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This book provides a comprehensive overview of influenza, an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae which affects birds and mammals. Commonly referred to as the flu, its most common symptoms include chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness/fatigue and general discomfort. Influenza spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics, resulting in the deaths of between 250,000 and 500,000 people every year, reaching up to millions in some pandemic years. Read about the disease's types and vaccines including Pandemrix, Fluzone, Influvac, Optaflu, and much more.
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