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Name of Critical Access Hospital Do no harm Stick out your arm Mo Day Year The Pathogen Influenza often called the flu Contagious respiratory illness Symptoms vary Silent Carriers. While rare influenza can spread from pigs to people and from people to pigs When people get swine flu viruses its usually after contact with pigs This has happened in different settings including fairs Right now the Centers for Disease Control and P By: Denise Montero and Kristen Kubik. Influenza. A contagious respiratory infection. Symptoms: fever, cough, muscle and body aches, headaches, fatigue, and sore throat. Patients most at risk are the elderly and young children. Bailey Inglis. You all know the symptoms of the flu…. Influenza is transmitted through personal contact. INFLUENZA IS A RNA VIRUS. with an 8 piece RNA genome!!!. It is enclosed by a lipid bilayer . [Name of Critical Access Hospital]. Do no harm . . . . Stick out your arm!. . Mo. Day, Year. The Pathogen. Influenza, often called “the flu” . Contagious respiratory illness . Symptoms vary . Silent Carriers. The Common Cold. Influenza. Alan F. Rothfeld, M. D.. Questions. Why are respiratory infections seasonal?. Why can’t we cure the common cold?. Should I get a flu shot?. Reasons for Physician Visits (U.S.). 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. Newborns. 2. B. y. . t. he. . end. . o. f . t. h. i. s. . s. e. ss. i. on,. . l. ea. r. n. e. r. s. . w. il. l be. . ab. l. e. t. o. :.  . D. esc. r. i. be. . t. he. . w. a. y. s. t. o. . Orthomyxoviridae family of viruses. RNA enveloped viruses that make up three genera. Influenzavirus A. Influenzavirus B. Influenzavirus C. The type A viruses are the most virulent among the three, genetically diverse and infecting human, birds and animals. 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. 1 LU, AND NOROVIRUS Influenza Seasonal influenza, commonly called “the flu,” is caused by influenza viruses, which infect the respiratory tract (i.e., the nose, throat, lungs). Unlike many othe 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.. 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 . Thomas M File, . Jr. MD MSc MACP FIDSA FCCP. Chair, Infectious Disease Division. Summa Health, Akron, OH;. Professor, Internal Medicine,. Chair, Infectious Disease Section. Northeast Ohio Medical University. Influenza, COVID, RSV, many other viruses. Masks and hand hygiene. Cleaning of surfaces with dilute bleach. Not coming to work when unwell and symptomatic. MRO = multi-resistant organisms. Same as MDR (multi-drug resistance).