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 beginning with "Flu"
• All pages with a title containing Flu