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The word Influenza comes from "influence" and refers to the cause of the disease; Changes in medical thought led to its modification to influenza del freddo, meaning "influence of the cold" Thus "flu" is short for "influenza".
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Short for influenza
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What is the full form of the abbreviation flu?
Influenza is the full form for flu. It is caused my a virus that mutates over the season. It is an severe upper respiratory infection and not at as bad as a cold.
How may syllables does superfluous?
Superfluous has 4 syllables:su-per-flu-ousFour
What is grippe in English?
flu
Colloquial for virus?
flu
How do you use the words flu and flew in a sentence?
Though he had the flu, he opted to go on vacation anyway, and flew off to Hawaii.
What is the abbreviation for influenza?
There is none since "flu" is already an abbreviation for "influenza".
What is the acronym for Swine Flu?
sf
Flu is an abbreviation of what the word?
Influenza
For which word is 'flu' a common abbreviation?
Influenza.
Are the flu and Swine Flu the same?
No, Swine Flu is just one strain of the many flu viruses. Flu is an abbreviation for influenza. So Swine Flu is a type of flu, but all flu is not the swine flu, there are other kinds.
What is the difference between influenza and flu?
'Flu' is just the abbreviation of 'Influenza'.In - 'Flu' - enza
What is the full form of the abbreviation flu?
Influenza is the full form for flu. It is caused my a virus that mutates over the season. It is an severe upper respiratory infection and not at as bad as a cold.
Is influenza and strep throat the same?
Yes. The word "flu" is a shorter version, or an abbreviation, of the longer word "influenza."
What is the medical term meaning bird flu?
Avian Influenza, H5N1 or Avian Influenza, H7N9.
Is 'flue' spelled with or without an 'e'?
The abbreviation for "influenza" is spelled "flu." But the pipe that removes the smoke from the chimney of a fireplace is spelled "flue."
What types of flu create the Swine Flu?
A mixture of the standard Human Flu, Bird Flu and Pig Flu. This creates a new strain of flu called swine flu (Influenza A H1 N1).
Is the Swine Flu the same as the tami flu?
Swine flu is a flu very similar to the regular flu. Tamiflu is a medicine that you take when you have swine flu or other types of influenza.
