Understanding Influenza
What is Influenza (flu)?
Influenza also known the flu or grippe, influenza is a common
acute viral infection of lungs and airways. Influenza attacks
respiratory tract i.e. nose, throat, and ear.
Flu can
cause fever, cough, sore throat, runny
nose, body bone pain and muscle pain, which are
common symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections. Some viruses can
infect the stomach, cause vomiting, abdominal
pain, diarrhea, severe infections can also
have viral pneumonia, or bacterial pneumonia due
to pathogen infection.
WHO Report
The report convenes technical
consultations in Feb. and Sep. every year to suggest viruses for inclusion in
respiratory disorder vaccines for the northern and hemisphere respiratory
disorder seasons. At the beginning of
the influenza season within the hemisphere. UN agency launched Associate in nursing
in-depth multimedia system package on respiratory disorder. The intensity and
speed with that it affected were virtually unimaginable- infecting simple
fraction of the earth’s population that at the time was regarding five hundred
million folks
Symptoms
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The symptoms caused by avian
influenza infection are roughly the same as other influenza.
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Serious or even fatal
complications, such as viral infections, cause bronchial swelling, increased
air resistance into the lungs, and difficulty breathing.
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Children's respiratory passages
are small, swelling and secretions can have serious consequences.
Causes
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Influenza is a disease caused by
influenza virus.
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Its transmission method is spread
through bacteria, and
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Air transmission is one of the
main ways.
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Although the initial clinical
manifestations of influenza virus are no different from other viruses, they are
prone to mutation, so the immunity obtained from past infections cannot be
sustained.
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Each type of influenza virus is
identified based on its different types of H and N. But this is a
relatively simple method.
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To fine-tune, you must break down
the composition of its RNA (RNA). Influenza is divided into three types:
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A, B, and C. among them, type A is
the most popular and the most harmful.
Anyone
who comes into contact with a patient or inhales in the air may be infected
with bird flu. Since the avian influenza virus must enter the cell to
reproduce, and its surface structure can only pass through the cell walls of
several types of animals, the virus of the bird does not have the precedent of
infecting humans. The bird flu virus prevalent in Hong Kong years ago is
probably a kind. New varieties.
Prevention
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Prevention of influenza can be
achieved by taking preventive drugs and reducing exposure to the virus.
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For those who have a high chance
of exposure to the virus, the disinfection procedure must be strictly followed,
or the drug can be used first to increase the resistance to reduce the chance
of virus reproduction.
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Amantadine prevents the influenza a
virus from entering the cell, thereby reducing the severity of the disease.
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In the case of avian flu, contact
with live birds should be avoided.
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Washing or washing live poultry
should immediately wash hands with soap. In addition, the intestines and
fresh meat of poultry should be treated separately and must be thoroughly
cooked.
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Do not consume the red bone marrow
in the bones of poultry. Maintain a balanced drink, moderate exercise and
adequate sleep to enhance resistance.
Treatment
Treatment of avian flu can be done
by flu vaccine. The current flu vaccine contains three common flu
viruses. For A, B flu has an effect of 80% in a few months to a year, but
people who have been vaccinated with flu are only two weeks old.
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