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Originally Posted by wowitsdark  Does it really matter what virus anyone has? Whether it's the flu, or just some flu-like virus, or H1N1?
Regardless.... if you have a virus, you may feel very ill. Or you may not.
I think "flu" has become a generalized term. From dictionary.com:
1 : INFLUENZA
2 : any of several diseases caused by bacteria or viruses and marked especially by respiratory symptoms —see INTESTINAL FLU
So I do think someone can say, "I have the flu," and not have tested positive for *influenza*.
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True, but I think one of the main problems with referring to all "flu like" viruses as "the flu", is that you commonly hear people say things like "I got my flu shot this year and still got the flu"
Some even believe that the flu shot caused their flu. (this is possible with flu mist, but not the shot) When in reality they probably had some other illness.