Influenza

Influenza

A community portal about Influenza with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by an RNA virus of the family Orthomyxoviridae. In... [more]

A community portal about Influenza with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by an RNA virus of the family Orthomyxoviridae. In people, common symptoms are fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, and weakness and fatigue. In more serious cases, influenza causes pneumonia, which can be fatal particularly in young children and the elderly. Sometimes confused with the common cold, influenza is a much more severe disease and caused by a different type of virus. Similarly, the unrelated gastroenteritis is sometimes called "stomach flu" or "24-hour flu".

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A doctor working in a leading hospital here tested positive for influenza A (H1N1) virus, health department officials said Monday. According to health officials, a junior resident doctor working at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and...  
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Prague - The Czech Republic began Monday vaccinating a portion of its population against the so-called swine flu in a bid to ease a looming epidemic, health officials said. The efforts against the H1N1 influenza virus began with some hospitals ...  
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Statement on current situation of Pandemic Influenza H1N1 In Ghana as at 19/11/2009 issued by the Ministry of Health A total of 345 specimens (294 suspected cases and 51 contacts) have been investigated at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ...  
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The Southern Nevada Health District has scheduled several swine flu vaccination clinics for this week. On Wednesday an all-day clinic is planned at the health district's Ravenholt Public Health Center. Other usual services at the center like health cards and... Swine influenza - Influenza vaccine - Public health - Health - Nevada  
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Several measures indicate the number of swine flu cases in South Carolina is decreasing, but the most recent week reported was among the deadliest for the H1N1 virus outbreak.Officially, the level of swine flu in the state dropped from widespread to regional during the week that ended Nov. 14, as reported Thursday by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. That is based on reports of influenza-like illnesses from 23 health...  
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