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Is The Swine Flu Virus Injection Alive

Health Encyclopedia: Immunizations Viral Influenza

Viral Influenza

Influenza, commonly called the flu, is always caused by a virus.

Influenza, also known as the flu, is caused by a virus.

There are different strains of influenza:

Influenza A is the most widespread and most severe strain. It can affect both animals and humans. Influenza A is the cause of the worldwide epidemics (pandemics) of the flu that have occurred. An estimated 142,000 hospitalizations per year are due to this strain of the flu. Influenza A is usually further categorized by two ...

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Don't Forget About Your Seasonal Flu Vaccine

By Beth McNamara , Health Expert

...suffer for 1-4 weeks and may even leave you with life threatening complications, take the time... Read more »

Swine Flu and Immune-Suppressing Drugs

By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

...higher risk of developing more severe-and thus more life-threatening-disease. The key is to... Read more »

Winter Flu Season 2009-10: A New Approach for a New Flu Virus

By James Thompson MD , Health Expert

News about swine flu virus, (H1N1) continues to be a headliner for medical media. According to... Read more »

Swine Flu/H1N1 Flu Virus: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

By James Thompson MD , Health Expert

The swine flu (H1N1 influenza virus) is still spreading, but there's no need to panic. This flu... Read more »

FAQs on Flu Season 2008-2009

By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert

...colds and sinus infections typical of the fall, flu season rapidly approaches. Tens of... Read more »

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What is Swine Flu and other Frequently Asked Questions

What is swine flu?As its name suggest, swine flu is a type of flu virus that usually only affects pigs. Four different swine flu strains commonly circulate among pigs, and the animals get sick but... Read more »

Colds and the Flu: Medications

...therapy should also be immunized against the flu because they are at higher risk for Reye syndrome, a life-threatening disease, if they get the flu.Some experts now advocate flu shots for all... Read more »

Pneumonia: Prevention

...breastfeed reduce the risk of respiratory infections in their children.Low Stress and Active Social Life. Several studies have reported that socially active people with low stress have fewer colds... Read more »

Colds and the Flu: Complications

...susceptible to infection. Some experts believe that the rhinovirus may play a more significant role than the flu in causing lower respiratory infections in such people.Aggravation of Asthma.... Read more »

Time for a Flu Shot?

...occur?Soreness, redness, or swelling where the shot was given Fever (low grade) Aches Can severe problems occur?Life-threatening allergic reactions are very rare. Signs of serious allergic... Read more »

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