In fact, we don't generally worry about our pets with any of
the common seasonal flu strains.
Canine H3N2 influenza virus is different than the human H3N2 influenza virus that is
a common seasonal flu virus in people.
About two - thirds of confirmed flu cases in the United States have been caused by the H3N2 strain, the most dangerous of the four most
common seasonal flu strains.
Not exact matches
The reality is that there are many more viruses and bacterial infections floating around in the winter months, such as the
seasonal flu and the
common...
To find out what impact this might have on a
flu epidemic, Earn and his colleagues turned to a 1982 study which showed that ferrets, a
common animal model for human
flu, produced more
seasonal flu virus if their fevers were lowered either with painkillers or by having their fur shaved off.
Standard testing failed to detect
common, everyday viruses: influenza B, a cause of
seasonal flu; parechovirus, a mild gastrointestinal and respiratory virus; herpes virus 1, responsible for cold sores in the mouth; and varicella - zoster virus, which causes chickenpox.
Novavax says that during Phase IIa of
seasonal flu vaccine testing, which began in May, it was able in the majority of people tested to surpass the FDA's requirements for producing enough antibodies to protect the body from the H3N2, H1N1 and B viruses — all of which were
common enough a year ago to be used to develop
flu vaccines for the 2008 to 2009
flu season.
She is now testing the approach against one of the most
common viral killers:
seasonal flu.
The
common cold, including chest cold and head cold, and
seasonal flu are caused by viruses.
Seasonal flu (the
common flu) season occurs every year.
Many health experts won't tell you that married couples can actually prevent the
common cold and
seasonal flu by reducing the negative behaviors in their marriage.