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Influenza is Italian for "influence", Latin: influentia. It used to be thought that the disease was caused by a bad influence from the heavens.

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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.


What is the name of the virus that causes influenza?

Influenza is caused exclusively by viruses in the Orthomyxoviridae family.Viruses are not true cells and are metabolically inert until they are attached or inside of a host cell of a plant or animal (including humans).


What is the name of the microorginism in influenza?

Influenza is an infectious disease also commonly known as Flu. It’s an acute respiratory infection caused by Influenza Virus A and Virus B. Central BioHub's is an online biospecimen marketplace. It offers high-quality, well-defined influenza disease biospecimens collected from patients suffering from influenza infections. To check more visit our website.


Is the flu caused by a bacterial or viral infection?

Influenza is caused by a virus. its straight up a virus...


Does haemophilus influenza compare to todays Flu?

Not at all, because Haemophilus influenzae (Hib) is the name of a type of bacteria and the flu is caused by viruses;they are entirely different infectious disease-causing organisms. Although the name includes "influenzae" it is not a "flu" virus. When this bacterium was first named in 1892, it was during an influenza pandemic at the time. It was thought then to be the cause of the influenza until 1933 when more was known about viruses and Hib was determined more conclusively to be bacterial and not viral. H. influenzae causes a wide range of different infectious disease processes but it does not cause the flu.

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What is the difference between influenza and flu?

'Flu' is just the abbreviation of 'Influenza'.In - 'Flu' - enza


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 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.


Is the flu a deases?

yes flu is a virus (influenza is the long name for it)


What is the name of a flu epidemic in 1818?

Spanish Influenza a.k.a the Black Death


What is the name of the new flu going around?

influenza


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 scientific name for influenza?

Influenzavirus (one word) is the scientific name. There are 3 Types of influenza viruses that humans and some other animals get: influenzavirus A, influenzavirus B, and influenzavirus C. The influenza virus is a negative single strand RNA virus and is a member of the viral family orthomyxoviridae.


What is scientific name of flu pathogen?

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What is the scientific name of the pathogen that causes the flu?

The scientific name of the pathogen that causes the flu is Influenza virus. There are different types of influenza viruses, with the main ones being type A, B, and C.


What is the name of the microbes that cause swine flu?

The initial outbreak was called the "H1N1 influenza", or "Swine Flu"