Vnitr Lek 2020, 66(6):360-362 | DOI: 10.36290/vnl.2020.102

Influenza and its complications

Adam Vitouš, František Stejskal
Infekční oddělení, Krajská nemocnice Liberec, a. s.
Technická univerzita Liberec
Klinika infekčních nemocí, 2. LF UK a Nemocnice Na Bulovce, Praha
Ústav imunologie a mikrobiologie, 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha

Influenza is viral acute respiratory illness. During winter season flu occurs in local epidemics of various magnitude. Influenza causes substantial loss of workdays, human suffering, and significant mortality rate in population, despite the existing treatment and effective vaccination.

Keywords: flu, influenza, infection, vaccine, complications.

Published: October 8, 2020  Show citation

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