Influenza

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  1. nucleic acid
    (biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells
    But all viruses are structurally the same - a protein coat and a piece of nucleic acid, either DNA or RNA but never both.
  2. droplet
    a tiny sphere of a liquid
    According to the CDC, most experts believe that flu viruses are spread mainly by droplets in the air made when people with flu cough, sneeze or talk.
  3. influenza
    an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
    CDC: Flu activity is high By Judith Stanford Miller, SNN editor Print E-Mail Jan. 16, 2014 - It's not too late to get a flu vaccine to combat influenza viruses that are now causing widespread infection in thirty-five states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC.
  4. cell membrane
    a thin membrane enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell
    (Photo: CDC/Dan Higgins) To get inside a host cell, such as a cell in your nose, throat or lungs, the influenza virus, a RNA virus, punches holes in the cell membrane so it can enter the cell.
  5. CDC
    a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
    CDC: Flu activity is high By Judith Stanford Miller, SNN editor Print E-Mail Jan. 16, 2014 - It's not too late to get a flu vaccine to combat influenza viruses that are now causing widespread infection in thirty-five states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC.
  6. common cold
    a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
    Influenza is a serious disease not to be confused with the common cold.
  7. pandemic
    existing everywhere
    It is the same virus responsible for the 2009 pandemic.
  8. virus
    infectious agent that replicates itself within living hosts
    CDC: Flu activity is high By Judith Stanford Miller, SNN editor Print E-Mail Jan. 16, 2014 - It's not too late to get a flu vaccine to combat influenza viruses that are now causing widespread infection in thirty-five states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC.
  9. cytoplasm
    the substance inside a cell, not including the nucleus
    Once new viral particles, with a new protein coat and new piece of nucleic acid, are assembled in the cytoplasm of your cells, they are released from the host cell.
  10. RNA
    a nucleic acid that helps synthesize proteins and transmit genetic data
    But all viruses are structurally the same - a protein coat and a piece of nucleic acid, either DNA or RNA but never both.
  11. infect
    contaminate with a disease
    The piece of nucleic acid is the viral command center by taking over cells that it infects.
  12. flu
    an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
    CDC: Flu activity is high By Judith Stanford Miller, SNN editor Print E-Mail Jan. 16, 2014 - It's not too late to get a flu vaccine to combat influenza viruses that are now causing widespread infection in thirty-five states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC.
  13. protein
    an organic compound essential to living cells
    There are many different strains of influenza because of different proteins on the outside of the virus particle.
  14. World Health Organization
    a United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services
    On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization, WHO, declared the global pandemic.
  15. dispenser
    a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts
    Many public restrooms now offer faucets and soap dispensers that are activated by motion to avoid so many people touching those Word of the Day inanimate objects.
  16. peg
    a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
    Viruses contain a protein coat (the "pegs" in the graphic) and nucleic acid (coils inside).
  17. diagnose
    subject to a medical analysis
    The CDC does test a lot of samples to keep track of which viruses are circulating but most patients are diagnosed based on symptoms.
  18. circulate
    move through a system and return to the starting point
    IN its weekly update of January 4, the CDC also reported that the predominant strain of influenza circulating right now in the United States is the H1N1 virus.
  19. activated
    rendered active
    Many public restrooms now offer faucets and soap dispensers that are activated by motion to avoid so many people touching those Word of the Day inanimate objects.
  20. complication
    the act or process of making more difficult or challenging
    One of the most serious complication of influenza is a secondary infection, such as bacterial pneumonia, that sets up along with influenza.
  21. bacterial
    relating to single-celled microorganisms
    One of the most serious complication of influenza is a secondary infection, such as bacterial pneumonia, that sets up along with influenza.
  22. strain
    exert much effort or energy
    IN its weekly update of January 4, the CDC also reported that the predominant strain of influenza circulating right now in the United States is the H1N1 virus.
  23. DNA
    material that carries genetic information in a cell
    But all viruses are structurally the same - a protein coat and a piece of nucleic acid, either DNA or RNA but never both.
Created on Mon Jan 20 10:42:44 EST 2014

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