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Parent topics

• Virus (biology) [r]: A microscopic particle that can infect the cells of a biological organism and cannot reproduce without the assistance of the cells it infects. [e]
• Infectious disease [r]: Diseases caused by living organisms. [e]
• Orthomyxoviridae [r]: Virus family containing influenza viruses A, B and C, and also Isavirus and Thogotovirus. [e]

Subtopics

• Influenza A virus [r]: Genus of the Orthomyxoviridae family of viruses and includes only one species, which causes influenza in birds and some mammals. [e]
  • Avian influenza virus [r]: Add brief definition or description
    • Avian influenza virus, highly pathogenic [r]: Add brief definition or description
    • Avian influenza virus, low pathogenic [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Influenza B virus [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Influenza C virus [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• Hemagglutinin [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Neuraminidase [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • oseltamivir [r]: An antiviral drug that is used in the treatment and prophylaxis of both Influenzavirus A and Influenzavirus B infection. [e]
  • zanamivir [r]: A guanido-neuraminic acid that is a neuraminidase inhibitor used as an antiviral drug to treat influenza A and B. [e]
• M2 protein [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • amantadine [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • rimantadine [r]: An orally administered antiviral drug used to treat, and prevent, the Influenzavirus A virus. [e]