Influenza, commonly known as "the flu", is an infectious disease caused by an influenza virus.

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  • Waterbirds, to an influenza researcher, are more than majestic swans and charming mallards. They are instead stealthy vectors of novel influenza viruses, some of nature's bioterrorist agents, chauffeuring dangerous microbes from place to place.
    • Cited in Michael R. Conover; Rosanna M. Vail (18 September 2014). Human Diseases from Wildlife. CRC Press. p. 385. ISBN 978-1-4665-6215-8. 
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