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Getting to Know Influenza

Getting to Know Influenza. By: Russell Harris and Allyson Lee. What is Influenza?. Influenza, or “the flu” is a highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory tract- that would be your nose throat and lungs The Flu has basic symptoms like cough, sore throat, and stuffy/runny nose

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Getting to Know Influenza

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  1. Getting to Know Influenza By: Russell Harris and Allyson Lee

  2. What is Influenza? • Influenza, or “the flu” is a highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory tract- that would be your nose throat and lungs • The Flu has basic symptoms like cough, sore throat, and stuffy/runny nose • The day you get infected is not the day any symptoms appear • You know you have the flu when you experience most of the symptoms • There are tests at the doctor’s office that can be run to know if you are infected

  3. History of Influenza • The highest known killing flu is the “Spanish flu” (1918-1919) • It killed 500,000 people in the US and 20 million people all over the world • The “Asian flu” killed 70,000 people in the US(1957-1958) • The “Hong Kong flu” killed 34,000 in the US(1968-1969) • Influenza comes from the Italian word Influenza- meaning influence • People in the early 15th century blamed the flu on the stars, moon, and sun

  4. Influenza Symptoms • Extreme tiredness • Chest discomfort • Cough • Stuffy or runny nose • Headache • Scratchy sore throat • Fever higher than 101 degrees farenheit • Symptoms usually come on slowly and within the first few days of contracting the virus

  5. Who is Most Susceptible to the Flu? • People with weak immune systems are more likely to get the Flu • These people include, infants, the elderly, people who have HIV/AIDS, and those who are pregnant • Everyone can get the Flu it is really only a matter of how well you immune system functions

  6. Treatment for Influenza • Nasal decongestants, cough suppressants, are an over-the-counter way to fight the flu • Caffeine can also counter the tired feeling you get • Aspirin also helps lower fever • Antacids taken after aspirin because aspirin sometimes causes stomach upset • Antihistamines stop things like sneezing runny nose and watery eyes

  7. How is the Flu Spread? • A person who is infected can spread the flu from 6 feet away • The disease can be spread from cough, sneeze, and talk • Touching an object touched by an infected person can also make you sick • An infected person can spread the flu from the moment they feel sick to the moment the virus leaves their body

  8. A New Vaccine • A new vaccine was created to stop the flu called Flublok • Hemagglutinin is the star ingredient in this new vaccine • Most antibodies are directed toward the hemagglutinin which is in a majority flu viruses • Only approved for adults 18-49 • The use of hemagglutinin allows faster production

  9. YOU ARE SICK!!!!! This is what the virus in your body looks like:

  10. Works Cited • Ben-Joseph, Elana. "Influenza." KidsHealth. Nemours, n.d. Web. 10 Feb 2013. <http://kidshelth.org/parent/infections/lung/flu.html • Center for Disease control and Prevention, . "Influenza." Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 10 Jan 2013. Web. 10 Feb 2013. <http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/spread.htm>. • Chang, Louise, ed. "Flu Treatment." WebMD. WebMD, 10 Nov 2011. Web. 10 Feb 2013. <http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/flu-guide/flu-treatment?page=2>. • "Cold and Flu." Explore supplements. Market America Inc., n.d. Web. 10 Feb 2013. <http://www.exploresupplements.com/conditions-concerns/cold-and-flu>. • Mayo Clinic Staff, . "Influenza." Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic, 20 Aug 2011. Web. 10 Feb 2013. <http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/influenza/DS00081>. • Mullen, Jethro. "Regulators Approve New Insect Based Flu Vaccine." CNN. CNN, 17 Jan 2013. Web. 10 Feb 2013. <http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/17/health/fda- flu-vaccine>. • Google.com

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