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• Influenza vaccines
  == Influenza Vaccines == ...ots''' or '''flu jabs''', are vaccines that protect against infection by [[Influenza viruses]].
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• Influenza vaccine
  == Influenza Vaccine == ...is a yearly vaccine administered to protect against the highly variable [[influenza]] virus.
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• Influenza vaccination
  == Influenza Vaccination == ...nfluenza viruses]]. The name "influenza" is derived from the Italian word "influenza," meaning "influence."
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• Influenza treatment
  == Influenza Treatment == ...ies used to alleviate the symptoms and shorten the duration of [[Influenza|influenza]], commonly known as the flu.
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• Quadrivalent
  ...used in the field of [[medicine]] and [[virology]] to describe a type of [[vaccine]] that is designed to protect against four different [[virus]] strains. ...ds "quadri-", meaning four, and "valent", meaning strong. It refers to the vaccine's ability to provide immunity against four different strains of a virus.
  1 KB (177 words) - 02:28, 7 February 2024
• Influenza B virus
  == Influenza B virus == ...the others being [[Influenza A virus|Influenza A]] and [[Influenza C virus|Influenza C]].
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• Live attenuated influenza vaccine
  '''Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine''' ...Virus]]. The term originates from the Latin words 'vivus' meaning 'alive' and 'attenuare' meaning 'to weaken'.
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• Influenza A
  == Influenza A == ..."Influenza" comes from the Italian word "influenza", meaning "influence", and the "A" denotes the specific subtype of the virus.
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• Flu season
  ...iruses are transmitted through the air and are most common during the fall and winter months. ...a", and "season". The term is used to describe the period of the year when influenza viruses are most prevalent.
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• Flublok
  ...that is used to prevent [[influenza]] or flu in adults. It is a trivalent vaccine, meaning it is designed to protect against three different flu viruses. ...s a combination of "flu", short for influenza, and "block", indicating the vaccine's purpose to block or prevent the flu.
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• Influenza A virus subtype H1N1
  == Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 == ...rus]] that was the most common cause of human [[influenza]] (flu) in 2009, and is associated with the 1918 outbreak known as the [[Spanish Flu]].
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• Pandemrix
  ...pan-dem-rix) is a [[vaccine]] that was developed to protect against the [[influenza]] virus H1N1, commonly known as [[swine flu]]. ...The term "pandemic" is derived from the Greek words "pan", meaning "all", and "demos", meaning "people". It refers to a disease that is prevalent over a
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• Swine influenza
  == Swine Influenza == ...tion]] caused by any one of several types of [[swine influenza virus|swine influenza viruses]]. Pronunciation: /swʌɪn ˌɪnfluˈɛnzə/
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• Pandemic influenza
  == Pandemic Influenza == ...hat is very different from current and recently circulating human seasonal influenza viruses.
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• Audenz
  ...o prevent [[influenza]] A (H5N1) virus infection in people 6 months of age and older. ...name "Audenz" is a coined term by the pharmaceutical company [[Seqirus]], and does not have a known etymology.
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• Hemophilus influenzae
  ...the cause of [[influenza]], hence its name. However, it is now known that influenza is caused by a [[virus]], not a bacterium. ...um was so named because it was first isolated during an influenza pandemic and was mistakenly thought to be the cause of the disease. It was later discove
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• Grippe
  ...meaning "to seize or clutch", reflecting the way the illness can suddenly and firmly affect those it infects. ...cases, grippe can lead to more serious complications such as [[pneumonia]] and other [[bacterial infections]].
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• Swine flu
  '''Swine flu''', also known as '''H1N1 virus''', is an [[influenza]] virus that was first identified in 2009. It is a [[pandemic]] virus that ...n," which means pig, and "flu" is short for "influenza," from the Italian "influenza," meaning "influence."
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• Avian influenza
  == Avian Influenza == ...ən ˌɪnfluˈɛnzə/), also known as '''bird flu''', is an infectious type of [[influenza]] that spreads among birds. In rare cases, it can affect humans.
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• H1N1
  ...iridae|orthomyxovirus]] that contains the glycoproteins [[haemagglutinin]] and [[neuraminidase]]. ...hese proteins, which are used by scientists to classify different types of influenza viruses.
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