Flu (disambiguation)
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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
Influenza
- 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
- Influenza A virus subtype H5N1, a strain of avian influenza
- Swine flu, influenza caused by viruses endemic in pigs
Other diseases
- 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
- Fluent Form, Australian rapper also known as Flu
Art, entertainment, and media
- Flu (film), a 2013 South Korean film
- "The Flu" (Parks and Recreation), an episode of the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation
Other uses
- FLU (plant gene), a mutation that causes plants to glow red in presence of blue light
- FLU, Flushing Airport's IATA code
- Flu Press, an imprint of VDM Publishing devoted to the reproduction of Wikipedia content
- Man flu, a pejorative term meaning men exaggerate cold symptoms
See also
- 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