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Influenza |
Flu; Flu / Influenza; Grippe; Influenza (Flu); Influenza and Colds |
Influenza, commonly known as the 'flu, is an infectious disease that infects birds and mammals (primarily of the upper airways and lungs in mammals) and is caused by an RNA virus of the Orthomyxoviridae family (the influenza viruses). The most common and characteristic symptoms of influenza in humans are fever, pharyngitis (sore throat), myalgia (muscle pains), severe headache, coughing, and malaise (weakness and fatigue).[1] A cold and a 'stomach flu' are very different from a flu. Influe ...
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Influenza Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.cancer.gov/
- National Center for Health Statistics
- Food and Drug Administration
- National Center for Infectious Diseases
- American College of Physicians http://www.acponline.org/
- Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/
- American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/
- National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov/
- National Immunization Program
- Division of Bacterial & Mycotic Diseases, NCID, CDC, OPHS, HHS http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/
- Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,
- Division of Diabetes Translation, NCCDPHP, CDC, OPHS, HHS http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, HHS http://www.niaid.nih.gov/
- Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Publications Office
- Food and Drug Administration, HHS http://www.fda.gov/
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, OPHS, HHS http://www.fda.gov/cder/
- Office of Communications, NIAID, NIH, HHS
- National Institute on Aging Information Center, NIA, NIH, HHS http://www.nia.nih.gov
- National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, OPHS, HHS http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/index.htm
- Office of Women's Health, OEA, FDA, HHS http://www.fda.gov/womens/default.htm
- Office of Minority Health Resource Center, OMH, OPHS, OS, HHS http://www.omhrc.gov/
- National Immunization Program, CDC, OPHS, HHS http://www.cdc.gov/nip/
- Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS http://cms.hhs.gov/
- Holistic Online http://holistic-online.com/
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- HealthWorld http://www.healthy.net/
- University of Maryland Medical Center http://www.umm.edu/
Resources
- A Smorgasboard of Flu Cases (HealthWorld)
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Vote to Recommend Influenza Vaccination for Children Aged 6 to 23 Months (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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