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Influenza types A and B are responsible for epidemics of respiratory illness that occur almost every winter and are often associated with increased rates of hospitalization and death.
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Influenza, avian: Also called fowl plague, avian flu, and bird flu. A highly contagious viral disease with up to 100% mortality in domestic fowl. Caused by influenza A virus subtypes H5 and H7.
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Influenza
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or flu, acute, highly contagious disease caused by any one of at least three types of virus, but usually by types designated A and B.
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Influenza vaccination priorities: The influenza (flu) vaccine is recommended for persons at high risk for serious complications from influenza virus infection.
This includes: ...
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Influenza vaccine
Definition:
This vaccine protects people againstthe flu.
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Each year, scientists from the World Health Organisation's (WHO) Global Influenza Surveillance Network monitor the strains of flu virus that are circulating in humans round the world.
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Influenza is a common viral infection. It is caused by three viruses - Influenza A, B and C. Type A is usually responsible for the large outbreaks and is a constantly changing virus.
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Influenza
Every winter brings the threat of an outbreak of influenza, a viral infection of the respiratory system that, during most outbreaks, strikes up to 20 percent of the population in an affected region.
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Influenza, more commonly known as flu, is a viral infection caused by the influenza virus.
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Influenza, more commonly known as the flu, is a viral illness that affects the respiratory tract.
What is going on in the body?
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Influenza symptoms can last for as few as 24 hours or for a week or more. A typical case lasts four or five days. As long as you have symptoms, you are contagious and can spread the infection to others.
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The influenza virus, or the flu, infects more than 90 million Americans each year. Most people infected with the virus get better within a week or two, but some of its victims fall prey to life-threatening complications.
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Primary influenza viral pneumonia, which occurs most often in people who have heart disease. It develops soon (24 to 36 hours) after flu symptoms start and does not get better with antibiotics.
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Haemophilus Influenza Organism
This is a gram stain of spinal fluid from a person with meningitis.
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Bird Flu (Avian Influenza A H5N1)
What is bird flu (avian influenza A H5N1)?
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Basic Information about Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Avian Influenza Infection in Humans
World Health Organization: Avian Influenza Fact Sheet ...
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Influenza is a contagious viral illness, usually caused by influenza virus type A or type B. It attacks the nose, throat and lungs and is different from a cold.
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Influenza is caused by a virus. The germ is quickly spread from an infected person to others by coughing and sneezing.
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INFLUENZA"1 (Flu, La Grippe)
SYMPTOMS"Prostration, fever, chills, high fever, sore throat, headache, aching behind the eyes with light sensitivity, abdominal pain, hoarseness, cough, enlarged lymph nodes, aching of the back and limbs, ...
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Influenza is a debilitating illness which can be serious in the elderly and those with weak immune systems. This article profiles the symptoms, and the flu injection available to help prevent it.
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Influenza is sometimes confused with a cold, but flu causes much more severe symptoms and generally a fever. Allergies to molds or pollens also can make the nose run. Allergies are usually more persistent than the common cold.
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Fluogen (influenza virus vaccine, trivalent, types A and B) - Discontinued Discontinuation notice issued 09/27/00 by King Pharmaceuticals. Mfg: Parkedale Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of King Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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Coughs, colds and influenza affect most, if not all, of us at least once a year, but children seem to be more susceptible to them than adults and far more likely to be treated for them when they occur.
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Viruses cause the majority of pneumonias in young children (especially respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza and influenza viruses, and adenovirus).
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Many people commonly and incorrectly confuse influenza (the flu) with the common cold.
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La fiebre no est asociada con sntomas de influenza.
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El dolor articular persiste por ms de 3 das.
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Symptoms are similar to those of influenza, but the skin and eyes may become yellow. Recent travel to a third world country is a risk factor. There is no specific treatment but infected individuals should avoid potentially hepatotoxic substances (e.
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Bronchiolitis, Viral - An acute inflammatory disease of the upper respiratory tract, caused by paramyxoviruses, occurring primarily in infants and young children; the viruses most commonly implicated are parainfluenza type 3 and respiratory syncytial ...
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vulnerable to infections and the kinds of diseases that vaccines are designed to prevent. Children with kidney failure should receive the standard vaccinations recommended for all children, plus additional vaccinations for pneumonia and influenza.
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state; some cause illness and then seem to disappear, while remaining latent and later causing another, sometimes much more severe, form of disease. In humans, viruses cause diseases such as measles, mumps, yellow fever, poliomyelitis, influenza, ...
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