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May 25, 2013

Swine Flu Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Swine Flu article.

Abate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acute: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Allergy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antigen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antigenic drift: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antigenic shift: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antiviral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antiviral agent: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aspirin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Asthma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

B virus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacteria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacterial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bird flu: See the definition from MedTerms.com

BMI: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Cardiovascular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CDC: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cell: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Clinical trials: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Collateral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Complication: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Coronavirus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cough: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Department of Health and Human Services: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diabetes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diabetes mellitus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diarrhea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Epidemic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Fatigue: See the definition from MedTerms.com

FDA: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Feces: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fever: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Flu: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Flu shot: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Flu vaccine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Formalin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gastrointestinal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic code: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Headache: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Health and Human Services: See the definition from MedTerms.com

HEPA: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Hepatic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

HHS: See the definition from MedTerms.com

HIV: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hygiene: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypertension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immune: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immune response: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immune system: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immunosuppression: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Indicate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Indication: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Influenza: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Laboratory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lips: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Lungs: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Membrane: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Metabolic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mortality: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mortality rate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mouth: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mucus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nasal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nausea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Neurological: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nose: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Novel H1N1 influenza: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nursing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Obese: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Objective: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Onset: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pandemic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pathogen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pneumonia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prescription: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prognosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Renal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Resistance: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Respiratory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

RNA: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Runny nose: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Saline: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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SARS: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Severe acute respiratory syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shortness of breath: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sinus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sneeze: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Soothing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sore: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sore throat: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Spanish flu: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Strain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Swine flu: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Symptomatic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Throat: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Vaccination: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vaccines: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ventilation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ventilator: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Viable: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Viral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Viral infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Virus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Viruses: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vitamins: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Wheezing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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