Guide To The Different Types Of Flu

Type A Flu

Type A flu is quite common, and it also can be quite serious. In addition, it is capable of infecting animals. This type of flu tends to be far more common during the winter, and the symptoms of this illness tend to be both respiratory and systemic. In addition, this form of the flu has a tendency to mutate more frequently than type B and C. Epidemics of this virus are extremely commonplace, and pandemics are possible. The average incubation period of the virus in one study was found to be 1.4 days. Perhaps the most infamous form of influenza A is the H1N1 strain, which has been responsible for many outbreaks, including the ones in 2009 and the 1918 Spanish flu.

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