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	Influenza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Influenza, commonly known as the flu or the grippe, is a contagious disease of the upper airways and the lungs, caused by an RNA virus of the orthomyxoviridae family.
		Flu vaccine is available as nasal spray vaccine (recommended for all healthy people ages 5 to 49) and as injectable vaccine.
		During the 2005-2006 flu season in the United States, CDC encourages the use of oseltamivir for flu prevention and the use of oseltamivir or zanamivir for flu treatment.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Influenza (2052 words)

	Flu season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Flu season is mostly a colloquial term used to describe the regular outbreak in flu cases, or even cases of the common cold during the late fall or winter.
		Flu season is most apparent in schools because the closer interactions and lower hygiene cause easier transmission.
		The flu vaccine for the 2005 - 2006 flu season contains proteins from the coat of two subtypes of species A and from species B. Species B and C don't have subtypes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flu_season (512 words)

	Influenza (Flu)
		Influenza, commonly known as "the flu," is a highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory tract.
		The flu is often confused with the common cold, but flu symptoms tend to develop quickly (usually 1 to 4 days after a person is exposed to the flu virus) and are usually more severe than the typical sneezing and stuffiness of a
		Infants with the flu may simply seem sick all of a sudden or "just don't look right." The flu that people get is not the same strain of virus as the avian flu.
	kidshealth.org /parent/infections/bacterial_viral/flu.html (1383 words)

	Flu, NIAID Fact Sheet
		Influenza, or flu, is a respiratory infection caused by a variety of flu viruses.
		Flu outbreaks usually begin suddenly and occur mainly in the late fall and winter.
		If a flu virus emerges that is either new or has not circulated in many years and if it is able to spread easily from person to person, it could quickly travel around the world and cause serious illness and death for millions of people.
	www.niaid.nih.gov /factsheets/flu.htm (2900 words)

	The Flu - DrGReene.com
		Classically, the flu begins abruptly, with a fever in the 102 to 106 degree range, a flushed face, body aches, and marked lack of energy.
		The flu is airborne and quite contagious, and with its short incubation period, it often slams into a community all at once, creating a noticeable cluster of school and work absences.
		Yearly flu vaccine is especially important for children with asthma, cystic fibrosis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), heart disease, HIV, sickle cell anemia, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and a number of other chronic childhood conditions.
	www.drgreene.com /21_1091.html (809 words)

	Virile Virus
		Since most new strains of flu originate in China, the boy's doctors were accustomed to sending throat cultures to major infectious disease laboratories.
		It was the first case of human influenza attributed to a purely avian flu (although the strain had already killed millions of chickens).
		Global flu epidemics (called pandemics) have started with another form of species jumping, when a virus containing genes from a non-human species -- say a pig or a bird -- gets loose in the human population.
	whyfiles.org /049flu/main1.html (691 words)

	CDC Media Relations: Flu Season 2000-01: Flu Basics
		Although the term "stomach flu" is sometimes used to describe gastrointestinal illnesses, this is caused by other organisms and is not related to “true” flu.
		Flu is a major cause of illness and death in the U.S. and leads on average to approximately 20,000 deaths and >110,000 hospitalizations each year.
		The licensed flu vaccine used in the United States, which is made from inactivated or killed influenza viruses, cannot cause influenza infection and does not cause influenza illness.
	www.cdc.gov /od/oc/media/pressrel/r2k0622f.htm (640 words)

	Mainers Cooperation Necessary For Public Health During Flu Seaso
		Individuals who fall into the high-priority flu vaccine recipient categories are advised to call their local health care provider to determine eligibility and to arrange one's inoculation, according to Susan Boisvert of St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor.
		The flu is a contagious upper respiratory tract illness caused by the influenza virus.
		Flu preventative measures (apart from the most effective means -- the flu shot) include: frequent washing of one's hands, keeping one's distance from those with the flu, covering your mouth when sneezing and staying at home if sick.
	boothbayregister.maine.com /2004-12-02/flu_season.html (766 words)

	CNN.com - Thousands sickened in early, severe flu season - Nov. 28, 2003
		Colorado has widespread flu activity, the health department said, and in the first three days of this week alone, more than 1,300 cases were reported.
		In Texas, flu activity was also reported to be widespread, meaning it was present in high numbers in more than half the state's 11 public health regions.
		One factor in the bad flu season is that an especially virulent strain of the virus is cropping up -- a strain that was not included in this year's flu vaccine, health officials said.
	www.cnn.com /2003/HEALTH/11/27/bad.flu.season (778 words)

	USATODAY.com - 'Nothing easy' in flu season (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		But the lesson of this, and all flu seasons, he says, is that "nothing is easy to predict" about the flu and vaccine demand.
		This season's shortage probably will lead doctors to "hedge their bets and place orders with two companies next year," but whether people will be more or less inclined to seek flu vaccine next year is anybody's guess, he says.
		Predicting which flu strains are going to cause most illness, how much flu vaccine is needed and how to get it into those who need it most is a blend of science and psychology in any year.
	www.usatoday.com /news/health/2005-01-10-flu-season_x.htm (1203 words)

	Flu
		Flu vaccines are usually given in the fall, before flu season starts.
		Flu season means the months of the year when a lot of people have the flu and it's easy to catch it.
		Because the flu virus changes every year and the vaccine is specially created to fight the viruses that are going to be a problem that year.
	www.kidshealth.org /kid/ill_injure/sick/flu.html (656 words)

	Flu Season (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses.
		Flu viruses spread in respiratory droplets caused by coughing and sneezing.
		The flu shot is approved for use in people older than 6 months, including healthy people and people with chronic medical conditions.
	www.lakesidemed.com /flu_tips.htm (1012 words)

	USATODAY.com - Vaccine doses could be limited again next flu season (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Flu shots may be limited again next season to people with the greatest health risks if efforts to bolster the vaccine supply fail, U.S. health officials say.
		Health officials say that if makers of flu vaccine could provide 100 million doses for the USA next season, there would be no need for restrictions like those seen this season.
		But Lavenda says that if the "traditional influenza immunization season" is extended by two months, the company will be able to continue making a vaccine, which could add 10 million doses to the national supply for the coming season.
	www.usatoday.com /news/health/2005-02-06-flu-vaccine_x.htm (734 words)

	School Health Issues: Flu - The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Flu is spread when a person who has the flu coughs, sneezes, or speaks and sends the flu virus into the air.
		Flu spreads less frequently when a person touches a surface that has flu viruses on it.
		Remember, it is never too late in the flu season to be vaccinated.
	www.healthinschools.org /sh/influenza.asp (814 words)

	USATODAY.com - Next flu season gets checkup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		At the end of one of the rockiest flu seasons in decades, officials of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are looking worriedly toward this fall and the start of the next flu season.
		The shortage occurred on the eve of the flu season last fall when Chiron, one of only two flu-shot makers supplying the USA, had its license suspended because some of the vaccine made at its plant in England was found to be contaminated with bacteria.
		Heinberg said she and her husband, both 62, get flu shots each year and "we haven't had flu in all the years we've gotten the shot." She suspects some of that might be psychological.
	www.usatoday.com /news/health/2005-04-05-flu-vaccine-cover_x.htm (1626 words)

	Cold and Flu Differences - DrGreene.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Most people get the flu once every year or two or three, and the illness is unpleasant but not usually dangerous.
		Classically, the flu begins abruptly, with a fever in the 102 to 106 degree range (with adults on the lower end of the spectrum), a flushed face, body aches, and marked lack of energy.
		The other major difference between the common cold and the flu is that the flu is preventable.
	www.drgreene.com /21_577.html (1361 words)

	flu season (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The flu spreads in respiratory droplets caused by coughing and sneezing.
		The flu and the common cold are both respiratory illnesses but they are caused by different viruses.
		In general, the flu is worse than the common cold, and symptoms such as fever, body aches, extreme tiredness, and dry cough are more common and intense.
	astoria.fulton.k12.il.us /HSOffice/fluseason.dwt (409 words)

	Your Health: Trover Foundation
		Flu or influenza is caused by viruses which infect the nose, throat, and lungs.
		CDC says a person can spread the flu starting one day before he or she even feels sick, and continue to pass the flu virus to others for several days after symptoms start.
		Flu vaccine is normally given by a shot in the arm.
	www.stayinginshape.com /4troverfoundation/libv/p15.shtml (1027 words)

	flu season articles and information
		Flu season is just getting started, and over the next few months millions of Americans will suffer from aches, sinus congestion, fever, and chills brought on by the virus.
		Flu season is here and everyone wants to know how to avoid getting sick this winter.
		Flu season can be costly to individuals and society: 30 million missed workdays each year.
	www.newstarget.com /flu_season.html (1243 words)

	Extra Precautions Urged for Early Flu Season - Evanston Northwestern Healthcare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Influenza, or the flu, is caused by a virus that infects the nose, throat and lungs.
		Generally, the flu includes symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, headache, muscle aches and fatigue.
		Flu is highly contagious and spreads easily from person to person, primarily when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
	www.enh.org /aboutus/press/article.asp?id=2089 (352 words)

	CDC - Influenza (Flu) \| Key Facts About Flu Vaccine
		The "flu shot"—an inactivated vaccine (containing killed virus) that is given with a needle, usually in the arm.
		The ability of flu vaccine to protect a person depends on the age and health status of the person getting the vaccine, and the similarity or "match" between the virus strains in the vaccine and those in circulation.
		Testing has shown that both the flu shot and the nasal-spray vaccine are effective at preventing the flu.
	www.cdc.gov /flu/protect/keyfacts.htm (1115 words)

	FLU SEASON ON THE HORIZON... GET YOUR FLU SHOTS NOW!
		The flu virus is spread by droplets sent airborne by an infected person’s sneezes and coughs.
		Although the flu may pose little threat to an otherwise healthy child -- or even to his or her parents -- respiratory complications for older adults with these chronic illnesses can be potentially life-threatening.
		There is no cure for the flu, but there are certainly a lot of common sense things families can do to minimize their risk of infection or spreading the flu to other family members.
	www.yourfamilyshealth.com /family_health/flu (1278 words)

	Flu (Influenza) Vaccine - CBER
		Influenza, also known as the flu, is a contagious disease that is caused by influenza viruses.
		A flu vaccine can be given to anyone who wants to avoid the flu (persons over 6 months of age).
		Vaccine for the upcoming flu season is available in the late summer to early fall in most years.
	www.fda.gov /cber/flu/flu.htm (540 words)

	Wide Angle. H5N1 - Killer Flu \| PBS
		A killed-virus flu vaccine is developed by Thomas Francis and Jonas Salk (who would later go on to collaborate on the polio vaccine).
		It kills 100 percent of the domesticated chickens it infects, and among humans the disease is also lethal: as of May 1, about 109 people were known to have contracted it, and it killed 54 percent (although this statistic does not include any milder cases that may have gone unreported).
		According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in a normal flu season about 200,000 Americans are hospitalized, 38,000 of whom die from the disease, with an overall mortality rate of.008 percent for those infected.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/wideangle/shows/vietnam (756 words)

	Surviving the cold and flu season (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Because the viruses that cause these infections are coughed and sneezed into the air you share with other people, it helps to stay away from people who are ill, and to avoid enclosed, crowded places if you can.
		If you have flu yourself, it's better to stay away from work so you don't pass it on to others.
		It's very easy to pick up cold and flu germs from things other people have touched - telephones, door handles or money, for instance - or from shaking hands with someone who is infected.
	www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au /health-public-affairs/mhcs/publications/3280.html (690 words)

	Report: Flu season could cost $20B to U.S. economy - Oct. 18, 2004
		The U.S. is facing a shortage of flu vaccine after Chiron Corp. (Research), which the U.S. government had counted on for about half the nation's supply, had its entire stock of the vaccine pulled because of problems discovered by British health authorities inspecting the Liverpool, England, plant that makes the vaccine.
		Thus, many of those in the work force who normally get a flu shot will go into this year's flu season without their normal vaccine.
		The paper reports that about 60 percent of employers had planned to offer flu vaccinations to their employees this year in an effort to cut illness and absenteeism among their work force.
	money.cnn.com /2004/10/18/news/economy/flu_costs (478 words)

	Flu Season has arrived (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The flu is a contagious infection of the nose, throat, and lungs caused by the influenza virus.
		The flu usually begins abruptly, with a fever between 102 to 106 degrees (with adults on the lower end of the spectrum).
		You can still protect yourself from the flu even if you are not included in a priority group for the flu season this year, or if no vaccines are available.
	www.santacruzdustdevils.us /flu.htm (1168 words)

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