Glossary of Flu and Influenza Terms

In an attempt to help people fighting Viral Diseases like flu and Influenza, or searching for related terms, The Avoidflu staff has compiled a list of glossary pages serving that purpose on this site. As it has been accumulated in an easy to read format, it should be helpful to you in an easy understanding of the document, accepting the concerns and making enhanced conclusions.

Following is a compendium of majority of the influenza terms that may help you in your quest for few queries related to influenza, flu, antiviral drugs, influenza treatment, Viral Diseases, Avian Flu, H5N1 virus and many more terms that are accumulated in the Online Dictionary presented here in the interest of your true Health and Fitness.

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Latency- In order to increase their chances of survival and successful avoidance of the immune system, many viruses lie dormant for a defined period before reproducing within their host cells, or many launch periodic infections and reinfections of a host over a period of years, even a lifetime. This period of dormancy is known as latency.

Licensed Practical Nurse- A nursing school graduate who has been licensed by a provincial/territorial body; occasional synonym: licensed vocational nurse (LVN).

Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza- A generally mild disease of poultry caused by avian influenza virus, resulting in respiratory symptoms and a drop in egg production, but little or no mortality.

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