Anyone exposed to the virus can potentially become ill. In addition to humans, many animals have a type of flu they can get, too.
Yes flu is a virus
Avian Flu is caused by the virus like Flu virus in man. This virus has evolved with birds.
its a flu
No, the flu is caused by a virus.
How long does it take from contact with the flu virus to showing symptoms?
The flu virus is pervasive in that it is a common virus which is spread from person to person generally in the cold months. There are several sub-categories of the flu virus, and the flu shot will usually contain 2 or three of these variations annually.
Flu is always caused a virus, not bacteria, so no flu epidemic will be due to a bacterial agent. This is true of the 1918 "Spanish Flu", it was caused by a virus.
Influenza is caused by a virus. its straight up a virus...
It is caused by a virus called A-H1N1/09 influenza virus (aka swine flu).
No. The flu (influenza) is caused by a virus. See related questions below.
Yes. In fact the way the H1N1 pandemic swine flu was formed by the mixing of a human flu virus, a bird flu virus and a swine flu virus in a pig. When two similar viruses that are infecting the same cell exchange genetic material this is known as reassortment. They go on to form a new virus.
Influenza is a virus, so you have a virus.