| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:8469 |
| Name | influenza |
| Definition | A viral infectious disease that results in infection, located in respiratory tract, has_material_basis_in Influenzavirus A (Alphainfluenzavirus), has_material_basis_in Influenzavirus B (Betainfluenzavirus), or has_material_basis_in Influenzavirus C (Gammainfluenzavirus), which are transmitted_by droplet spread of oronasal secretions during coughing, sneezing, or talking from an infected person. It is a highly contagious disease that affects birds and mammals and has_symptom chills, has_symptom fever, has_symptom sore throat, has_symptom runny nose, has_symptom muscle pains, has_symptom severe headache, has_symptom cough, and has_symptom weakness. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch198/ch198d.html, http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/2003/fs211/en/ |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:155559006 |
| Alternateids |
DOID:8468 |
| Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
flu [EXACT] influenza with non-respiratory manifestation [EXACT] Influenza with other manifestations [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships | |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
has symptom some chills has symptom some muscle pain has symptom some pharynx inflammation has symptom some weakness has material basis in some Alphainfluenzavirus or has material basis in some Betainfluenzavirus or has material basis in some Gammainfluenzavirus has symptom some cough has symptom some fever transmitted by some droplet spread transmission disease has location some respiratory system has symptom some severe headache has symptom some rhinorrhea |