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Grippe

Introduction: Grippe

Description of Grippe

Grippe (medical condition): Flu is a common respiratory virus that is usually more severe than the common cold. Symptoms often include high fever, headache, fatigue, weakness, and exhaustion. Cold-like symptoms ...more

Grippe: See also:

Flu:
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Grippe: SYN: influenza. [Fr. gripper, to seize]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Grippe: an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Grippe as a Disease

Grippe: Another name for Flu (or close medical condition association).
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Grippe: Related Diseases

Grippe: Grippe is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

Symptoms of Grippe (Flu)

Some of the symptoms of Grippe incude:

See full list of 32 symptoms of Grippe (Flu)

Treatments for Grippe (Flu)

Treatments for Grippe (Flu) include:

See full list of 14 treatments for Grippe

Treatment of Grippe: For more treatment information about Grippe, see treatment of Flu (Grippe)

Grippe: Article Excerpts about Flu

The Flu, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID (Excerpt)

Influenza, or the flu, is a respiratory infection caused by a variety of flu viruses. The most familiar aspect of the flu is the way it can "knock you off your feet" as it sweeps through entire communities. (Source: excerpt from The Flu, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Facts About Flu (Influenza): CDC-OC (Excerpt)

Influenza, also called "the flu", is caused by viruses that infect the respiratory tract. Flu symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, headache, muscle aches, and extreme fatigue. Although nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea sometimes occur during a flu infection, such symptoms are rarely prominent. "Stomach flu" is a misnomer sometimes used to describe gastrointestinal illnesses that are actually caused by other microorganisms. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Flu (Influenza): CDC-OC)

Shots for Safety - Age Page - Health Information: NIA (Excerpt)

Flu - the short name for influenza - is a highly contagious infection that causes fever, chills, dry cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, as well as headache, muscle aches, and often extreme fatigue. Flu usually is a mild disease in healthy children, young adults, and middle-aged people. However, it can be life threatening in older adults. (Source: excerpt from Shots for Safety - Age Page - Health Information: NIA)

What to Do About the Flu - Age Page - Health Information: NIA (Excerpt)

Each winter, millions of people suffer from the flu, a highly contagious infection. It spreads easily from person to person mainly when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Flu - the short name for influenza - is caused by viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. It usually is a mild disease in healthy children, young adults, and middle-aged people. However, flu can be life threatening in older adults and in people of any age who have chronic illnesses such as diabetes or heart, lung, or kidney diseases (Source: excerpt from What to Do About the Flu - Age Page - Health Information: NIA)

Grippe: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Grippe:

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Terms Similar to Grippe:

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Broader terms for Grippe

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Hierarchical classifications of Grippe

The following list attempts to classify Grippe into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

  • contagion,contagious disease
  • communicable disease
  • disease
  • illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
  • health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
  • pathological state
  • condition,status
  • state

Source: WordNet 2.1

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