Influenza Type Articles & Analysis
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Application in the treatment of influenza Introduction of influenza Influenza, also called flu or grippe, is an acute viral infection of the upper or lower respiratory tract. ...
Virus infection and transmission endanger human health and socio-economic development. Influenza is a respiratory infection caused by the influenza virus. Influenza viruses are antigenically variable, spread rapidly, and can cause seasonal epidemics each year. ...
In many developing countries throughout the world, infant and child mortality rates are disturbingly high, and acute respiratory infections— in particular pneumonia—are a leading cause of death. As a result, preventing pneumonia is a priority, and the World Health Organization (WHO) and other healthcare institutions are studying a number of vaccines designed to protect against the ...
The Madison company FluGen is part of a renewed national effort to improve the odds by developing a universal flu vaccine, which would protect against more types of flu, possibly for many years. “The current vaccines are surely better than nothing,” said Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and ...