Medical Terminology Made Simple: Influenza As a service to students who are thinking of entering the medical and medical support professions, StraighterLine is running short posts on medical terms. Each post will define one medical problem or condition. Today’s term is . . . Influenza, or “The Flu” This is the time of year when people start thinking about the flu, especially people who never got their flu shots and are now aching and paining and experiencing all the other unpleasant – and sometimes dangerous – symptoms of this common disease. What is the flu? Although it seems like a common cold on steroids, it is actually a bit more serious than that. Influenza is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza ...
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