changes in medical thought led to its modification to meaning "influence of the cold".The word influenza was first used in English to refer to the disease as we know today in 1703 by J. Hugger of the University of Edinburgh (Ref 1).The terms for influenza include epidemic catarrh, grippe (from the French, first used by Molyneaux in 1694, sweating sickness, and Spanish fever (1918 flu pandemic).
Reference
(1) Potter, CW (2001). "A history of influenza".Journal of applied microbiology91(4): 572–579).
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What is a sentence with the word influenza?
Influenza is commonly known as the flu.
Does influenza still happen?
Yes influenza is just a scientific word for the flu
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.
What is a sentence using the word influenza?
The waitress has spread the vicious virus named influenza.
Flu is an abbreviation of what the word?
Influenza
What word n enz?
"INFLUENZA"
What is the difference between influenza and flu?
'Flu' is just the abbreviation of 'Influenza'.In - 'Flu' - enza
What does flu mean?
Flu stands for influenza. As you can tell, it's just a shortened version of the word.
Is influenza the proper word for flu?
Yes, it is.
For which word is 'flu' a common abbreviation?
Influenza.
What is the full form of the word flu?
influenza
