Englishcoursewareofinfluenzalecture目录contents•Introduction•Virologicalcharacteristicsofinfluenza•Epidemiologicalcharacteristicsofinfluenza01IntroductionDefinitionInfluenza,commonlyknownastheflus,isahighlycontagiousdiseasecausedbyinfluenzavirusesTypesofInfluenzaTherearethreetypesofinfluenzaviruses-A,B,andC
InfluenzaAvirusesarefurtherclassifiedintosubtypesbasedonthetwoproteinstheypose,hemagglutinin(H)andneuraminidase(N)DefinitionofInfluenzaHistoricalBackgroundInfluenzahascausedseverepandemicsthroughouthistory,withthemostseverebeingthe1918SpanishflupandemicsthataffectedmillionsofpeopleworldwideCurrentSituationSeasonalinfluenzaepicsoccurrenceannually,resultinginsignificantmorbidityandmoralityTheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)monitorsthecirculationofinfluenzavirusesandrecommendationsvacuumtopreven