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What is the difference between influenza type A and type B?
Influenza type A and type B are two different strains of the influenza virus. Type A is more common and has the ability to infect animals, while type B primarily infects humans. Type A viruses are categorized into subtypes based on two proteins on the surface of the virus, hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N), which helps determine their potential to cause pandemics.
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.
Why influenza A and influenza B cause epidemics but influenza C doesn't?
Influenza C viruses are also found in people. They are, however, milder than either type A or B. People generally do not become very ill from the influenza type C viruses. Type C flu viruses do not cause epidemics. Almost all adults have been infected with C but it just doesn't have the ability to cause epidemics and it doesn't fit the term epidemic.
What does the A stand for in Influenza A virus?
The A and B in influenza are simply different types of influenza. * Type A: seasonal epidemics. This sub-type is based on changes in surface antigens hemagglutinin and neuraminidase. In humans subtypes H1-H3 and N1-N2 have circulated since 1918 pandemic (due to H1N1). In the last 3 decades the circulating types have been H3N2 and H1N1. * Type B: sporadic outbreaks (long term care facilities)
What is influenza bacterium or virus?
It is a type of bacteria that can cause pneumonia. Although the name sounds like influenza, it is unrelated to the flu, which is caused by viruses and not bacteria.
Is Swine Flu a type of influenza?
Yes, it is the Influenza caused by the Type A H1N1/09 virus.
What type of virus is influenza?
Influenzavirus A, Group v virus, Orthomyxoviridae, an RNA virus. Specifically:Order: MononegaviralesFamily: OrthomyxoviridaeGenus/Genera: Influenzavirus ASpecies/Type: Influenza A virusSee the related questions for more details.Orthomyxovididae = influenza viruses
Who are the victims of Type A influenza?
Just about anyone who gets the flu. Most of the influenza viruses that cause disease in humans are Type A influenza viruses (but not all). Type A flu viruses are also what cause pandemics in humans.
What is influenza type A?
influenza type A is the most common and dangerous of all the types of this virus. it has caused many medical panics in history.
What is the difference between influenza type A and type B?
Influenza type A and type B are two different strains of the influenza virus. Type A is more common and has the ability to infect animals, while type B primarily infects humans. Type A viruses are categorized into subtypes based on two proteins on the surface of the virus, hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N), which helps determine their potential to cause pandemics.
What type of microbe is Influenza?
The microbe is virus
Are all influenza Type A viruses the Swine Flu?
No, the pandemic A-H1N1/09 "swine flu" is just one of many Type A influenza strains. It is also one of many H1N1 flu subtypes. Besides Type A influenzas, there are also influenza Types B and C in humans.
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 type of virus is the H1N1 classified as?
It is a Type A Influenza virus with RNA genome.Also called Swine Flu, the 2009 Pandemic Flu, 2009 Swine Flu, and A-H1N1/09.
Why influenza A and influenza B cause epidemics but influenza C doesn't?
Influenza C viruses are also found in people. They are, however, milder than either type A or B. People generally do not become very ill from the influenza type C viruses. Type C flu viruses do not cause epidemics. Almost all adults have been infected with C but it just doesn't have the ability to cause epidemics and it doesn't fit the term epidemic.
What is la iv vaccines?
Live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) is a type of influenza vaccine in the form of a nasal spray that used to be recommended to prevent influenza.
What is Shanes disease?
type of avian influenza caused by the sheep.
