"Influenza A virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The type species of the genus INFLUENZAVIRUS A that causes influenza and other diseases in humans and animals. Antigenic variation occurs frequently between strains, allowing classification into subtypes and variants. Transmission is usually by aerosol (human and most non-aquatic hosts) or waterborne (ducks). Infected birds shed the virus in their saliva, nasal secretions, and feces.
| Descriptor ID |
D009980
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.820.545.405.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Influenza A virus- Influenza A virus
- Influenza A viruses
- Influenza Viruses Type A
- Orthomyxovirus Type A
Orthomyxovirus Type A, Avian- Orthomyxovirus Type A, Avian
- Pestis galli Myxovirus
- Myxovirus, Pestis galli
- Myxoviruses, Pestis galli
- Pestis galli Myxoviruses
- Avian Orthomyxovirus Type A
- Fowl Plague Virus
- Fowl Plague Viruses
- Plague Virus, Fowl
- Plague Viruses, Fowl
- Virus, Fowl Plague
- Viruses, Fowl Plague
- Myxovirus pestis galli
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Influenza A virus".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Influenza A virus".
- Influenza A virus
- Influenza A Virus, H10N7 Subtype
- Influenza A Virus, H10N8 Subtype
- Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
- Influenza A Virus, H1N2 Subtype
- Influenza A Virus, H2N2 Subtype
- Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype
- Influenza A Virus, H3N8 Subtype
- Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype
- Influenza A Virus, H5N2 Subtype
- Influenza A Virus, H5N8 Subtype
- Influenza A Virus, H7N1 Subtype
- Influenza A Virus, H7N2 Subtype
- Influenza A Virus, H7N3 Subtype
- Influenza A Virus, H7N7 Subtype
- Influenza A Virus, H7N9 Subtype
- Influenza A Virus, H9N2 Subtype
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Influenza A virus" by people in Profiles.
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The Role of Pre-existing Cross-Reactive Central Memory CD4 T-Cells in Vaccination With Previously Unseen Influenza Strains. Front Immunol. 2019; 10:593.
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Viral antigen-specific CD8+ T-cell responses are impaired in multiple myeloma. Br J Haematol. 2003 Jun; 121(6):842-8.
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CD40-activated human B cells: an alternative source of highly efficient antigen presenting cells to generate autologous antigen-specific T cells for adoptive immunotherapy. J Clin Invest. 1997 Dec 01; 100(11):2757-65.
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