Influenza

Pandemic Influenza Signs & Symptoms Fever or feeling feverish/chills Cough Sore throat Runny or stuffy nose Muscle or body aches Headaches Vomiting and diarrhea Testing Influenza testing is gathered to help diagnose an influenza infection and sometimes to help document and determine the presence of specific types and/or the strains of influenza causing the infections during the flu season. Routinely influenza cases are diagnosed without any form of testing done by the physician

Every year, millions of people start talking about the influenza virus and getting their vaccines as the flu season approaches, which starts around the October-November period and reaches its peak between December and March. Therefore, public health officials around the world- and in the U.S in particular- are constantly challenged by properly preparing for the annual influenza dilemma, given that this viruses, and other respiratory viruses, are a serious health threat to the U.S population and the

Influenza and the Elderly The last few days of summer are upon us, the leaves are beginning to change and it is once again fall in East Tennessee. While many are beginning to enjoy a relaxing break before the stresses of winter and the holidays, healthcare providers are bracing for the rush. The rush I speak of is that of doctor’s offices which are over run with those complaining of fevers, aches, and chills. Influenza season begins as early as August and can run as long as in to late March. Those

Introduction In 1918-19 approximately 50 million deaths were a detriment of the Spanish H1N1 virus pandemic; a respiratory virus. According to the World Health Organization, the second Influenza A H1N1 pandemic in 2009 spread to more than 200 countries causing more than 18 000 deaths. Before the World Health Organization had announced the official end of the pandemic in August 2010, in July 2009 the World Health Organization sent out a phase 6 warning that H1N1 could soon be a global pandemic.

A common problem regarding compliance with the influenza vaccine is patients’ misconceptions that the vaccine itself can potentially cause them to contract the flu. As sentinels at the forefront of health of the community, it is critical (albeit profoundly challenging) for pharmacists to educate patients on these misunderstandings. First and foremost, the inactivated vaccine by definition cannot cause the flu. Inactivated viruses are so named because they have been relieved of their ability to

In the book, The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History, John Barry discusses the 1918 influenza pandemic. In the prologue, Paul Lewis, a physician who spent most of his time in the laboratory, was introduced. He had encountered the disease only once, but he had seen the devastating affects it had on the human body and this was enough impetus for him to try to end this virus. After the prologue, Barry shifts the topic to medicine in America (this was my favorite part of

Influenza, or more generally recognized as the flu, is a virus that affects the upper respiratory system and can infect both humans and animals, but generally circulated throughout humans. It is an eminently contagious illness that is continually changing and has three known strains, Influenza A, B and C. While C causes nothing other than a few minor symptoms, its counterparts B and A can be disrupting, uncomfortable and in serious cases, lethal. Influenza A and B can both cause epidemics and pandemics

Quezada Kimmons AP World History March 05, 2018 The Influenza (DBQ) In 1918 a new and unknown virus emerged causing the Influenza pandemic to spread worldwide. It diffused from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. The pandemic lasted until 1919 but its effects were very shocking to the population as it was so deadly it killed more than 50 million people and infected about 20% to 40% of the population. In the early 20th century, when the influenza was barely spreading, many people had a negative

INTRODUCTION Every year, millions of people start talking about the influenza virus and getting their vaccines as the flu season approaches, which starts around the October-November period and reaches its peak between December and March. Therefore, public health officials around the world- and in the U.S in particular- are constantly challenged by properly preparing for the annual influenza dilemma, given that this viruses, and other respiratory viruses, are a serious health threat to the U.S population

Inactivated influenza vaccines are of three types namely the whole virus vaccines, split virus vaccines and subunit vaccines (http://www.who.int/biologicals/vaccines/influenza/en/). Whole virus vaccines These vaccine preparation are made by harvesting the allantoic fluid followed by chemically inactivation using_β-propiolactone or formalin, and subsequently it is concentrated and purified to remove non-viral protein contaminants (Wong S., Webby R. , 2013).The use of whole virus vaccines was reduced