Flu season is an annually recurring time period characterized by the prevalence of an outbreak of influenza (flu). The season occurs during the cold half...
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Oseltamivir (redirect from Tamiflu resistance in the 2009 flu pandemic)
to treat and prevent influenza A and influenza B, viruses that cause the flu. Many medical organizations recommend it in people who have complications...
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Influenza vaccine (redirect from Flu shot)
Influenza vaccines, colloquially known as flu shots or the flu jab, are vaccines that protect against infection by influenza viruses. New versions of the...
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The Hong Kong flu, also known as the 1968 flu pandemic, was a flu pandemic that occurred in 1968 and 1969 and which killed between one and four million...
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Avian influenza (redirect from Bird flu)
Avian influenza, also known as avian flu or bird flu, is a disease caused by the influenza A virus, which primarily affects birds but can sometimes affect...
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Influenza-like illness (redirect from Flu like symptoms)
Influenza-like illness (ILI), also known as flu-like syndrome or flu-like symptoms, is a medical diagnosis of possible influenza or other illness causing...
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The 2009 swine flu pandemic, caused by the H1N1/swine flu/influenza virus and declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) from June 2009 to August...
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The 1977 Russian flu was an influenza pandemic that was first reported by the Soviet Union in 1977 and lasted until 1979. The outbreak in northern China...
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Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (redirect from H1N1 Swine Flu)
cause significant human suffering in the coming season. Swine influenza (also known as swine flu or pig flu) is a respiratory disease that occurs in pigs...
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The 1918–1920 flu pandemic, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or by the common misnomer Spanish flu, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza...
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During the 1972–1973 flu season in the Northern Hemisphere, a new variant of influenza, dubbed the 'London flu' by the press in the United States, was...
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Bird flu Human flu Swine flu Horse flu Dog flu Freshers' flu 2012–2013 flu season 2017–2018 United States flu season 2019–2020 United States flu season "Disease...
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The 2017–2018 United States flu season lasted from late 2017 through early 2018. The predominant strain of influenza was H3N2. During the spring months...
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Influenza A virus (redirect from Type A flu)
strains that infect birds and some mammals, as well as causing seasonal flu in humans. Mammals in which different strains of IAV circulate with sustained...
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as of April 4, 2020, the 2019–2020 United States flu season had caused 39 million to 56 million flu illnesses, 410,000 to 740,000 hospitalizations and...
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Influenza A virus subtype H3N2 (redirect from Australian flu)
A/Fujian (H3N2) human flu (from A/Fujian/411/2002(H3N2)-like flu virus strains) caused an unusually severe 2003–2004 flu season. This was due to a reassortment...
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flu viruses are infecting people ahead of the upcoming flu season, how widely they are spreading, how well the vaccines from the previous flu season may...
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Influenza pandemic (redirect from Flu pandemic)
1918 flu pandemic being the most severe; this is estimated to have been responsible for the deaths of 50–100 million people. The 2009 swine flu pandemic...
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September or beginning of October, which "marks the start of the annual flu season". The increased susceptibility to illness from late nights, heavy alcohol...
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"Flu Season" (sometimes referred to as "The Flu") is the second episode of the third season of the American comedy television series Parks and Recreation...
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Swine influenza (redirect from Swine Flu)
illness, it is called a zoonotic swine flu. People with regular exposure to pigs are at increased risk of swine flu infections. Around the mid-20th century...
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Orthomyxoviridae (redirect from Flu virus)
Alphainfluenzavirus infects humans, other mammals, and birds, and causes all flu pandemics Betainfluenzavirus infects humans and seals Gammainfluenzavirus...
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"It's Like the Flu" is the second episode of the second season of the American drama television series The Morning Show, inspired by Brian Stelter's 2013...
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Cat flu is the common name for a feline upper respiratory disease, which can be caused by one or more possible pathogens: Feline herpes virus, causing...
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1889–1890 pandemic (redirect from 1889-1890 flu pandemic)
The 1889–1890 pandemic, often referred to as the "Asiatic flu" or "Russian flu", was a worldwide respiratory viral pandemic. It was the last great pandemic...
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The 2012–2013 flu season was an epidemic flu season in the United States. By the week ending 29 December 2012, the CDC reported that 29 U.S. states had...
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1957–1958 influenza pandemic (redirect from Asian Flu)
The 1957–1958 Asian flu pandemic was a global pandemic of influenza A virus subtype H2N2 that originated in Guizhou in Southern China. The number of excess...
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A/Fujian (H3N2) human flu (from A/Fujian/411/2002(H3N2) -like flu virus strains) caused an unusually severe 2003–2004 flu season. This was due to a reassortment...
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Pandemic H1N1/09 virus (redirect from Novel H1N1 flu)
H1N1 strain that was responsible for the 2009 swine flu pandemic. This strain is often called swine flu by the public media due to the prevailing belief...
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