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Flu prevention & treatment
Clade
Health care; Flu prevention & treatment
A group of organisms, such as a species, whose members share homologous features derived from a common ancestor. The avian virus H5N1 clade 1 includes human and bird isolates from Vietnam, Thailand, ...
Antiviral
Health care; Flu prevention & treatment
Drug that is used to prevent or cure a disease caused by a virus, by interfering with the ability of the virus to multiply in number or spread from cell to cell.
Avian flu
Health care; Flu prevention & treatment
A highly contagious viral disease with up to 100% mortality in domestic fowl caused by influenza A virus subtypes H5 and H7. All types of birds are susceptible to the virus but outbreaks occur most ...
Carrier
Health care; Flu prevention & treatment
A bearer and transmitter of a agent capable of causing infectious disease. An asympotomatic carrier shows no symptoms of carrying an infectious agent.
Adjuvant
Health care; Flu prevention & treatment
A substance added to a vaccine to improve the immune response so that less vaccine is needed to provide protection.
Novel H1N1
Health care; Flu prevention & treatment
A new influenza virus causing illness in people. This new virus was first detected in the U. S. In April 2009, and has spread to many countries around the world.
