What Is Influenza B?
4. Influenza Type C
Of all the types of influenza virus that can infect people, type C is the mildest. People infected with this type are unlikely to experience harsh symptoms and an infection will often be mistaken for the common cold. However, it can lead to more severe infections like pneumonia and bronchitis in a small number of cases.
Influenza type C is also not responsible for pandemics. Another type of influenza virus is influenza type D which has only been discovered relatively recently. This type primarily infects cattle and some other animals and it is not known to infect people as far as we know.
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