Flu (disambiguation)

Flu is an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae, the influenza viruses.

Flu or FLU may also refer to:

Diseases

Influenza

  • Influenza virus, the viruses that cause the disease
  • Avian flu, influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds
  • Dog flu, influenza occurring in canine animals
  • Equine flu, influenza caused by viruses endemic in horses
  • Human flu, influenza caused by viruses endemic in human populations
  • Swine flu, influenza caused by viruses endemic in pigs

Other diseases

  • Flu-like illness, illness similar to flu, mistaken for flu, called flu
  • Cat flu, the common name for a feline upper respiratory tract disease
  • Haemophilus influenzae, or H. flu, a bacterial infection which can cause respiratory infections and sepsis
  • Influenza-like illness, a medical diagnosis of possible influenza or other illness causing a set of common symptoms
  • Stomach flu, also known as gastroenteritis

People

Places

  • Flushing Airport (IATA airport code: FLU; ICAO airport code: KFLU), Queens, New York City, New York State, USA

Art, entertainment, and media

  • Flu Press, an imprint of VDM Publishing devoted to the reproduction of Wikipedia content
  • Flu (film), a 2013 South Korean film
  • "The Flu" (Parks and Recreation), an episode of the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation

Other uses

See also

  • Flew (disambiguation)
  • Flue, a duct, pipe, or opening in a chimney for conveying exhaust gases
  • All pages with titles beginning with Flu
  • All pages with titles containing Flu
  • Influenza (disambiguation)
  • Grippe (disambiguation)
  • ful (disambiguation)
  • UFL (disambiguation)
  • ULF (disambiguation)
  • LUF (disambiguation)
  • LFU (disambiguation)
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