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Why is it 'the' flu and not flu?
People usually go by what sounds best when you say it. So, when you say "I have flu" and "I have the flu" which one sounds better? Many people think it sounds better to say "the flu".
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Where does the flu for the flu shots come from?
They get samples from patients from labs and in the US from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and then once it is decided exactly which strain of a particular flu will be best...
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Which is worse the swine flu or flu?
Flu is a general term which covers many different strains, including swine flu. So swine flu is flu, even if flu isn't just swine flu. Anyway- flu is probably worse, because there are a few different...
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Are the flu and Swine Flu the same?
No, Swine Flu is just one strain of the many flu viruses. Flu is an abbreviation for influenza. So Swine Flu is a type of flu, but all flu is not the swine flu, there are other kinds.
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Is flu b the swine flu?
No. Swine flu (H1N1) is a subtype of the influenza A virus.
