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Abstract
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.
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- Avian Influenza A(H3N2) Virus
- H3N2
- H3N2 Bird Flu Virus
- H3N2 Influenza Virus
- H3N2 Virus
- Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype
- Influenza A(H3N2) Virus
- Influenza Virus, Canine, H3N2 Subtype
- H3N2 Viruses
- Virus, H3N2
- Viruses, H3N2
- H3N2v Viruses
- Influenza A H3N2, Variant Virus
- H3N2v Virus
- Virus, H3N2v
- Viruses, H3N2v
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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.
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Indexing Annotation
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
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History Note
2006
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Previous Indexing
- Influenza A Virus (1975-2005)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. H3N2 Subtype Influenza A Virus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053122. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053122
- H3N2 Subtype Influenza A Virus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza_A_virus_subtype_H3N2
- H3N2 Subtype Influenza A Virus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13399926