Flu prevention & treatment

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epizootic

Health care; Flu prevention & treatment

A disease occurring suddenly in animals in a community, region or country in numbers clearly in excess of normal. See epidemic and panzootic.

epidemic

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A disease occurring suddenly in humans in a community, region or country in numbers clearly in excess of normal. See epizootic and pandemic.

enzyme

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A substance that speeds up chemical reaction. Every chemical reaction in living organisms is facilitated by an enzyme.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Health care; Flu prevention & treatment

U. S. Government agency that leads the nation's environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts.

One process in which influenza virus undergoes mutation. The amount of change can be subtle or dramatic, but eventually as drift occurs, a new variant strain will become dominant. This process allows ...

Department of Interior (DOI)

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U. S. Government agency that protects and provides access to our Nation's natural resources.

contagious

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A contagious disease is easily spread from one person to another by contact with the infectious agent that causes the disease. The agent may be in droplets of liquid particles made by coughing or ...