flu
Winter viral illness
Flu is short for influenza, a contagious viral infection affecting the respiratory system.
Symptoms include fever, body aches, fatigue, and coughing.
The word often appears loosely for any illness with similar symptoms: I think I'm coming down with the flu.
Flu season peaks in winter months.
The stomach flu is a different illness—gastroenteritis rather than influenza.
Elevated body temperature
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- achesDull persistent pains
congestion · headache · nausea · malaise · weakness · sore throat · sweats · body aches
Sending of information
- spreadTo distribute widely
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
airborne · droplets · exposure · carrier · communicable · quarantine · isolation · contact tracing
Influenza A subtype
- H3N2Influenza A virus strain
- avianOf or concerning birds
- swineDomestic porcine animals
- strainExcessive stretching force
mutation · pathogen · antigen · respiratory · infection · viral · RNA · incubation
Disease prevention injection
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- shotQuick liquor serving
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- handwashingCleaning palms with soap
sanitizer · mask · hygiene · disinfectant · inoculation · prophylaxis · immunity · antibacterial
Agent blocking viral spread
- TamifluInfluenza antiviral medication
- restCessation of activity
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
- bedrestPrescribed horizontal recovery
recovery · medication · acetaminophen · ibuprofen · decongestant · chicken soup · fluids · convalescence
Year's coldest quarter
- cold weatherFrigid atmospheric conditions
- DecemberYear's final month
- JanuaryYear's opening month
- FebruarySecond month, often shortest
annual · seasonal · fall · back-to-school · peak season · year-round · Southern Hemisphere
fever
Elevated body temperature
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
aches · congestion · headache · nausea · malaise · weakness · sore throat · sweats · body aches · runny nose
transmission
Sending of information
epidemic · airborne · droplets · exposure · carrier · communicable · quarantine · isolation · contact tracing · superspreader
H1N1
Influenza A subtype
strain · mutation · pathogen · antigen · respiratory · infection · viral · RNA · incubation · replication
vaccine
Disease prevention injection
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- shotQuick liquor serving
- boosterSomething that increases strength
handwashing · sanitizer · mask · hygiene · disinfectant · inoculation · prophylaxis · immunity · antibacterial · ventilation
antiviral
Agent blocking viral spread
bedrest · recovery · medication · acetaminophen · ibuprofen · decongestant · chicken soup · fluids · convalescence · over-the-counter
winter
Year's coldest quarter
- cold weatherFrigid atmospheric conditions
- DecemberYear's final month
- JanuaryYear's opening month
February · annual · seasonal · fall · back-to-school · peak season · year-round · Southern Hemisphere
- kids' healthhealthy habits, hygiene, nutrition, wellness, healthy eating
- Child Healthcheckups, immunizations, vaccinations, well-child visits, growth charts
- diseasescancer, diabetes, tuberculosis, measles, cholera
- health issuescancer, asthma, diabetes, cholera, heart disease
- Health Threatsdisease, epidemic, pandemic, virus, outbreak
- illnessdisease, sickness, illness, ailment, disorder
fluhealth
Condition of body, mind
wellness · good health · vitality · well-being · fitness
- flu shotYearly illness prevention injection
- stomach fluViral digestive tract infection
- flu seasonYearly respiratory virus period
- flu vaccineInjection preventing influenza
- flu symptomsHow illness manifests
- bird fluViral illness from poultry
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