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  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Influenza Viruses: Types, Subtypes, and Strains cdc.gov - Influenza Viruses: Types, Subtypes, and Strains
  2. eMedTV: Types of Flu flu.emedtv.com - Types of Flu
  3. World Health Organization (via Reuters): Major Types of Flu Viruses and Their Behaviour reuters.com - Major Types of Flu Viruses and Their Behaviour
  4. FluChannel: Flu (Influenza): Types flu.healthcommunities.com - Flu (Influenza): Types
  5. Australian Goverment Department of Health and Aging: Types of Influenza health.gov.au - Types of Influenza
  6. NetDoctor UK: Are There Different Types of Influenza netdoctor.co.uk - Are There Different Types of Influenza
  7. Wikipedia: Types of Influenza Virus en.wikipedia.org - Types of Influenza Virus
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Research Notes on How Many Flu Types Are There


There are three types of the flu virus. Of the three, influenza type A is the most frightening. It has been responsible for global outbreaks that claimed the lives of millions.1 The various types of flu can affect humans and animals.

Fast Facts:

  • The types of flu are classified according to their protein composition.2
  • Influenza type B is less common than influenza type A.1
  • The symptoms of influenza type C are very similar to a cold.3
  • Influenza type A is divided into subtypes according to certain standards such as year of discovery and the place where the strain was first found.2

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia: Types of Influenza Virus
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 eMedTV: Types of Flu
  3. ↑ NetDoctor UK: Are There Different Types of Influenza: Type C

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