8 Factors That Put You at Risk of Severe Flu
For many people, the immune system can clear those symptoms in about a week. But for others, flu can lead to severe illness, ...
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The Evolving History of Influenza Viruses and Influenza Vaccines
The A(H2N2) virus family was in circulation for about 10 years, until the Hong Kong influenza pandemic caused ... The new virus was named A(H3N2). As in 1958, it immediately and totally replaced ...
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H5N1 bird flu virus in Canadian teenager displays mutations demonstrating virus’ risk
The H5N1 virus that infected a Canadian teen appears not to have spread, but it shows signs of mutation that makes flu ...
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How To Tell if You Have a Cold or the Flu This Season
Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO While the common cold and influenza (the flu) are viral respiratory infections ...
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How did the COVID pandemic influence the seasonal flu?
The seasonal flu places a significant burden on healthcare systems globally, leading to over five million hospitalizations ...
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Seasonal influenza adapted and evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic
Although travel restrictions and social measures during the COVID-19 pandemic led to a dramatic global drop in seasonal influenza cases, certain influenza lineages in specific regions kept the virus ...
Beware the influenza bug
Achoo! It’s the flu season, and the virus is making its rounds looking for new carriers during this monsoon season.With cases ...
Did COVID Lockdowns Drive a Flu Strain to Extinction?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, global influenza cases dropped dramatically due to lockdowns and travel restrictions. However, ...
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What To Know About Influenza (Flu)
Two strains of influenza A, H1N1 and H3N2, affect people. Scientists always include these strains in the annual flu vaccine. Influenza A viruses are the ones that have been responsible for global ...
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Immunogenicity and Safety of Inactivated Quadrivalent and Trivalent Influenza Vaccines in Children 18–47 Months of Age
Background Because inactivated trivalent influenza vaccines (TIVs ... had postvaccination titers of ≥1:40 against A/H1N1, A/H3N2, B/Victoria and B/Yamagata, respectively. Reactogenicity and ...