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Why do antibiotics have an effect on Swine Flu?
They do not have an effect on swine flu, but can be helpful if a secondary bacterial infection occurs with the flu or after the flu. Antibiotics have no effect on viruses. The flu is caused by viruses. Antibiotics are for treating infections by bacteria, not for treating infections by viruses.
Are the flu and Swine Flu the same?
No, Swine Flu is just one strain of the many flu viruses. Flu is an abbreviation for influenza. So Swine Flu is a type of flu, but all flu is not the swine flu, there are other kinds.
What is the difference between Type B flu viruses and the Swine Flu?
They are different types of influenza viruses. Human "Swine flu" (H1N1/09) is caused by Type A viruses.
What are common viruses?
the flu
Is a flu virus a type of disease?
Flu viruses cause disease, they cause influenza (flu). They are the infectious agents of the flu. The viruses are submicroscopic organisms that infect your body and that give you the influenza, the disease.
Is flu a pathogen?
Flu is caused by a pathogen (by viruses) but is not the pathogen itself, flu is the disease the pathogen causes. Flu is short for influenza which is an infectious disease of the respiratory system caused by influenza viruses.
What type of virus cause flu?
Influenza viruses, Types A, B, and C. The flu viruses are all in the viral family called Orthomyxoviridae.
Are colds and the flu from the same virus?
No, they are different viruses and different types of viruses. Most common colds are caused by either the rhinoviruses or coronaviruses (but there are over 200 kinds of viruses that cause the common cold). Influenza is also caused by too many influenza viruses to name them all, but they are in the taxonomic family of viruses called orthomyxoviridae. Human influenza refers to one of the three major types of flu viruses ( Influenza types A,B, and C) that are endemic to the human population. If you mean the "stomach flu" (which is more appropriately called viral gastroenteritis), then it, too, is caused by different viruses; most common is norovirus (aka Norwalk Flu).
Can a virus make you feel bad just like Swine Flu?
Yes, swine flu (H1N1/09) is just one type of virus that gives you influenza, there are many other influenza viruses that would have the same or very similar symptoms.Other viruses that are not flu viruses can make you feel as bad as swine flu, but the way they make you feel bad and the parts of your body that are most affected by each different virus will vary.Some examples of other conditions caused by viruses are:MeaslesMumpsChicken pox"Stomach Flu" ~ Viral GastroenteritisThe "Common Cold" ~ RhinovirusHIV/AIDSBut there are many. See the related question below about how to protect yourself from viruses.
What causes colds flu and AIDS?
Viruses.
Can anti sickness medicines kill flu viruses and cold?
Yes. They kill flu viruses, sickness and cold so they can protecting you from getting sick.
Can you get the flu by being in cold temperatures?
No. The flu is caused by an infectious organism (viruses) not temperature.
