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Viral Influenza

Influenza, commonly called the flu, is always caused by a virus.

Influenza, also known as the flu, is caused by a virus.

There are different strains of influenza:

Influenza A is the most widespread and most severe strain. It can affect both animals and humans. Influenza A is the cause of the worldwide epidemics (pandemics) of the flu that have occurred. An estimated 142,000 hospitalizations per year are due to this strain of the flu. Influenza A is usually further categorized by two ...

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Swine flu (H1N1 influenza) and diabetes

By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...title: flu.govhttp://flu.gov/It has information about bird flu, swine flu, and "routine" flu. ... Read more »

Here's what asthmatics need to know about swine flu

By Rick Frea , Health Expert

...Tamiflu or Relenza, antiviral medications. The bird flu has shown sensitivity to this... Read more »

New FDA Warnings for TNF Inhibitors- What are the Fungal Diseases Involved?

By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...grows in soil and material contaminated with bat or bird droppings. It is usually found in... Read more »

How NOT to Win Friends and InFLUence People

By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert

...from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Seasonal Flu website.Have you had your flu shot this... Read more »

Did You Get Your Flu Shot?

By Tracy Davenport , Health Expert

...lack of awareness (49 percent) and concern for side effects (18 percent). If you are allergic... Read more »

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CDC Expert Answers Questions About the Flu and Flu Vaccine

...kids under the age of 2 years. It is probably safe, but some European studies showed some risk of side effects, including Bells Palsy. Until they have more data, we'll need to stick with the flu... Read more »

Q fever

...is caused by the bacteria Coxiella burnetii. The bacteria affects sheep, goats, cattle, dogs, cats, birds, rodents, and ticks, as well as some other animals. Infected animals shed this bacteria in... Read more »

Colds and the Flu: Diagnosis

...Food and Drug Administration approved a new, faster test for diagnosing strains of avian influenza (bird flu) in people suspected of having the virus. The test is called the Influenza A/H5 (Asian... Read more »

Travel to Developing Countries: Infectious Diseases

...cases occur in travelers. Anyone traveling to high-risk countries should take precautions.A Word about Bird FluAvian influenza type A (also known as bird flu and avian flu) is a disease causing... Read more »

Encephalitis: Viral: Causes

...blood-sucking insects such as mosquitoes and ticks. Most of the time, the viral infections initially develop in birds. Insects that feed on the infected blood from a diseased bird (or reservoir )... Read more »

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