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Encyclopedia > Human flu
Flu

Human Flu refers to a subset of Orthomyxoviridae that create influenza in humans and are endemic in humans. This is not a phylogenetics based taxonomic category. Negatively stained flu virions. ... The flu vaccine is a vaccine to protect against the highly variable Influenza virus. ... Influenz a virus A is a genus of a family of viruses called Orthomyxoviridae in virus classification. ... The transmission and infection of H5N1 is a concern due to the global spread of H5N1 that constitutes a pandemic threat. ... Genera Influenzavirus A Influenzavirus B Influenzavirus C Isavirus Thogotovirus The Orthomyxoviridae are a family of RNA viruses which infect vertebrates. ... Genera Influenzavirus A Influenzavirus B Influenzavirus C Isavirus Thogotovirus The Orthomyxoviridae are a family of RNA viruses which infect vertebrates. ... Negatively stained flu virions. ... Binomial name Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies Homo sapiens idaltu  (extinct) Homo sapiens sapiens Homo (genus). ... In epidemiology, an infection is said to be endemic in a population when that infection is maintained in the population without the need for external inputs. ... In biology, phylogenetics (Greek: phylon = tribe, race and genetikos = relative to birth, from genesis = birth) is the study of evolutionary relatedness among various groups of organisms (e. ... Taxonomy (from Greek ταξινομία from the words taxis = order and nomos = law) may refer to either a hierarchical classification of things, or the principles underlying the classification. ...


The species of Orthomyxoviridae that can cause flu in humans are Influenzavirus A, Influenzavirus B and Influenzavirus C but not all genotypes of these three species infect humans. Genera Influenzavirus A Influenzavirus B Influenzavirus C Isavirus Thogotovirus The Orthomyxoviridae are a family of RNA viruses which infect vertebrates. ... Influenz a virus A is a genus of a family of viruses called Orthomyxoviridae in virus classification. ... Influenzavirus B is a genus in the virus family Orthomyxoviridae. ...


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