- published: 27 Dec 2011
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Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae (the influenza viruses), that affects birds and mammals. The most common symptoms of the disease are chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness/fatigue and general discomfort. Although it is often confused with other influenza-like illnesses, especially the common cold, influenza is a more severe disease than the common cold and is caused by a different type of virus. Influenza may produce nausea and vomiting, particularly in children, but these symptoms are more common in the unrelated gastroenteritis, which is sometimes, inaccurately, referred to as "stomach flu." Approximately 33% of persons with influenza are asymptomatic.
On the other side of the spectrum, flu can occasionally lead to pneumonia, either direct viral pneumonia or secondary bacterial pneumonia, even for persons who are usually very healthy. In particular it is a warning sign if a child (or presumably an adult) seems to be getting better and then relapses with a high fever as this relapse may be bacterial pneumonia. Another warning sign is if the person starts to have trouble breathing. A 2009 New England Journal of Medicine article stated that it is difficult to tell bacterial from viral pneumonia and recommended that patients with influenza who show signs of pneumonia be treated with both antivirals and antibiotics.
Influenza animation - flu virus mechanism
WHO: Influenza, an Unpredictable Threat
America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918 (720p)
Influenza Virus Infection - Carolyn Bertozzi (Berkeley/HHMI)
Los síntomas de una influenza agresiva - Primer Impacto
PBS American Experience x Influenza 1918
What Is Influenza?
SIGNOS Y SINTOMAS DE LA INFLUENZA
Effectively Treat The Flu Influenza With Natural Medicine - Dr. Patti Kim, ND
Influenza Virus - A Viral Infection, Cause, Symptoms and Treatment
Actors: Michael Bennett Smith (actor), Carlie Nettles (actress), Jaye Sarah Davidson (miscellaneous crew), Michael Copponex (editor), Dexter McDaniel (actor), Tamara McShane (actress), Holly Pearson (actress), Jacob Jester (producer), Jacob Jester (editor), Kate Emery (director), Kate Emery (writer), Jeremy Eckman (actor), Jennifer Marschand (actor), Noah Ginex (actor),
Plot: Enter the hilariously sick mind of Jillian, a timid hypochondriac with a vivid imagination. Instead of making real friends, she hangs out with the diseases she thinks she has: Influenza, Asthma and Mono. Jillian moves into a rural, germ-ridden town just in time for her freshman year of high school. Her 'friends' tag along, ready to keep her safe from the hazards of a ninth-grade social life. When a renegade upperclassman named Dave encourages Jillian to emerge from her shell, she must make a real human connection or remain sick forever.
Genres: Comedy, Family, Romance, Short,I can tell, I can feel
I can tell, I can feel, I can see
Something is changing
To me change is no stranger
I don't run, I don't hide
I don't run, I don't hide, I don't fight
What fate arranges
I don't think about danger
If it was meant for me
I'd know just when to come
But if I can take it slow
Then I might be in control
In the back of my head
In the back of my head there is doubt
There is suspicion
With my new fascination
I don't know what it is
I don't know what it is
You might say it's intuition
It's a true indication
I should trust myself
I should beware of this
But it's like a stranger's kiss
And somehow I can't resist
I can feel, I can feel, I can feel
My will slip away
From a strange influenza
I can feel, I can feel, I can feel
My mind slip away
Under your influenza
I can feel, I can feel, I can feel
My heart slip away
Under your influenza
There's a part of my heart
There's a part of my heart that says stop
Please go no further
I just can't take the pressure
So I try to resist
So I try to resist and my heart
Tells me don't bother
That this pain is a pleasure
If I were someone else
I wouldn't disagree
But it's always hard to see