The phrase "a common flu" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a typical or frequently occurring strain of the influenza virus.
Example: "During the winter months, many people catch a common flu that leads to symptoms like fever and cough."
Alternatives: "a typical flu" or "a regular flu".
Apple PR responded by saying that Jobs had been suffering from a common flu, and was in the recovery stages during WWDC.
What's more, the microRNA they chose is not expressed in chickens; therefore, the modified virus reproduces well in chicken eggs, potentially solving a common flu vaccine-production problem.
Something as simple as a common flu could threaten to wipe out their ancient tribe of 50 to 150 people altogether.
The primitive Sentinelese people are "not immune to anything" according to PC Joshi, an anthropology professor at Delhi University, and it's feared that something as simple as a common flu could be devastating for their tiny civilisation.
The authors note, "During a common flu season, waterfowl can ingest large quantities of OC with virus.... Exposing waterfowl infected with influenza A virus to elevated levels of OC in open waterways could trigger the development of Tamiflu-resistant viral strains".
During a common flu season, waterfowl can ingest large quantities of OC with virus (virus is believed to be transmitted among waterfowl by the fecal oral route) in their daily water intake, and a high percentage of OC ingested by waterfowl will remain in the intestinal tract, the primary site of viral replication, possibly promoting drug resistance (Fick et al. 2007; Singer et al. 2007).
Finally one patient was studied during the beginning of a viral affection (common flu) which began short time after a routine medical check.
If a strain becomes different enough from the original virus, the vaccine is no longer a match.This season's most common flu is a particular strain of the H3N2 virus.
This app's main attractions are detailed information about influenza, a built-in link to the CDC's Twitter feed about flu and a map that shows how common flu infections are state by state.
Lacy Keele, a 5-year-old living in rural Louisiana, was given a common remedy for the common flu: Tylenol.
Placing it on the table, she shows how it works: insert a small amount of saliva or blood into the device and, after Vivaldi's Four Seasons plays from a built-in speaker during a brief analysis, receive an immediate result indicating the presence of a specified pathogen, from Ebola to the common flu.
