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Influenza is a potentially severe acute respiratory illness caused by various strains of the influenza virus.
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What is Influenza (Flu)?
The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death.
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Influenza Immunisation
Immunisation against seasonal flu (the flu jab) is given every year to people at risk of developing serious complications from seasonal influenza (flu). People who are recommended to receive the flu jab are listed below.
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What is influenza?
Influenza (or flu) is a highly contagious viral infection and is one of the most severe illnesses of the winter season.
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Influenza Activity, Surveillance and Reports
Weekly influenza activity is based on reports of laboratory-confirmed influenza.
Influenza Immunization
The flu vaccine involves the injection of inactivated viruses to protect against influenza, commonly known as the flu.
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Influenza, or the flu, is caused by one of several types of viruses that can spread quickly from person to person via airborne particles.
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Influenza (or the flu) is a highly contagious viral infection and is one of the most severe illnesses of the winter season that affects the respiratory system, typically producing pneumonia.
Influenza
An acute viral infection involving the respiratory tract. It is marked by inflammation of the nasal mucosa, the pharynx, and conjunctiva, and by headache and severe, often generalized, myalgia.
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Influenza Definition
Definition
The flu is an infection. It affects the respiratory system. The flu is caused by a virus.
How is influenza spread?
Influenza is a viral disease, which is passed from one person to another through the air. The disease infects the nose, throat or lungs. Droplets can contaminate the skin and frequent hand washing is advised.
What is influenza (flu)?
Influenza (or flu) is a highly contagious viral respiratory tract infection. An estimated 5 to 20 percent of the population in the US contract influenza each year.
What is influenza (flu)?
Influenza, usually known as the flu, is a respiratory infection caused by one of the influenza viruses that typically is spread by air or by direct contact.
What is influenza?
Influenza (or flu) is a highly contagious viral infection and is one of the most severe illnesses of the winter season. An estimated 5 to 20 percent of the population in the US contract influenza each year.
What is Influenza?
Influenza, most commonly referred to as the flu, is a virus which causes a highly contagious respiratory tract infection.
What is influenza (flu)?
Influenza (flu) is a viral infection. People often use the term "flu" to describe any kind of mild illness, such as a cold or a stomach virus, that has symptoms like the flu. But the real flu is different.
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What is influenza?
Influenza, commonly called "the flu," is an illness caused by RNA viruses that infect the respiratory tract of many animals, birds, and humans.
INFLUENZA VACCINE
Getting the influenza vaccine is the most effective way to reduce the chance of becoming infected with the flu.
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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 is a common viral infection of the respiratory system, including the nose, throat, bronchial tubes and lungs.
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Do not underestimate the influenza (flu) disease. The dangerous ones are not only swine flu, we should also beware of flu in general. A lot of things without us knowing could cause us to catch a cold.
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Feeling suddenly feverish, achy, and crummy all over? Sounds like influenza is in your body - the full name for the flu! Influenza is a type of germ called a virus that can make you sick.
Influenza is like a cold in that they are both respiratory infections caused by viruses. If a cold is misdiagnosed as flu, there's no problem.
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Influenza viruses can mutate
Influenza viruses that infect animal species can mutate and infect humans. The human immune system may have no defences against viruses that previously only infected animals.
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H5N1 influenza: An influenza A virus subtype that occurs mainly in birds, is highly contagious among birds, and can be deadly to them.
H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) - What Is H1N1 Flu?
H1N1 flu, sometimes called swine flu, is an infection caused by a new kind of influenza virus that spreads from one person to another. In 2009, the U.S.
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What is influenza?
Influenza (also called flu) is a viral infection of the nose, throat, trachea, and bronchi (air passages). Outbreaks of flu occur almost every year, usually in late fall and winter.
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Flu is a viral infection that's most common during the winter months. It has a sudden onset of symptoms, which include fever, sore throat and muscle aches.
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Viral Influenza
Influenza, commonly called the flu, is always caused by a virus.
Influenza, also known as the flu, is caused by a virus.
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.
Influenza, or the flu, is a viral infection affecting the respiratory tract. Symptoms of the flu include fever, runny nose, stuffed up nose, fatigue, headache, cough, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, and achy muscles and joints.
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At least 20 million people, died in the 1918 influenza pandemic.
Influenza, more commonly known as the flu, is a viral illness that affects the respiratory tract.
What is going on in the body?
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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Avian influenza is flu infection in birds. The disease is of concern to humans, who have no immunity against it. The virus that causes this infection in birds can change (mutate) to infect humans. Such mutation could start a deadly worldwide epidemic.
The H. influenzae bacteria live in the upper respiratory tract and are usually transmitted by close contact with an infected individual. Droplets in the air from a sneeze can be inhaled and may also cause infection.
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Definition of medical terminology for Haemophilus influenzae.
Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) is a bacterial infection that can cause a number of serious illnesses such as pneumonia, blood poisoning and meningitis, especially in young children (see box).
This is a disease that is preventable by vaccination.
A form of meningitis caused by the bacterium haemophilus influenza.
Inflammation of the membranes (meninges) covering the brain and spinal cord can result after infection with this organism.
Like people, pigs can get influenza (flu), but swine flu viruses aren't the same as human flu viruses.
While a common cold, including chest cold and head cold, can be caused by more than 200 viruses, seasonal flu is caused by either influenza A or B viruses. Cold and flu remedies can usually ease symptoms.
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Influenza Vaccine
The vaccine that helps prevent the flu is good for 1 year. It's usually given in October or November, before peak flu season.
Because many people get pneumonia after having the flu, this vaccine also helps prevent pneumonia.
Influenza (flu)
Infectious disease. You can have a vaccination against flu if you are having chemotherapy.
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