Flu season
Flu Season
Flu season (/fluː siːzən/) is a recurring time period characterized by the prevalence of outbreaks of Influenza. The season occurs during the cold half of the year in each hemisphere. Influenza viruses are transmitted through the air and are most common during the fall and winter months.
Etymology
The term "flu season" is derived from the English words "flu", a shortened form of "influenza", and "season". The term is used to describe the period of the year when influenza viruses are most prevalent.
Related Terms
- Influenza: An infectious disease caused by an influenza virus. Symptoms can be mild to severe and can lead to death.
- Epidemic: A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
- Pandemic: An epidemic of disease that has spread across a large region, for instance multiple continents, or worldwide.
- Vaccine: A biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease.
- Immunity: The capability of multicellular organisms to resist harmful microorganisms.
- Virus: A small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism.
See Also
- Cold and flu season
- Influenza vaccine
- Influenza A virus
- Influenza B virus
- Influenza C virus
- Influenza D virus
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Flu season
- Wikipedia's article - Flu season
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