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Highly infectious viral illness First pandemic in 1580 century Estimated 21 million deaths Virus first isolated in 1933 Singlestranded RNA virus Orthomyxoviridae family 3 types A B C Type Amo. Rangaraj . Selvarangan. . BVSc. , PhD, D(ABMM).. Associate Professor, UMKC-SOM. Director, Microbiology . Laboratory. Director, Laboratory Medicine Research Affairs. Children's Mercy . Hospitals and Clinics. Rangaraj . Selvarangan. . BVSc. , PhD, D(ABMM).. Associate Professor, UMKC-SOM. Director, Microbiology . Laboratory. Director, Laboratory Medicine Research Affairs. Children's Mercy . Hospitals and Clinics. Two funded influenza vaccines. Key campaign messages. 2018 promotional campaign . Eligibility. Influenza - the disease. 2018 vaccines and strains. Precautions and contraindications. Influenza and healthcare workers. 05/05/2021CPT/HCPCSCodeLaboratory Code Long DescriptorTarget1COVID19 Related CodesU0001CDC 2019-nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic PanelCOVID-19U00022019nCoV Coronavirus SARSCoV2/2019nCoV COVID19 any te Foroud. . Shahbazi. , . Pharm.D. Outline . Post-exposure Chemoprophylaxis Effectiveness. Pre-exposure Chemoprophylaxis. Duration of Chemoprophylaxis. Considerations for Antiviral Use When Antiviral Supplies Are Limited. Susan M. Kellie, MD, MPH . Associate Professor of Medicine. Division of Infectious Diseases. Hospital Epidemiologist, UNMHSC and NMVAHCS. Talk outline. Current epidemiology. Potential surge for inpatient care. Objectives. Review the New Jersey state influenza vaccination law and how it affects your healthcare facility. Discuss CDC recommendations for protecting staff and patients/residents during influenza season. MD, PhD . General Consideration . Acute viral respiratory illnesses are among the most common of human diseases, accounting for one-half or more of all acute illnesses.. Influenza is an acute respiratory illness caused by infection with influenza viruses. . The influenza virus group consists of three enveloped RNA members of the family Orthomyxoviridae:. influenza A, B, and C. . Influenza A . viruses are further classified into hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase. RNA virus. of the family . Orthomyxoviridae. that is responsible for the infectious disease . influenza. (or most commonly referred to as flu) in birds, various mammals (such as pigs) and humans. Typically, influenza is characterized by fever, sore throat, chills and other non-specific symptoms, it is a much more severe disease. It is spread around the world in seasonal epidemics and according to World Health Organization, these annual epidemics result in about three to five million cases of severe illness, and about 250 000 to 500 000 deaths.. Jayawardena S, Cheung CY, Barr I, Chan KH, Chen H, Guan Y, et al. Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Influenza A (H5N1) Virus. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007;13(6):899-901. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1306.061572. ). Type A. Type B. Type C. ~150 subtypes. Strains. Subtypes are serologically distinct. Antibodies do not cross-neutralize between subtypes.. Strains are serologically identical. Antibodies do cross-neutralize between strains.. Courses in Therapeutics and Disease State Management. Learning Objectives (Slide 1 of 3). Differentiate between influenza A and influenza B. List the primary subtypes of influenza A that are currently circulating. viruses. . . Swine influenza virus (SIV) is any strain of the . influenza family of viruses. that is . endemic. in . pigs. .. . As of 2009, the known SIV strains include . influenza C. and the subtypes of .