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2. Influenza - Wikipedia

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   [84] [85] [86] The shortened form of the word, "flu", is first attested in 1839 as flue with the spelling flu confirmed in 1893. [87] Other names that have been used for influenza include epidemic catarrh, la grippe from French, sweating sickness, and, especially when referring to the 1918 pandemic strain, Spanish fever. [88]

3. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies. Most of them are combining forms in Neo-Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary. There are a few general rules about how they combine.

4. Influenza-like illness - Wikipedia

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   Influenza-like illness (ILI), also known as flu-like syndrome or flu-like symptoms, is a medical diagnosis of possible influenza or other illness causing a set of common symptoms. These include fever, shivering , chills , malaise , dry cough , loss of appetite , body aches, nausea , and sneezing typically in connection with a sudden onset of ...

5. Why does the flu make some people sick but not others? - AOL

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   Adults 65 years of age and older can have a weaker immune response to flu vaccines, making them more likely to get sick with the flu or get flu complications even when vaccinated, according to the ...

6. Cross-reactivity - Wikipedia

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   Denaturing the protein may 'disarm' its function but allow the immune system to have an immune response thus creating an immunity without harming the patient. Cross reactivity has implications for flu vaccination because of the large number of strains of flu, as antigens produced in response to one strain may confer protection to different ...

7. Sniffling, sneezing, coughing: What infectious disease do you ...

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   The recommendation would be symptomatic treatment, meaning rest, lots of fluids and over-the-counter medicines like acetaminophen and ibuprofen to relieve symptoms of fever and body aches. Testing ...

8. Immunity (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   A representation of the cholera epidemic of the 19th century. For thousands of years mankind has been intrigued with the causes of disease and the concept of immunity. The prehistoric view was that disease was caused by supernatural forces, and that illness was a form of theurgic punishment for "bad deeds" or "evil thoughts" visited upon the soul by the gods or by one's enemies. [8]

9. Risk Factors for Severe Flu Doctors Want You to Know About - AOL

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   What are the risk factors for severe flu? The CDC report analyzed data from laboratory-confirmed flu-related hospitalizations in children and adults between 2010 and 2023. It noticed a few trends ...