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Influenza is an air-borne virus.

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What is a influeuza?

Influenza, or the flu, is an infectious disease. It is caused by the Flu Virus, also known as the RNA virus. Influenza is transmitted through coughs and sneezes, and is usually caught through the air, therefore is an airborne virus. (:


What is the genus and species category for influenza?

it is a negative single strand RNA virus of family orthomyxoviridae having four group: influenza A, influenza B, influenza C, and thogoto virus. containing 7to 8 segments of linear rna with a genome length b/w 12,000 to 15,000.


What are three ways to get an infectious disease?

You can get an infectious disease through airborne transmission, bloodborne transmission, sexual transmission, or oral/fecal route, to name a few. Tuberculosis is airborne, HIV is bloodborne or sexual, polio is oral/fecal.


Is airborn phathegens a way hiv is transmited?

HIV is not an airborne pathogen. It is a bloodborne pathogen.


Is influenza viral?

Yes, influenza is a virus.


Is influenza caused by bacteria?

No, influenza is caused by viruses, specifically the influenza virus. Influenza viruses can infect the respiratory tract and lead to symptoms such as fever, cough, and body aches. Antibiotics, which are used to treat bacterial infections, are not effective against the influenza virus.


Was the influenza virus a hidden virus?

No it is an active virus.


Can hiv spread by breath in room?

HIV can't be spread by breathing. It is a bloodborne, not airborne, pathogen.


Virus is a bloodborne infection in which the virus damages or kills the cells of the immune system?

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)


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.


Is influenza a virus bacteria or fungi?

Influenza is a virus. It is a respiratory virus that infects the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs. It is not caused by bacteria or fungi.


What is the infectious agent for the disease influenza?

Influenza, or the flu, is caused by a virus. It is infectious because it is transmitted by body fluids with contact to mucous membranes and can be transmitted via the airborne route.