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influenza B

noun \-ˈbē\

Medical Definition of INFLUENZA B

:  influenza that is usually milder than influenza A, that may occur in epidemics but not pandemics, and that is caused by an orthomyxovirus (species Influenza B virus of the genus Influenzavirus B) infecting only humans and especially children and having relative genetic stability with a single major serotype

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