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... > Viruses > RNA Viruses > Negative-Sense RNA Viruses > Orthomyxoviridae > Alphainfluenzavirus > Influenza A virus > Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype

Preferred term

Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • H3N2 Virus
  • H3N2 Viruses
  • Influenza Virus, Canine, H3N2 Subtype
  • Viruses, H3N2
  • Virus, H3N2

Note

  • infection: coordinate IM with INFLUENZA, HUMAN (IM) in humans, or INFLUENZA IN BIRDS (IM) in birds, or ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) in other animals; canine influenza = ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) + DOG DISEASES (IM); coordinate also with CANINE INFLUENZA VIRUS, H3N8 SUBTYPE or INFLUENZA VIRUS, CANINE, H3N2 SUBTYPE if specified

Scope note

  • A subtype of INFLUENZA A VIRUS comprised of the surface proteins hemagglutinin 3 and neuraminidase 2. The H3N2 subtype was responsible for the Hong Kong flu pandemic of 1968.

History note

  • 2006

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053122

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