What is influenza (the flu)?The flu is a viral infection of the lungs and airways. The virus spreads through droplets in the air when someone with flu coughs or sneezes. You may also get the virus through close contact with someone who has the flu. For example, a person with the ...
Administering the influenza vaccine: what is best practice for administering the influenza vaccine? Some techniques are safer than others.(PRACTICE)Floyd, Sue
Vaccines help prevent some infections that cause disease. Have your child get a yearly flu vaccine as soon as recommended. The vaccine is usually available starting in September or October. Your child's provider can tell you other vaccines your child should get, and when to get them. Call...
In addition, the NIAID suggests that a universal influenza vaccine induce antibodies that target other components of the virus, such as the stalk of the hemagglutinin (HA) protein. This protein on the outer surface of the influenza virus allows it to attach to a human cell (Figure).15It has...
Recent years have brought increased focus on the desirability of vaccinating more healthcare workers against influenza. The concern that novel 2009 H1N1 in... LH Randall,EA Curran,SB Omer - 《Vaccine》 被引量: 15发表: 2013年 加载更多来源...
It usually occurs when bacteria infect lung tissue that is already inflamed by the flu virus. This complication can be life threatening in young infants and in elderly people. Influenza can also worsen the symptoms of other common heart and lung diseases, such as congestive heart failure, ...
In addition, in some instances in China, there's been a coinfection with influenza and at the same time, there have been some bacterial superinfections on the pneumonias that are occurring. 首先, 已患有肺病并发症的人 要引起重视。 总体来说, 老年人患病风险是最高的, 特别是 70 岁以上的...
It takes aroundtwo monthsto produce a vaccine. How are they made? Tomake these vaccines, a sample of the patient's tumor and healthy tissue is taken. These samples are DNA-sequenced to compare differences between the DNA in the cancerous cells and the healthy cells. ...
The 2014-2015 influenza season: What you need to know As physicians and the Centers for Disease Control Campos-Outcalt,D. - 《Journal of Family Practice》 被引量: 2发表: 2014年 Influenza vaccine: what you need to know Information about the influenza vaccination program in Western Australia B...
Similar container labels, packaging, and/or vaccine names have contributed to numerous 2020-2021 flu vaccine—related errors. Name confusion is common, because most of the brand names begin with flu and the nonproprietary names include influenza. One example of an error due to name confusion invol...