Influenza C

Influenza A viruses tend to garner most of the attention, but let’s not forget that there are two other virus types, B and C - Vincent Racaniello

Influenza C
Influenza C

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The A, B, and C of influenza virus

I found it amazing when I first heard that flu is pleomorphic, spherical and filamentous (and they have no idea, why !) and that flu C can be sooo long.

So, flu B jumped from birds to humans 4000 years ago, I read. Flu C 8000 years ago and then they kept in humans. Flu-A still tries to get a foot in mammals but didn't succeed the last centuries. But humans changed dramatically, they have airplanes now…

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 The A, B, and C of influenza virus

Influenza A viruses tend to garner most of the attention, but let’s not forget that there are two other virus types, B and C.

ScienceDirect

Influenza C, a distant relative of types A and B, infects children primarily and typically causes only mild symptoms.

Wikiwand

Of the four antigenic types, influenza A virus is the most severe, influenza B virus is less severe but can still cause outbreaks, and influenza C virus is usually only associated with minor symptoms.

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