influenzas
Contagious respiratory illnesses
Influenzas is the plural of influenza, the formal medical term for flu—a contagious viral infection affecting the respiratory system.
The plural appears in clinical and scientific contexts discussing multiple strains or outbreaks: The seasonal influenzas of 2019 and 2020 showed different severity patterns.
In everyday speech, people simply say "flu."
Elevated body temperature
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- achesDull persistent pains
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- coughExplosive airway clearing
congestion · headache · sore throat · weakness · malaise · sweats · nausea · symptoms
Varieties, injuries, or sifts
- H1N1Influenza A subtype
- H3N2Influenza A virus strain
- mutationsAlterations in genetic sequence
- variantsDiffering forms of something
antigens · RNA · replication · transmission · incubation · viral load · pathogen · drift
Sudden eruption of trouble
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- spreadTo distribute widely
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
tracking · morbidity · mortality · seasonality · transmission · clusters · waves · containment
Administered immunity booster
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- flu shotYearly illness prevention injection
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- immunityProtected from harm
hygiene · handwashing · masks · social distancing · quarantine · prophylaxis · booster · inoculation
Identification of illness
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- antiviralAgent blocking viral spread
- hospitalizationFormal entry into medical care
- ICUAcute care ward
ventilator · triage · clinics · testing · swab · rapid test · prescription · rest
fever
Elevated body temperature
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- achesDull persistent pains
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
cough · congestion · headache · sore throat · weakness · malaise · sweats · nausea · symptoms · infection
strains
Varieties, injuries, or sifts
variants · antigens · RNA · replication · transmission · incubation · viral load · pathogen · drift · shift
outbreak
Sudden eruption of trouble
surveillance · tracking · morbidity · mortality · seasonality · transmission · clusters · waves · containment · contact tracing
vaccination
Administered immunity booster
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- flu shotYearly illness prevention injection
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
immunity · hygiene · handwashing · masks · social distancing · quarantine · prophylaxis · booster · inoculation · herd immunity
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- antiviralAgent blocking viral spread
- hospitalizationFormal entry into medical care
ICU · ventilator · triage · clinics · testing · swab · rapid test · prescription · rest · fluids
influenzashealth
Condition of body, mind
wellness · good health · vitality · robustness · fitness
- influenza virusPathogen causing seasonal respiratory illness
- influenza pandemicWorldwide outbreak of flu
- influenza vaccineInoculation against seasonal illness
- Spanish influenza1918 viral pandemic
- avian influenzaViral infection affecting birds
- influenza ARespiratory viral infection