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Influenza
Follow the links below to information on influenza (flu), including causes and treatments.
For information about flu vaccines, immunisation, and about specific strains such as Avian Influenza and Swine Flu, follow the links directly to the HealthInsite topic pages below.
Reviewed September 2011
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Influenza A (H1N1) or Swine Flu
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Links to information on influenza A (H1N1) (or swine influenza or swine flu), including health alerts, symptoms, diagnosis and prevention information.
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| Title: | Neuraminidase inhibitors for the treatment of influenza infection in people with cystic fibrosis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Cystic fibrosis is a genetic, life-threatening disorder affecting multiple organs. People with cystic fibrosis have a higher risk of chronic lung disease. Influenza can worsen the course of the disease in cystic fibrosis by increasing the risk of pneumo... |
| Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Title: | Winter Flu |
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| Publisher: | NSW Department of Health |
| Description: | NSW Health Director of Health Protection Dr Jeremy McAnulty talks about influenza. |
| Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Title: | Surveillance systems reported in CDI, 2011 |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | Communicable Diseases Intelligence, publishes a number of annual, quarterly, and regular reports produced by various communicable disease surveillance groups. This document summarises the methodology used for each of these regular reports to be published during 2011. |
| Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Title: | Colds and flu |
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| Publisher: | Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia) |
| Description: | How colds spread. There are over 200 viruses (germs) that can give you a cold, so you have to be really lucky if you're going to escape! Cold viruses are very friendly. They like to hang out where there are lots of people. |
| Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Title: | Influenza (the flu) |
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| Publisher: | Queensland Health |
| Description: | Influenza or 'the flu' is a highly contagious disease caused by infection from influenza type A or B (or rarely C) virus. These viruses infect the upper airways and lungs but can also affect other parts of the body. |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | Pandemic influenza - clinical description and diagnosis |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | Information on assessment and management of avian and pandemic influenza patients. |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | Protecting yourself and others |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | One of the most effective ways to protect you, your friends and family from the flu (whether seasonal or pandemic) is to practise good personal hygiene. |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | History of pandemics |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | In the twentieth century, the world experienced three influenza pandemics: 1918, 1957, 1968 |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | Businesses & communities |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | Government alone cannot manage a pandemic and its effects. It will take a combined effort from everyone - all levels of government, industry and businesses, non-profit and community organisations, and the community in general. |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | Individuals & households |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | This section contains useful and practical information to help you prepare for and respond to the possibility of an influenza pandemic, including actions you can take to help reduce the impact on you and your household. |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | Types of influenza |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | There are three main types of influenza virus: A, B and C. Type A strains of influenza virus can cause severe illness and are the only type to have caused human pandemics. The H5N1 strain is a type A influenza virus. |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | Influenza - the flu |
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| Publisher: | Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia) |
| Description: | Many people are unsure whether they have a cold or influenza (the flu). The flu is quite different to a cold. It lasts longer and people are usually much more unwell with it. |
| Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Title: | Colds, flu and sore throats |
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| Publisher: | Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia) |
| Description: | We all get colds and can feel really miserable when we have one. This topic is about the common cold, the flu and sore throats. It'll give you some information on symptoms, how colds and the flu spread, |
| Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Title: | Influenza |
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| Publisher: | Raising Children Network (RCN) |
| Description: | A guide to recognising and treating influenza, or flu, in young children. |
| Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Title: | Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy adults |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Over 200 viruses cause influenza and influenza-like illness which produce the same symptoms (fever, headache, aches and pains, cough and runny noses). Without laboratory tests, doctors cannot tell the two illnesses apart. Both last for days and rarely l... |
| Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Title: | Influenza (flu) |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Influenza is an acute respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus. It is a highly contagious infection, with outbreaks of the illness being commonplace, particularly during winter months. |
| Date: | May 2010 |
| Title: | Influenza - National Influenza Surveillance Scheme Annual reports |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | The National Influenza Surveillance Scheme includes data from sentinel general practice consultations for influenza-like illness, laboratory reports of influenza and absenteeism rates from a national employer. This page links to annual reports published since 1994. |
| Date: | Mar 2010 |
| Title: | Australian influenza report - all reports for 2009 |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | The Australian Influenza Report is compiled from a number of data sources, including laboratory-confirmed notifications to NNDSS, sentinel influenza-like illness reporting from general practitioners and emergency departments, workplace absenteeism, and laboratory testing. |
| Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Title: | Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | The purpose of this document is to outline the measures that the health sector will consider in response to an influenza pandemic and to provide an overview of the preparedness activities being undertaken to ensure that the health sector is adequately prepared for an influenza pandemic. |
| Date: | Dec 2009 |
| Title: | Colds: commonsense not antibiotics - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | All you need to know about the common cold and how to relieve symptoms. |
| Date: | Nov 2009 |
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