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[edit]

Influenza[edit]

• Influenza virus, the viruses that cause the disease

• 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
• Swine flu, influenza caused by viruses endemic in pigs

• Influenza A virus subtype H5N1, a strain of avian influenza

Other diseases[edit]

• Flu-like illness, illness similar to flu, mistaken for flu, called flu
• 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[edit]

• Fluent Form, Australian rapper also known as Flu

Places[edit]

• Flushing Airport (IATA airport code: FLU; ICAO airport code: KFLU), Queens, New York City, New York State, USA

Art, entertainment, and media[edit]

• Flu Press, an imprint of VDM Publishing devoted to the reproduction of Wikipedia content
• Flu (film), a 2013 South Korean film
• "The Flu" (The Golden Girls), a 1986 television episode
• "The Flu" (Parks and Recreation), or "Flu Season", a 2011 television episode

Other uses[edit]

• FLU (plant gene), a mutation that causes plants to glow red in presence of blue light
• Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions (FLU or HKFLU), a labour federation and political party
• Man flu, a pejorative term meaning men exaggerate cold symptoms
• Foreningen af Lokalunioner i Danmark (FLU), the old name for the organization of Danish regional football associations.

See also[edit]

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• Flew (disambiguation)
• Flue, a duct, pipe, or opening in a chimney for conveying exhaust gases
• All pages with titles beginning with Flu
• All pages with titles containing Flu
• Influenza (disambiguation)
• Grippe (disambiguation)
• ful (disambiguation)
• UFL (disambiguation)
• ULF (disambiguation)
• LUF (disambiguation)
• LFU (disambiguation)

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