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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("flu" is a kind of...):
contagion; contagious disease (any disease easily transmitted by contact)
respiratory disease; respiratory disorder; respiratory illness (a disease affecting the respiratory system)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flu"):
Asian influenza; Asiatic flu (influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957)
swine flu; swine influenza (an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic)
Context examples:
One group of 22 volunteers was studied during the 2014-2015 flu season, and the second group with 11 volunteers was studied during the 2015-2016 flu season.
(Disrupting the gut microbiome may affect some immune responses to flu vaccination, National Institutes of Health)
The researchers exposed mouse and human cells infected with flu viruses to various chemicals that block gene activation.
(Drug might help treat sepsis, NIH)
Keep your health strong because on or near February 8, you will be more susceptible to colds and flu.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Normally, an infected cell spots the presence of a virus by sensing the genetic material of the virus, RNA in the case of flu.
('Significant breakthrough' in understanding the deadly nature of pandemic influenza, University of Cambridge )
Flu viruses adapted to humans and other mammals bind preferentially to a type of SA called alpha 2,6 SA (α2,6 SA), which is the predominant form found in the upper respiratory tract of mammals.
(Researchers find role for soft palate in adaptation of transmissible influenza viruses, NIH)
Neuraminidase, which is not currently the main target antigen in traditional flu vaccines, enables newly formed flu viruses to exit the host cell and cause further viral replication in the body.
(Study finds factors that may influence influenza vaccine effectiveness, NIH)
EXAMPLE(S):death, back pain, headache, pulmonary embolism, heart attack, pregnancy, flu, broken bone, menstrual period, depression; OTHER NAME(S):Clinical Events, Medical History.
(Defined Medical Condition Result, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
A commercial combination preparation, by Biovail Pharmaceuticals, containing chlorpheniramine maleate, phenylephrine hydrochloride and methscopolamine nitrate used to relieve symptoms of cold and flu.
(DuraVent DA, NCI Thesaurus)
You are most likely to get Bell's palsy if you are pregnant, diabetic or sick with a cold or flu.
(Bell's Palsy, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
EXAMPLE(S): death, back pain, headache, pulmonary embolism, heart attack, pregnancy, flu, broken bone, menstrual period, depression.
(Performed Medical Condition Result, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
