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Definition of Influenza
1. Noun. An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease.
Generic synonyms: Contagion, Contagious Disease, Respiratory Disease, Respiratory Disorder, Respiratory Illness
Specialized synonyms: Asian Influenza, Asiatic Flu, Swine Flu, Swine Influenza
Definition of Influenza
1. n. An epidemic affection characterized by acute nasal catarrh, or by inflammation of the throat or the bronchi, and usually accompanied by fever.
Definition of Influenza
1. Noun. (pathology) An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Influenza
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Medical Definition of Influenza
1. An acute viral infection involving the respiratory tract, occurring in isolated cases, in epidemics or in pandemics striking many continents simultaneously or in sequence. It is marked by inflammation of the nasal mucosa, the pharynx and conjunctiva and by headache and severe, often generalised myalgia. Fever, chills and prostration are common. Involvement of the myocardium and of the central nervous system occur infrequently. A necrotising bronchitis and interstitial pneumonia are prominent features of severe influenza and account for the susceptibility of patients to secondary bacterial pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Staphylococcus aureus. The incubation period is one to three days and the disease ordinarily lasts for three to ten days. Influenza is caused by a number of serologically distinct strains of virus, designated A (with many subgroups), B and C. Synonym: flu, grippe. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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