influenza
infectious disease caused by an influenza virus
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Summary
influenza is a class of disease[1]. influenza ranks in the top 2% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,925 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: symptom or sign[3]
- Subclass of: acute viral respiratory tract infection[4], Orthomyxoviridae infectious disease[5], respiratory disease[6], viral infectious disease[7], pandemic and epidemic-prone diseases[8]
- Commons category: Influenza[9]
- ICPC 2 ID: R80[10]
- Symptoms and signs: fever[11], nasal congestion[12], myalgia[13], headache[14], fatigue[15], cough[16], rhinitis[17], chest pain[18], chills[19]
- Has cause: Orthomyxoviridae[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Influenza[21]
- Medical examination: physical examination[22], complete blood count[23], viral culture[24], immunofluorescence microscopy[25]
- Anatomical location: respiratory system[26]
- Described at URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20260227-why-is-there-no-universal-flu-vaccine[27]
- Disease transmission process: airborne transmission[28], droplet infection[29], direct transmission[30], fomite transmission[31]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[32], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[35], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[36], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[37]
- Topic has template: Template:Influenza sidebar[38], Template:Influenza[39]
- Has effect: influenza pandemic[40], epidemic[41], disease outbreak[42]
- Has characteristic: contagiousness[43]
- Has natural reservoir: human[44], bird[45], Sus[46]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for influenza include affluenza[47], a blend word[48].
Why It Matters
influenza has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] influenza is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for influenza include affluenza[47], a blend word[48].