Interní Med. 2006; 8(2): 74-75
An Influenza - a permanent threat for mankind
- 1 Emeritní profesor I. infekční kliniky 2. LF UK, FN Na Bulovce, Praha
- 2 I. infekční klinika 2. LF a Katedra infekčních nemocí IPVZ, Praha
Influenza is a highly contagious viral disease that is transmitted by air-borne infection and involves predominantly respiratory airways. Almost every year epidemics occur in winter involving more than 50% of population to a various extent. Since 1997 several epidemics of avian influenza of a different size occurred by a subtype A H5N1 involving more than 100 patients with more than 50% mortality. There is fear about humanization of the virus that could cause a pandemic.
Keywords: Key words: influenza, avian influenza, epidemic, pandemic.
Published: June 1, 2006 Show citation
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