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Flu is an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae, the influenza viruses.
Flu or FLU may also refer to:
Diseases
editInfluenza
edit- Influenza virus, the viruses that cause the disease
- Avian flu, influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds
- Dog flu, influenza occurring in canine animals
- Equine flu, influenza caused by viruses endemic in horses
- Human flu, influenza caused by viruses endemic in human populations
- Swine flu, influenza caused by viruses endemic in pigs
- Influenza A virus subtype H5N1, a strain of avian influenza
Other diseases
edit- Flu-like illness, illness similar to flu, mistaken for flu, called flu
- Cat flu, the common name for a feline upper respiratory tract disease
- Haemophilus influenzae, or H. flu, a bacterial infection which can cause respiratory infections and sepsis
- Influenza-like illness, a medical diagnosis of possible influenza or other illness causing a set of common symptoms
- Stomach flu, also known as gastroenteritis
People
edit- Fluent Form, Australian rapper also known as Flu
Places
edit- Flushing Airport (IATA airport code: FLU; ICAO airport code: KFLU), Queens, New York City, New York State, USA
Art, entertainment, and media
edit- Flu Press, an imprint of VDM Publishing devoted to the reproduction of Wikipedia content
- Flu (film), a 2013 South Korean film
- "The Flu" (The Golden Girls), a 1986 television episode
- "The Flu" (Parks and Recreation), or "Flu Season", a 2011 television episode
Other uses
edit- FLU (plant gene), a mutation that causes plants to glow red in presence of blue light
- Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions (FLU or HKFLU), a labour federation and political party
- Man flu, a pejorative term meaning men exaggerate cold symptoms
- Foreningen af Lokalunioner i Danmark (FLU), the old name for the organization of Danish regional football associations.
- short name for Fluminense FC
See also
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- Flew (disambiguation)
- Flue, a duct, pipe, or opening in a chimney for conveying exhaust gases
- All pages with titles beginning with Flu
- All pages with titles containing Flu
- Influenza (disambiguation)
- Grippe (disambiguation)
- ful (disambiguation)
- UFL (disambiguation)
- ULF (disambiguation)
- LUF (disambiguation)
- LFU (disambiguation)