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What is the causative agent of the flu?
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A Virus: Like the common cold, and many other illnesses, the flu is caused by a virus. Antibiotics will not help with treating a virus and the best defense is inoculation with an anti-flu vaccine.
Answered 11/30/2014
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Influenza: Type A, Type B, and Type C.
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