Medical Dictionary

influenza virus

noun

Medical Definition of INFLUENZA VIRUS

:  any of the orthomyxoviruses that belong to three genera (Influenzavirus A, Influenzavirus B, and Influenzavirus Celsius) and that cause influenza A, influenza B, and influenza C in vertebrates
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