influenza virus
Causes seasonal flu
The influenza virus causes flu, an acute respiratory infection marked by fever, body aches, and fatigue.
These viruses mutate rapidly, which is why new flu vaccines are developed each season and why pandemic strains emerge periodically.
Types A and B cause seasonal outbreaks in humans; type A is responsible for pandemics like the 1918 Spanish flu.
- incubation periodTime before symptoms emerge
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- H1N1Influenza A subtype
- pandemic outbreakDisease spreading across continents
- glycoproteinProtein bonded to carbohydrates
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