An influenza that results in infection located in respiratory tract of humans, domestic and wild birds, has_material_basis_in Influenza A virus (Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae), which is transmitted by contact with infected poultry. At least five strains of avian influenza A viruses (H5N1, H7N3, H7N2, H7N7 and H9N2) are known to cause human infections. The infection has_symptom fever, has_symptom cough, has_symptom sore throat, has_symptom muscle aches, has_symptom nausea, has_symptom diarrhea, has_symptom vomiting, has_symptom neurologic changes, has_symptom pneumonia, and has_symptom acute respiratory distress. [ url:https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/influenza-(avian-and-other-zoonotic) url:https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avian%20influenza#medicalDictionary http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECO_0007637 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECO_0007643 url:http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/gen-info/avian-flu-humans.htm ]
Synonyms: bird flu avian flu
Term information
- UMLS_CUI:C0016627
- MESH:D005585
- SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:55604004
- ICD10CM:J09.X
zoonotic_infectious_disease, DO_infectious_disease_slim
Term relations
- influenza
- has symptom some fever
- has symptom some diarrhea
- has material basis in some Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae
- disease has feature some pneumonia
- has symptom some cough
- has symptom some nausea
- has symptom some vomiting
- has symptom some pharynx inflammation
- disease has feature some adult respiratory distress syndrome