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Flu is a vernacular name for influenza.

Flu may also refer to strains of influenza:

• Human flu, influenza that affects humans
• Avian influenza (Bird flu), influenza endemic to birds
• Swine flu, influenza endemic to pigs
• Equine influenza, influenza endemic to horses
• Influenza A virus subtype H5N1, a strain of avian influenza

Flu or FLU may also refer to:

• Influenza-like illness, any acute illness with flu-like symptoms
• Flu-like syndrome, a collection of symptoms that mimic influenza
• Stomach flu, also known as gastroenteritis
• Haemophilus influenzae, or H. flu, a bacterial infection which can cause respiratory infections and sepsis
• Man flu, a syndrome in which a viral infection in men leads to far more grave symptoms than the same infection in women
• Flushing Airport's IATA code
• FLU (plant gene), a known plant gene, mutation in that causes plants to glows red in the presence of the blue light

[edit] See also

Homophones

• Flue
• Flew

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