Influenza caused by viruses is quite common in the community, depending on the type of virus that causes the illness, the severity of the flu varies. There are many medicines to treat the flu, including Amantadine. So what is Amantadine and how is it used?

All adults need vaccinations to help prevent and limit the spread of serious diseases that can lead to poor health, missed work, increased health care costs and the inability to care for family.

Infants and young children are at higher risk for complications from the flu. Flu symptoms are more severe than cold symptoms and can include fever, chills, body shaking, dry cough, fatigue, vomiting, and diarrhea. The flu can be spread through contact with an infected person or contaminated surfaces.

Runny nose in children is a very common condition when children have respiratory diseases. What should parents do if their children have runny nose?

Women before pregnancy should be given priority to get vaccinated against influenza to protect the health of both mother and child. However, in reality in Vietnam, pregnant women still do not pay attention to getting vaccinated against influenza during pregnancy.

Health care for men aged 50 is an issue of concern to many people. The most important thing to note is to perform screening tests to detect early health problems for men aged 50 and have appropriate interventions.

Seasonal flu tends to spread into an epidemic in winter, the disease is highly contagious through the respiratory tract, through small droplets of saliva or nasal secretions from sneezing. Below is basic information and ways to prevent seasonal flu.

Although not as dangerous as other flu diseases, A/H1N1 flu can cause pneumonia and secondary infections, and more seriously, can cause multiple organ failure and lead to death in some at-risk subjects, especially chronic patients and those with underlying diseases.

A pandemic occurs when new influenza viruses emerge that are easily transmitted from person to person. Below is a timeline of the history of influenza and a timeline of medical and public health events in flu prevention.

Influenza virus is the cause of influenza. This is an acute respiratory disease that spreads rapidly and can easily develop into an epidemic if not well controlled. Understanding how influenza virus changes helps improve the effectiveness of disease prevention.

Research into the genetic changes and genetic makeup of seasonal influenza viruses is important for public health. It can help determine whether vaccines and antiviral drugs are still effective against circulating influenza viruses, as well as understand the risk of influenza viruses in animals infecting humans.